.410 Shotguns Explained 

Started with a .410 at 13 still enjoying .410s at 72. More useful and fun than all my other guns. The 28 gauge is a big step up from a .410 pattern wise but learning to shoot well with a .410 made shooting with larger gauges easy, in fact sometimes too easy. Good video by the way.

Never thought I’d learn something about firearms from someone whom is not American. Very good information here.

just bought a 410 Webley the other day that I pick up next week, this video could not of come at a better time, cheers guys (y)

Love them get small game all the time, even got one Turkey and one six point buck with a 410 slug. Also have a nice derringer for personal protection. Love the 410!!!

Thanks, very informative. I've been interested in .410s for some time. It's good to know the abilities of a .410, and the limits. This sort of information is quite important to be an ethical hunter. Much appreciated.

Robin Foxer has a superb video with his little Baikal .410 shotgun. Uses it to great effect controlling crow numbers in a fairly sensitive area

To anyone interested in shooting/buying a 410, do it. It's a lot of fun. Just be aware of its shortcomings as John has pointed out. Wow, I know that looking at the numbers it's clear the difference in payload, but cutting the two shells open added more appreciation for how little is being sent down range. Thanks again to John and the rest of the staff at The Gun Shop for the videos.

Personally, I love the .410. I’ve shot dove to squirrels and stuff with it. It’s fun and shoots really well.

Thanks for your post. When I turned 12 in the mid=1950s my birthday gift was a bolt action .410 shotgun. I routinely fired #6 shot from 3" shells. I took crows, foxes, rabbits and game birds with it.

When you were talking about the .410s history you mention 1957 and 1974, I think you meant to say 1857 and 1874. Other wise, keep up the good work.

Half choke is modified?

When I was 12 I was given an old Stevens over/under 22/410. It was actually a pretty junky gun but I did use it in the woods quite a bit. It's interesting that one of the British/American differences is that I've never heard "caliber" used when discussing shotguns in the States. Good video as always, and having looked at some many of the older ones it's also interesting to observe how much better they've become over time. Good work.

Absolutely not a beginner's gun, but an absolute blast to shoot clays with. (Pun very much intended.)

One of very few videos that explain the smaller gauges well. 28 and .410 are often used by experts. True that many learn on the 410 because of less recoil, but train them in a way that helps them on a target so they develop. And they must enjoy it to develop.

Great informational video, came looking to find out what the 410 was exactly and this did not disappoint. Won't be adding it my collection any time soon but solid information all the same.

Another great video Jonny. I really covert a 410 Lee Enfield conversion but its becoming difficult to find good ones at a sensible price. As an aside, I think 410 equates to 67 or 68 gauge.

You cant beat a .410 hushpower for stealth and versatility. I was out decoying crows this morning then into the woods shooting squirrels this afternoon all nice and quietly .

Great video John, has got me thinking about getting one of these.

Thanks John I have used .410 for clay shooting for more than 10 years and 40 yards is about as far as you can rely on pattern density to break clays consistently using 19gm 7 shot fibres. I have hit clays at 60 yards with 9gm 6 shot (only 70 pellets) but only due to luck. .410 is not suitable for a beginner/child who will be far better of with a lightweight 20 bore. The range of .410 guns on the market are not for sporting clays. I developed my own from a Lincoln and am currently using .410 barrels in my Blaser F3.

My neighbor who is new to shooting, bought a .410 single shot for his young son. He was surprised when l told him it was an experts gun. Love my .410 but its very expensive to shoot a lot of rounds through.

Saying the .410 is a cruel tool to give a child made my day! I absolutely hated shooting my .410 growing up. Looking back on it now at 54 yrs. Old I realize it was a handicap that required skills I did not possess at that young age.

Always good to watch, always well presented.

A 410 is a great gun to start some one on. They have to learn, shot placement and distance. When they learn to shoot a 410 and do it well, they will be a good shot with other shot guns. If they start with a 12 ga, they will not learn as much. When I started shooting I like many other, I used a .22 LR and you shot for the head so you did not waist any meat or have to pick pellets out of your meat. With a little practice you can shoot a chicken or duck in the head with a .22 LR, so using a 410 would not be a problem for some one starting out., but I only use a 410 for things on the run if standing still I go with a .22 a good rifle to start out with is a combo . 22 LR over a .410 Ga. Making it to easy, is not always the best way to go. If you have to work at something it is much rewarding, in the end..

It would be interesting to see you guys do a video on 10 gauges

Honestly I put together two mossberg 500 E series .410's for close range work (In home protection) and general around the garden pest control duty. Federal offers three flavors of buckshot (A 3-inch 9-pellet load of #4 Buckshot,A 3-inch 5-pellet '000' Buckshot,and 2-1/2 inch-4 pellet '000' buck) that play very well with the 18.5 inch factory cylinder bore barrels. I've noticed that the different gameloads do very well for snake control work.

In the USA, the .410 has enjoyed a revival as a defensive round, especially OOO buckshot out of one of the revolvers on the market.

