Will the new .410 defense handgun loads work in shotguns?
I have a confession to make. I've never owned a .410 shotgun before, never had a reason to, and I don't like revolvers that are chambered for shotgun shells. I've always had a 12 guage, but lately I was mulling over buying a .410 pump, because they're rather light and handy and (from what I hear from others) quite versatile. But I was wondering if the new handgun defensive rounds were safe to fire in shotguns, so as to know if my (possible) new .410 shotgun could be used as a defensive tool as well as a hunting weapon, anyone?
P.S.: It's obvious that if they are correctly calibered .410 rounds loaded to standard factory pressures that they will FIRE out of a shotgun, but the question is, will they WORK as they would in a defensive handgun?
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A .410 shotgun will be a smoothbore without much in the way of sighting other than the bead up front.
This is a good shotgun for smaller varmits such as snakes and rats/mice.
Do not expect what a .410 shotgun cannot deliver.
That's all well and good, and thank you for it, but do the new defensive loads work like they do in revolvers like the Taurus Judge and the S&W Governor, or do they not? That was the question. And if .410 loads from a revolver are considered fine for defense, then why not the same load from a shotgun with a buttstock and forearm and a much longer barrel which are conducive to more precise shooting?
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410 is 410.... safe in anything certified for it. in a handgun they likely be less powerful than in a shotgun. any ammo developed for a handgun... especially for a short barrel might be problematic for the many thousands of long barreled shotguns made in the last ... hundred??? years..... if anyone makes unsafe 410 rounds, they will be sued out of existence in a very very short time.......
what you shoot from a handgun you can shoot from a shotgun.
Now to the larger question. It is up to the shooter to decide on what is good for self defense. Personally, I am not so much of the opinion that a .410 handgun round is a really great self defense round.
I much prefer my twelve gauge 870 loaded with alternating slug and double ought buckshot loads.
what you shoot from a handgun you can shoot from a shotgun.
Now to the larger question. It is up to the shooter to decide on what is good for self defense. Personally, I am not so much of the opinion that a .410 handgun round is a really great self defense round.
I much prefer my twelve gauge 870 loaded with alternating slug and double ought buckshot loads.
As do I. But in a pinch, one does what one must do, with whatever one happens to have to hand, doesn't one?
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Yea, like everyone said, I don't see where it would be a problem. Of course, I wouldn't go firing the .45LC rounds outa the .410, but I am sure that is not what you meant. I have one of those "useless" .410 revolvers. And I don't think they are quite as useless as some of you guys think. I don't load mine with birdshot like some do - unless I am shooting a snake. But loaded with the federal 000 buckshot and .45LC rounds, I think it can take care of any varmint in close proximity to the muzzle...
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I have shot Federal 000 buck and the PDX them out of my Mossberg bolt action with no ill effect on my end of the gun. I personally like the 5x00 buck and 4x000 versions better than the disc loads (now if they would just ditch the worthless bb shot and toss in a few more discs then we can talk). The Mossberg 500E would be a formidable 'in-house' defensive tool, especially for those who aren't firearms inclined.
