tightloop Posted March 19, 2003 Share Posted March 19, 2003 Since the forum wasn't up over the weekend, I struggled out to the clays range and shot some with my 410. That will really show you the error of your ways, or is that, lead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clays11 Posted March 23, 2003 Share Posted March 23, 2003 It is a frustrating little turd to shoot -- but lots of fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intel6 Posted March 23, 2003 Share Posted March 23, 2003 I love my .410's I have been shooting .410 skeet for years and don't find it much more difficult than 12 ga. I have never shot SC but what I have seen it looks tough with a 12 ga let alone a .410. Down here in SE AZ I use my Winchester mod 42 in.410 to hunt doves every year and do quite well with it. .410's are a great challenge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tightloop Posted March 25, 2003 Author Share Posted March 25, 2003 I too hunt doves with mine. Not a 42 but I used to shoot my Superposed skeet gun till this year. Just got a new BPS in 410 to avoid the wear and tear of hunting on my old Superposed. wish ammo didn't cost so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old shooter Posted April 5, 2003 Share Posted April 5, 2003 Looks like an excuse to shop for .410 reloaders........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tightloop Posted April 5, 2003 Author Share Posted April 5, 2003 nah, I don't think loading 410 is for me. Hulls and set up are too expensive. On top of that, they are hard to load. I'll just suck it up and buy a couple of flats in the fall, that should last a good while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intel6 Posted April 10, 2003 Share Posted April 10, 2003 I didn't know they made a BPS in .410? Sounds like a nice pump, how do you like it? Did they make a smaller frame or use the 20 ga. size? I could use one of my other .410's but the 42 is so nice I don't bother. Having more than my fair share of .410's I reload for them as I like to shoot them frequently. I was lucky enough to find a 4 ga. skeet shooter getting out of the game and I took his progressive reloaders off his hands. Relodaing .410's isn't as hard (for me?) as most talk about. I sure like the way they "sip" on the shot & powder unlike my 12's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tightloop Posted April 10, 2003 Author Share Posted April 10, 2003 Yes, Browning makes a BPS in 410. The frame size is very similar to the Win 42, so I guess it is smaller than 20 ga. I like it fine, but it is not finished as well as the old 42's or even the new Browning 42's. It is however a screw choked gun, with bottom eject like the Ithaca 37, with 2 pump bars like the 870. Very smooth and a good shooter. I am not too sure having screw chokes for a 410 makes a hill of beans as the shot charge is so small to start with, but I don't know for sure. If your loader was bought from a skeet shooter, can you load the 3" ammo on it, or just 2.5". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intel6 Posted April 10, 2003 Share Posted April 10, 2003 I will have to look at a BPS .410 sometime. I like when the frames are sized to the .410. Oneof my other favorites is my 70's era 870 skeet. I know what you mean about the screw in chokes. I keep thinking I would like a gun with them but then I think why? Whats the difference in constriction from full to skeet? I will probably just adjust my patterns with different loads like I have been doing for years. Yes, since I got the .410 loader (a progressive MEC) from a skeet shooter it will only load 2.5" shells. I normally use 2.5" shells for most of my shooting including hunting. I hunt doves near a cattle pond out near Tombstone here in SE AZ so my shots aren't usually long ones. Even when I have taken a few long shots I haven't really noticed the 2.5" shell lacking. I also have a single stage MEC that I can convert to load 3" .410 shells when I want. I basically load up all the 3" hulls I have and that lasts me for a while. When I start to get low I load them up again. I tend to use the 3" .410's in my T/C pistol and the 3 Springfeild M6 Scouts I like to play with. They are those little survival combo guns. They are fun to plink with and I frequently go for walks out here in the boonies with them and plink. I usually end up shooting a few .410's while doing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tightloop Posted April 10, 2003 Author Share Posted April 10, 2003 I undestand. One of my all time fav hunts was at a stock tank in Sept on the edge of a maise field. Shot them with my 410 skeet gun. Simply amazing! I don't think 3/16 oz shot matters inside 20 yds, but I do always shoot 7.5's at doves and 4's at squirrels. When I want to get nostalgic, I shoot them with my 37 Winchester. Had it since I was 10. Regards TL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricW Posted April 10, 2003 Share Posted April 10, 2003 You guys got me to reminiscing... My first gun ever was an Air Force "surplus" (I think Dad just might have "liberated" it), Savage 22LR/410 over-under. It has a cheesy, plastic stock, the rear sight has to be tweaked over to the left to get it to shoot straight, and it has an ugly, hand-engraved serial number on the bottom of the receiver. It's still my favorite gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tightloop Posted April 10, 2003 Author Share Posted April 10, 2003 Eric My best bud as a kid, had one just like yours, lots of memories in his Savage and my Winchester. One of my fav's too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benos Posted April 10, 2003 Share Posted April 10, 2003 I loooove shooting Skeet with my Winchester O/U with Briley .410 sleves. It's so much fun when the gun isn't kicking the crap out of you. And, you "see" so much more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tightloop Posted April 11, 2003 Author Share Posted April 11, 2003 BE you are so right. the need is even greater to "see" when the target is flying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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