When you are limited in range, you stop shooting the 410 shells through your Baikal 45/70 sxs and move over to the 405gr cast projectiles. :)

I love my 410. It's a Harrington and Richardson break action shotgun with a bead sight.

I shoot 4/10 regularly on driven days. The best combination I have found is three quarter and full chokes with Clever Mirage 3 inch magnum 5 shot. I even go Clay shooting with my son and shoot Ball Trap, Down the Line, Sport trap and Sporting. The preferred load for Clays are Fiocchi 3 inch 8s and 7.5s. Again three quarter and full chokes. You get some very funny looks and comments. It is very addictive shooting the 4/10 and the sense of achievement if you had a good score is great.

The Henry .410 lever is especially enjoyable

I bought a .410 yildiz a week ago I've been killing crows out to 35 yards and had a going away pigeon dead on 40 to where it fell as you say a no6 pellet going at 1400fps out of any caliber will kill equally as well as any other I would recommend the gamebore .410 there awesome cartridge and probably the best on price

Here in the states we have a lot of different buckshot loads as well. In the last couple of years the Taurus Judge and S&W Governor has lead to some very imaginative loads specifically for handguns.

Another great video. It would be nice to see you do one on some of the Hushpower / Baikal Stealth moderated .410s which regardless of their shorter range are excellent walking up guns for rabbits and squirrels and even the odd pheasant.

My first gun loved it and still use it perfect for small plots of land for small game

You forgot to mention it doesn't ruin the meat as much as the bigger bore shotguns.

Totally agree with your review. My experience is that most people push the limits of a 410 on live birds, and I thus do not like to hunt with anyone who uses a 410 unless he or she is well known to me to be ethical. P. Pappous, so. Cal., USA

I live in country Australia,.410 is great for close range snake gun near houses,not as noisy as larger gauges.great.

I like the 410 because when I shoot a pheasant it doesn't ruin the meat.

Got my first 410 at 8years old. Took tons of small game w it til i switched to 20g at 11yo. Great gun for kids imo.

2:50 this doesnt apply when using buckshot, in fact all the pellets stay together and its pretty powerful.

Very informative video again John .

Im using a .410 hushpower for squirrels there great little guns

My first reach for home defense is a Cicuit Judge with 5 rounds of 5 pellet triple aught buckshot. If I need more I have a 30 round carbine for follow up and more of course.

A Great video from The Gun Shop , I have always wanted one , have shot a few quite a few years ago . One day I hope to buy one .

The biggest advantage of .410 is that you can own some really cool converted rifles on an easily-obtainable shotgun certificate. I have a WW1 era SMLE in .410. I've seen Gewher 98s and Moisin Nagants in 410 too. Always an eye catcher at the clay ground. You won't hit much though, maybe 10%!

Great video John ,there is one small interesting point you overlooked ,that is the massive chamber pressures created by that little cartridge nearly double that of a 12 gauge and one has to be especially careful when reloading this calibre. Just a thought . Regards.

I have a Hatfield 410 single shot I like mine it's fun to shoot

I have a .410 that is chambered to also take the .45 Colt cartridge. Makes it that much more versitile and fun. Not all .410 shotguns are chambered to accept the .45 Colt, but all that aren't can accept a .44 Remington Magnum cartridge which, depending on the load can come out the end of the barrel at over 1700 fps, with a bullet weight of 200 to 250 grain. That's nearly double the muzzle energy of the venerable .S&W .44 Mag revolver of Dirty Harry fame. Then there is the armor defeating .444 Marlin round. I call it the .44 magnum-magnum.. You should be able to see by now, why in America, we love the .410 shotgun.

Hi guys love your programmes

The .410 provides for no margin of error and eliminates luck. You are either on or not. They are a great clay target cartridge.

it is an advanced shooters gun,,,,,,i used to load with #9 shot for quail & killed as many or more than the other guys in the group shooting 12 gauges.

Have you heard of the gun manufacturer Hatfield? They produce a really affordable .410 O/U

I own a 1910 Lee Speed 410 shotgun I use for target slug shooting, I use fire formed 303 brass rifle cases and reload.

I'm confident enough in my abilities to leave the 12 in the bag and bust out the 410 when shooting ducks over decoys. Just gotta find the right balance between your abilities and the guns abilities. And you've got to have some shot discipline, crosses are problematic due to the 410s long shot string and sparse pellet density, but anything pitching straight in or pulling away is in strife. As for shooting Skeet, the 410 sure does sort out the men from the boys. Kids? Get a 28 gauge, much more forgiving when learning shotgun technique.

Bought a Baikal .410 for my kids & even with a modified stock looks like they need another year to grow into it. Rather than let it sit gathering dust I’m going to use it myself shooting vermin.

Love the videos keep up the good work . Could you please do a review of a hushpower 410 .

oh nice this was my fist shotgun i now use a 8 Gage big difference but its nice to know more

Best video I’ve seen, on the “is the .410 capable?” argument. Just discovered the channel and really enjoying the content, so much so that Jonny has nearly convinced me to buy a pair of Le Chameaus over Aigles! Can you review the rizzini roundbody? Well done Jonny and team best shooting channel and content on any social platform by a huge margin!

