"The .410's bad rep is blown way out of proportion by those who will not use it PROPERLY."
I agree 100%. Beyond the light load's limitation of the small bore are the shooters limitation. We(I) just do a lousy job of judging distance and keeping shots restricted to close shots with a high percentage of success. I have shot more than a 150K .410 shells. I shot it exclusively for several years to work through a bad flinching problem. 200-500 rounds every week. Within 25 yards I am just as good with it as I am with a 12. Past 25 yards my kills go down and past 30 yards I rapidly drop off. I know my limitations. I try to get precise range marks or measure key points around any stationary hunting situations. But when working behind dogs or in moving hunts I just pass on a lot of shots that I would easily take with a larger gun. That's fine with me and I am sure most other here. A mans got to know his limitations.
