Mac33Florida
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As a teenager in the 80's I had an old single shoot .410 with a riffled barrel and I/we use to smoke WT deer up to 200 lb all day long with them out to 75 yards, I want to say we used 1/4oz 3” mag., but I really cant remember. Round placement was always the key but that gun was flat shooting and the round would pass through most times. The framers that owned the land would not let us hunt with a rifle and back then 12 gages just did not shoot straight, well the ones we could afford anyways could not; back then $300-$400 for a deer slayer barrel was just too much money and still is…
I hunt in Florida now and have been using a 30/30 but the land I am hunt on is going to Shoot Gun only so I had to change my hunting gear in a matter of days…Gun safe had no 12 gage slugs only had 20 gage and 410 slugs so I headed out with them,,, 20 gage was shooting low and taking a few shoots on a phone book the 410 was the only thing shooting straight and I watched my buddy a few days before take a 115lbs sow with it at 22 yards using 5 shoot BB with 3 of them passing through the ribs. So down the road I went with ¼ oz slug and 5 shoot BB and a stock Mossberg 500- .410.
First night out got a 165lbs sow at 20 yards the slugs passed through her and she ran right at me I hit her back in the rib cage blew out one lung as she ran past me at 10 yards I hit her in the head with the BB she drop and it was all over.
Next morning got a 110lb bore at 25 yards 1/4oz slug hit its left should plate went through both lungs and out the right lower should blade he dropped 15 yards away.
Got out of the stand and taking a photo of a hog on the ground a 135lb bore walked right up next to me…buy the time I got the 410 up he was 15 yards away, he stopped and turned to look at me… put a 1/4 oz through his left should blade the round went downwards when it hit him through his heart out his ribs and through his right forearm, he drop got ran two feet and dropped again it was all over.
It was a good two days.. But the 3rd hog made me think about the round, I have never had a round bounce off a hog but I have head it has happen and this slug hit his plate and almost took a left hand turn downwards.. so I went back the phone book I was shooting the night before and notice the .410 slug did not pass through it but instead about ½ way through took a right and went out the side of it…So that what brings me to here to read up on stories and try to get some facts about the round. I have never had 2nd thought about the round because it has always worked for me as a kid but now after reading everything I can I am rethinking my what is best...for large hogs, but for Florida Deer I will not think twice about using a 410 out to 70 yards.
Thanks,
Mike C.
I hunt in Florida now and have been using a 30/30 but the land I am hunt on is going to Shoot Gun only so I had to change my hunting gear in a matter of days…Gun safe had no 12 gage slugs only had 20 gage and 410 slugs so I headed out with them,,, 20 gage was shooting low and taking a few shoots on a phone book the 410 was the only thing shooting straight and I watched my buddy a few days before take a 115lbs sow with it at 22 yards using 5 shoot BB with 3 of them passing through the ribs. So down the road I went with ¼ oz slug and 5 shoot BB and a stock Mossberg 500- .410.
First night out got a 165lbs sow at 20 yards the slugs passed through her and she ran right at me I hit her back in the rib cage blew out one lung as she ran past me at 10 yards I hit her in the head with the BB she drop and it was all over.
Next morning got a 110lb bore at 25 yards 1/4oz slug hit its left should plate went through both lungs and out the right lower should blade he dropped 15 yards away.
Got out of the stand and taking a photo of a hog on the ground a 135lb bore walked right up next to me…buy the time I got the 410 up he was 15 yards away, he stopped and turned to look at me… put a 1/4 oz through his left should blade the round went downwards when it hit him through his heart out his ribs and through his right forearm, he drop got ran two feet and dropped again it was all over.
It was a good two days.. But the 3rd hog made me think about the round, I have never had a round bounce off a hog but I have head it has happen and this slug hit his plate and almost took a left hand turn downwards.. so I went back the phone book I was shooting the night before and notice the .410 slug did not pass through it but instead about ½ way through took a right and went out the side of it…So that what brings me to here to read up on stories and try to get some facts about the round. I have never had 2nd thought about the round because it has always worked for me as a kid but now after reading everything I can I am rethinking my what is best...for large hogs, but for Florida Deer I will not think twice about using a 410 out to 70 yards.
Thanks,
Mike C.