Stevens 310 410 Turkey
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I would use #6 shot or even #4 shot. I have taken plenty of turkeys in my youth with my dad's old Montgomery Ward single shot 410 with a full choke. All I ever used back then was 3" Winchester Super X #6 shot.
I know 410 shells are expensive and hard to find, but I suggest patterning some 3" #4 shot and 3" #6 shot in your gun.
I know 410 shells are expensive and hard to find, but I suggest patterning some 3" #4 shot and 3" #6 shot in your gun.
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Barbaroja
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I don’t think using a 410 is a great idea without using the tss shot. If you are going to try anyway, pattern the gun.I doubt you will be able to shoot past 15-20 yards and still have a good pattern for a Turkey. Not saying it won’t work, just sounds iffy.
410s for Turkey are becoming more popular BECAUSE of the tss loads.
410s for Turkey are becoming more popular BECAUSE of the tss loads.
While one should not take a long distance shot with a 410 like down with a 12 gauge, the 410 has taken a lot of turkeys over the years. The pellets out of a 410 shell are still moving at the same speed as out of a 12 gauge, you just have less shot.
The trick is using a full choke, 3" shells and most importantly patterning the shotgun. One of my preferred factory loads is #6 shot Winchester 3" Super X and I have taken my share of turkeys with it using my did's old single shot (as a kid) and with my 410 Mossberg 500 with full choke.
The trick is using a full choke, 3" shells and most importantly patterning the shotgun. One of my preferred factory loads is #6 shot Winchester 3" Super X and I have taken my share of turkeys with it using my did's old single shot (as a kid) and with my 410 Mossberg 500 with full choke.
I bought one that has only been fired at the range. I discovered my 11 year old son didn’t seem to love shooting the 12 g and missed an easy shot with it last year. I put a Vortex Venom red dot sight on the top and it should be very fun and accurate to shoot. Hopefully my son gets a few birds with it before my daughter is old enough to use it. The price of those heavy metal shells are enough to keep me using the 12.
