For me, getting comfortable with the 410 was a process which took years. A little use here and there. Then gradually more use as my confidence in it grew. I would use it at the tail end of a hunt like you're doing. Eventually, I pulled it out first. If I was having a good day with it, I stuck with it. If not, I gunned up. At some point, I stopped thinking about the gun and just accept the outcome of my hunting. But the 410 can still mess with my head from time to time.
When I started hunting roosters with it, it really messed with my head. But I kept my shots close and it built my confidence. I remember blocking at the corner of a cornfield in South Dakota with a Win M42 one day. The farm owner and longtime friend came over and was commenting about my use of a 410... Something to the effect of "you're just having a little fun with that little gun ...." About then two roosters came out of the field in short succession within my range. I killed both. He was really floored and talked about that all day. I was definitely having fun with that little gun.
Last edited by Chuck H; 04/23/16 06:34 AM.
