mcb
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Most 410 foster slugs are closer to 90grs for the 1/5 oz (Remington & Winchester) and closer to 110gr for 1/4 oz slugs from (Federal and Winchester). Brenneke makes a very nice hard cast trailing gas seal slug that weighs in at 114 gr.I'd probably stick to 45 Colt or a buckshot load. 410 slugs are remarkably under powered and something like 80ish grains in weight.
From a pistol they are on par with 9mm/40S&W energy wise but will probably not get the penetration most want due to the soft lead slug flattening out very fast or fragmenting. From a full size shotgun the 410 slug is on par or greater than 357 Mag and 10mm Auto from a handgun energy wise, all-be-it with a lighter projectile going much faster. The Brenneke 410 Slugs with their hard case construction out penetrated 180gr XTP from a 10mm in my own personal testing. I have take two nice deer with 410 slugs from a shotgun.