Full choke .410, 30 yards:
A pheasant or grouse would not have escaped.
Generic 3 load that was on sale for 9.99 at Wal Mart:
The Wife and Son were introduced to the pattern board with a lowly Mossberg 500 .410 pump. The wife, as it turns out, is a bloodthirsty little thing, expending 16 rounds out of the little gun, in cold blood, at the paper. Best $270 Ive spent in a while. They will be stepped up to the 20 gauge after firearms safety is over, and, hopefully, it cools down a bit. My Son shot it twice, and cheered on his mother after that.
Ill likely hunt the little guy a time or two, but, dont see it replacing the 20s, 16 or 12s anytime soon.
It is a hoot to play with. Expensive, to feed, however. I saved the emptys.
Casual observation, no gun calls out for tubes greater than the .410.
Best,
Ted
