This new .410 addiction
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This new .410 addiction
Geez, Nath, did you know what a snowball you pushed down the hill?
I got to thinking about how little I shoot and hunt with a shotgun anymore, and somehow with all this .410 talk here lately, it struck me that -- like fishing with a 3-weight flyrod -- less is more with the .410 bore.
So I sold the 28-gauge O/U, located a Yildiz .410 side-by-side at an Academy Sports store in Lubbock, Texas, and went and got it yesterday. Academy is the sole U.S. importer of Yildiz, which has a very good reputation for quality and value, but some firearms they will not ship within their store system for some reason, including the little SXS. So the El Paso Academy was out and my only option was to travel. It was 10 hours of driving, total -- but worth it, I believe.
This gun comes with 26-inch barrels, screw-in chokes, 3-inch chambers, single selective trigger, extractors (who needs ejectors with a .410?), very nice fit and Turkish walnut wood. Mine weighs an ounce or two over 5 pounds yet has lovely balance. All I can say is the quail in these parts had better have life insurance come November.
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Yoo-hoo, Rusty!
I got to thinking about how little I shoot and hunt with a shotgun anymore, and somehow with all this .410 talk here lately, it struck me that -- like fishing with a 3-weight flyrod -- less is more with the .410 bore.
So I sold the 28-gauge O/U, located a Yildiz .410 side-by-side at an Academy Sports store in Lubbock, Texas, and went and got it yesterday. Academy is the sole U.S. importer of Yildiz, which has a very good reputation for quality and value, but some firearms they will not ship within their store system for some reason, including the little SXS. So the El Paso Academy was out and my only option was to travel. It was 10 hours of driving, total -- but worth it, I believe.
This gun comes with 26-inch barrels, screw-in chokes, 3-inch chambers, single selective trigger, extractors (who needs ejectors with a .410?), very nice fit and Turkish walnut wood. Mine weighs an ounce or two over 5 pounds yet has lovely balance. All I can say is the quail in these parts had better have life insurance come November.
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Yoo-hoo, Rusty!
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Re: This new .410 addiction
I reckon you'll get a lot of fun with that Bill, nice bit of walnut too....
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Re: This new .410 addiction
Are the quail so big in Oregon that you need buckshot?
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Re: This new .410 addiction
Very nice. Are you going to pattern it for us?
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Re: This new .410 addiction
After looking at that I've gotta go clean myself up.
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Re: This new .410 addiction
Rusty, I will pattern it, by golly. Will report.
Bikerbeans, I now live in the northern Chihuahuan desert of south-centeral New Mexico. Lots of desert quail, if you don't mind stepping over the snakes to get to 'em.
Bikerbeans, I now live in the northern Chihuahuan desert of south-centeral New Mexico. Lots of desert quail, if you don't mind stepping over the snakes to get to 'em.
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Re: This new .410 addiction
Bill great find! You are going to love traipsing around while carrying it. Plus you have all the gun you need for snattlerakes or quail!
Remember to pattern ALL the choke tubes- bet you'll find more open chokes will work better.
BTW- GREAT WOOD!!
Remember to pattern ALL the choke tubes- bet you'll find more open chokes will work better.
BTW- GREAT WOOD!!
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- Rimfire McNutjob
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Re: This new .410 addiction
Great ... now I have to swing by Academy on my way home. What do I tell my wife ... that it's traditional here to give a pre-4th of July gift?
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Re: This new .410 addiction
Gunny, I can't wait to traipse with this baby.
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Re: This new .410 addiction
Bill,
That is very pretty! I've always wanted a .410 double.
Here are my two favorite .410s
The Enfield is a re-worked British .410 single shot, Cyl Bore.
The other was my Mom's Mossberg 500 .410 w/ a full choke. She was deadly around the farm with her .410! Miss that lady dearly!!
jb
That is very pretty! I've always wanted a .410 double.
Here are my two favorite .410s
The Enfield is a re-worked British .410 single shot, Cyl Bore.
The other was my Mom's Mossberg 500 .410 w/ a full choke. She was deadly around the farm with her .410! Miss that lady dearly!!
jb
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Re: This new .410 addiction
Thanks Nath, you old enabler, you -- and a hair under £380.
Jason, I had one of those Enfields converted to .410 back when they were plentiful and affordable -- and loaded .444 Marlin cases for it. Worked OK.
Jason, I had one of those Enfields converted to .410 back when they were plentiful and affordable -- and loaded .444 Marlin cases for it. Worked OK.
Re: This new .410 addiction
OMG “sold a 28” that’s blasphemous
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Re: This new .410 addiction
I struck out. My Academy had a 410 single shot only. This one must be hard to find. The noobs behind the counter were no help.
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Re: This new .410 addiction
I had a jungle carbine in 410 as a kid.
I use to pull the shot and stuff a solid slug I cast screwed to a wad back in the case!
Nothing was safe to 80 yds including the nut firing it!
I use to pull the shot and stuff a solid slug I cast screwed to a wad back in the case!
Nothing was safe to 80 yds including the nut firing it!
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Re: This new .410 addiction
I know some people huh! ... Bill I sold my single shot .28 gauge and bought a beat up Savage 242 3 years ago... Oh well
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Re: This new .410 addiction
Selling a single shot 28 is forgivable... But just barely!3leggedturtle wrote: ↑Tue Jul 02, 2019 12:59 amI know some people huh! ... Bill I sold my single shot .28 gauge and bought a beat up Savage 242 3 years ago... Oh well
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Re: This new .410 addiction
Rimfire, you have to keep changing "your store" on the Academy Web site while looking for this shotgun to see if it is in stock. The stores I checked were either out or showed "limited stock," which I called to confirm.
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Re: This new .410 addiction
Yeah, I figured that out eventually. And I have discovered that no store in the state of FL has one.Bill in Oregon wrote: ↑Tue Jul 02, 2019 7:21 am Rimfire, you have to keep changing "your store" on the Academy Web site while looking for this shotgun to see if it is in stock. The stores I checked were either out or showed "limited stock," which I called to confirm.
... I love poetry, long walks on the beach, and poking dead things with a stick.