I wouldn't mind a .410 with something like a 2x magnification scope (for my bad eyes) to use on the rats and other small mammals

I think the .410 is good gun for rabbits. I have a .22lr/.410 over under and it is my first choice for rabbits and squirrels. I just wish it was easier to find non toxic loads for it..

What is a "half choke" is it just modified or improved cylinder.

OK so when do we see you shoot the “cheap to charming “ can you do a video on treating the Caesar G wood with boiled linseed oil, I am not sure how to do this?

Don't forget slugs.Increases it's versatility considerably. I found it a great caracal killer.

How does a 3/4oz .410 vs 3/4oz 28 bore compare?

Another really interesting video Jonny. Thank you.

Yea, my 9yr old can barely lift the 410. If I try to get him on a 28g or even a 20g it’s too heavy for him. That makes it a great beginner gun for young kids.

Great video as always!! I want to ask u about a gun I am going to buy for hunting. I am looking for maybe one second hand Beretta or benelli semi auto but if I don't find one Im thinking of a benelli montefeltro synthetic. Is it worth the 900 euros and does it have the quality of the other benelli or you'd advise me one other semiautomatic in this budget? (Brenda or Beretta a300 out lender). Thank you for your time!!!

Shotgun without the shoulder pain. Great for small animals and predators.

I got all kinds off different shells for mine. 4, 6, 7½ and slugs and buckshot. I'm surprised how much damage the slugs do.

Thanks for the video!

Hi, where can I get that make of clothing that you were wearing( towards the end of the video) in the UK?

Did you say walking stick shotgun!? You can't just casually glance over suck topics it's simply not done.

At my local pawn i went to last week they had a steveson 410 crack barrel in great condition for 99.95 would that have been a good deal on my end?

Thanks!

A 1/4 or 3/8oz. slug out of a .410 gives you .357 Magnum ballistics making a viable round on smallish creatures like coyotes and wolves. At reasonable distances, of course( +/- 50 yards/m).

I started out with 410 anUsing it made me a better hunter later on when I actually got a 12 gauge but then again I started at five years old and you know 12 gauge probably would not of been appropriate

Forgot to ask, what is the new retail on the Norica?

At a gun show a while back I saw a Taurus Circuit Judge, which is basically a revolving cylinder carbine that can fire either 410 or 45 Long Colt. It had to be one of the stranger looking firearms I've seen, too weird to be ugly.

If you want a challenging gun for clays i use my mossberg 590 shockwave in 20ga i dont know if it is legal on your side of the pond but here it has the appeal of being a 1/2inch from a felony lol

What is a safe backdrop on a 410? if the killing range is 30 m would you be able to shoot across a field with a road or footpath 100m away?

why don't they make (way) longer cartridges so they can hold more pellets? those might not work in semi-auto or pump-action shotguns, but in break-action shotguns, I don't see the problem

U can get 410 slugs for deer there more accurate 12 gauge but scatter shot got 16 or 12

Bonjour, je constate que la 410 est très bruyante quand même, et que le port du casque électronique est utile 🤔 Bonne vidéo 👍

John, had a friend that used a bolt action for rabbit hunting with 11/16 oz.of # 4 lead shot. Killed the rabbit and did not tear up meat.

SAmmy the Turk calibre

In the USA. There are loads of # 4 shot. and 410 is not what I would say is a beginners gun. It is way too little of shot for the distance for a youth to be sufficient with. Light 20 gauge is the best starter shot gun or very light 12 gauge 1 oz.

I think I need a .410 in my life for some fun shooting.

I do slugs in my .410 and also reload.

This would have been nice instead of being mocked for being scared of the 10g when I was a kid...

The real reason people say they don't like .410's is because they know they can't shoot. lol

When I was 10 years old and first started shooting clays my dad gave me a .410 to use. Three years later I started using a 12 gauge. By the end of that summer I went back to using a .410 because using a 12 gauge was too boring. By the time I stopped shooting clays I was hitting 17~18 out of 25 with a .410.

Good video. I hunted with a 410 all my life. Great rabbit, squirrel and quail gun. Awful pheasant gun. Knocks them down...and they run. 410 slug great deer slayer too if allowed in your state.

VERY nice bolt action shotgun. I wish I could purchase one, they are nowhere to be found!

Shame you can't get hold of 410 cartridges loaded with No9 shot (at least, I've never found them). Once you've accepted that the 410's range is limited to, say, 30m, you'll appreciate that 20g of No9 shot will give you a better, more consistent, pattern at that range and still have enough energy to do the business.

Damn I must be a pretty good shot or i have a big fish tale. When i was 12 years old. I was out shooting blue rock with my uncle's and I was using my mom's breach loading .410 .22 double barrel. And I hit 18 out of 20 targets.

Yes the 410 caliber

I like 410s for pheasants because you walk a lot and want a smaller gun

Here in the states we can get a 22lr it’s 12 shot in it

My son is 13 he loves his 410 he finish of clay no worries 11 grams

At the 40 second point.....1857 surely ?