So Robert Ruark judges a shooter's manhood by the size of the shotgun gauge he uses, huh? Well, I've got news for Robert Ruark- I've never shot a .410 in my life. And I wear a pin on my shooting hat that says, "I shoot like a girl!" 😆
DimmyW, you should just wear a pink hat like Princess SKB Stevie, and say the same thing without the pin. What are your preferred pronouns?
A successful gun writer is both talented and entertaining, but they aren't always right. It would be cool to be able to write off hunting trips and gun purchases as a business expense. Success with a shotgun on birds or clay targets involves getting some shot in the shot cloud to intersect with a moving target. That formula may involve many factors including shot volume, pattern density(choke), gun fit, and the range. A few people use the .410 bore because they can't tolerate heavy recoil. But it seems most who use it simply want more of a personal challenge, and don't care so much about using the most effective equipment to achieve a perfect score or a full limit of game.
It seems a bit silly to buy a 28 ga., and then utilize the most expensive ammo to try to turn it into a 20 or 16 ga. And just as silly to buy or reload ultralight loads to turn a 12 ga. into a 20 or .410. Ruark famously said to use enough gun. I like the idea of owning enough different guns to be able to choose one best suited to what I want to shoot.
