Anybody tried this yet? I saw some today at a local wally world. Was about $13/box. Don't know if it was 20 or 25 as I couldn't get an associate to help. I wanted to try some in a 410 with full choke. I'm curious what the spread would be at 7 and 25 yards respectively. Does anyone have any experience with the 2.5, 4 pellet "handgun" load? Thanks, rc
Federal 410 buckshoot!!!
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I just got to try some this past weekend!
My HD gun is an o/u .410 (not because its what I want, but its what I got). I fired about 50 2.5" Federal "Personal Defense .410 handgun 000 buck" shells out of my 26" shotgun(it doesn't have adjustable chokes). I didnt think to save/take pics of my targets, but here were my thoughts:
At 3-5 yards: Pattern of maybe 1-1.5 inch (one big hole, I cant imagine the shot had opened up at all yet)
At 5-7 yards: 1.5-2.5 inches (one hole with maybe 1 separate ball)
at 10-12 yards (longest I'd ever shoot in an HD situation): 3-4" (at least 2 separate balls)
It make the little .410 kick harder than I'd ever felt it (prior to shooting about 15 Winchester Super-X 3" slugs). Of course, still non-existant recoil and I could easily put one shell through the heart and one in the skull within 1.5 seconds of a standard silhouette.
.410 is pretty often criticized as anemic, but it was pretty encouraging to see 4 separate .36 caliber holes leaving at least 1200 fps in both center mass and the head of a silhouette target. Federal claims it to penetrate to at least 15" in bare gelatin. Both of my barrels currently sit with with one of these in each.
Edit: mine are about 12.50 a box at the local wally world, slightly more at specialty mom-pop gun shops. I only wish I could find them in 5 pellet 3"
My HD gun is an o/u .410 (not because its what I want, but its what I got). I fired about 50 2.5" Federal "Personal Defense .410 handgun 000 buck" shells out of my 26" shotgun(it doesn't have adjustable chokes). I didnt think to save/take pics of my targets, but here were my thoughts:
At 3-5 yards: Pattern of maybe 1-1.5 inch (one big hole, I cant imagine the shot had opened up at all yet)
At 5-7 yards: 1.5-2.5 inches (one hole with maybe 1 separate ball)
at 10-12 yards (longest I'd ever shoot in an HD situation): 3-4" (at least 2 separate balls)
It make the little .410 kick harder than I'd ever felt it (prior to shooting about 15 Winchester Super-X 3" slugs). Of course, still non-existant recoil and I could easily put one shell through the heart and one in the skull within 1.5 seconds of a standard silhouette.
.410 is pretty often criticized as anemic, but it was pretty encouraging to see 4 separate .36 caliber holes leaving at least 1200 fps in both center mass and the head of a silhouette target. Federal claims it to penetrate to at least 15" in bare gelatin. Both of my barrels currently sit with with one of these in each.
Edit: mine are about 12.50 a box at the local wally world, slightly more at specialty mom-pop gun shops. I only wish I could find them in 5 pellet 3"
Able Ammo carries Winchester 410 bore 000 buckshot in 3" / 5 pellet.
http://www.ableammo.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=74915
Wally World: I have the front service counter phone #'s for the two WW's where I shop on my cell phone contact list. I just call and wait for someone to show up...still a pain but it works.
http://www.ableammo.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=74915
Wally World: I have the front service counter phone #'s for the two WW's where I shop on my cell phone contact list. I just call and wait for someone to show up...still a pain but it works.
My son's Rossi is our #1 HD long gun. The 000 load is moving four pellets at 68 grs. each, and the 00 load pushes five 54 gr. balls @1200 fps. Just enough to reap havoc, not enough to tear down walls. Patterns in the modified choke are great in either load out to 25 yards. If you roll your own, try drilling through all the shot with a .050" bit. Then tie together the string you are loading into each shell with 20# fishing line. Make a large, tough knot at each end. Test fire once into 1/2" plywood at 30-40 yards. That should be proof enough to show you it's the way to go for more distant shots. The line keeps all the pellets from stringing in a nice, tight little group.
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Federal .410 000 Buckshot in Derringer
I have a Cobray Model DD .45 .410 side by side derringer and ran some Federal 2 1/2" .410 000 buck through it. It does have a bit of recoil, I will say that. The power of the round coupled with the somewhat uncomfortable grip of the Cobray doesn't exactly encourage long shooting sessions, but it is plenty manageable for an experienced shooter with a solid grip.
I shot it at a milk jug full of water at about 2-3 yards and it put a single hole in it with cracks penetrating from the center. The shot really doesn't spread out at this short distance even coming from the tiny barrel of my derringer. I think it is a rather formidable round for defense.
I have a Cobray Model DD .45 .410 side by side derringer and ran some Federal 2 1/2" .410 000 buck through it. It does have a bit of recoil, I will say that. The power of the round coupled with the somewhat uncomfortable grip of the Cobray doesn't exactly encourage long shooting sessions, but it is plenty manageable for an experienced shooter with a solid grip.
I shot it at a milk jug full of water at about 2-3 yards and it put a single hole in it with cracks penetrating from the center. The shot really doesn't spread out at this short distance even coming from the tiny barrel of my derringer. I think it is a rather formidable round for defense.