bamaranger
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.410
Experienced or novice, the .410 is a niche cartridge. Small game at close range is when it's at its best. It is also useful as a pest gun, where ever one lives. I like the .410, and until recently, had two. There is still a .410 single barrel at my house now serving pest purposes. I've shot and seen the .410 used ahead of beagles on cotton tails, and was very effective inside 20-25 yds. The same for squirrels. Beyond that, you need a bigger gun.
That extra shot in the larger gauges is useful, weather the target has fur, feathers or not, especially on a fringed shot, or when needing larger pellets for larger critters. And why pay three times the price for a box of shells when a 20 or 12 will do the same job?
Note there are no steel .410 waterfowl loads, the .410 buckshot and slug loads are basically inadequate for their task, and there are no .410 turkey loads.
The Winchester .410 lever flopped, and once the novelty wears off, I think the Henry will too.
Experienced or novice, the .410 is a niche cartridge. Small game at close range is when it's at its best. It is also useful as a pest gun, where ever one lives. I like the .410, and until recently, had two. There is still a .410 single barrel at my house now serving pest purposes. I've shot and seen the .410 used ahead of beagles on cotton tails, and was very effective inside 20-25 yds. The same for squirrels. Beyond that, you need a bigger gun.
That extra shot in the larger gauges is useful, weather the target has fur, feathers or not, especially on a fringed shot, or when needing larger pellets for larger critters. And why pay three times the price for a box of shells when a 20 or 12 will do the same job?
Note there are no steel .410 waterfowl loads, the .410 buckshot and slug loads are basically inadequate for their task, and there are no .410 turkey loads.
The Winchester .410 lever flopped, and once the novelty wears off, I think the Henry will too.