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Offline russianblood

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Cottontails and a .410
« on: December 06, 2008, 04:17:24 PM »
How many of you hunt rabbits with a .410 and what shells do you use?  This is going to be my first time hunting with a .410 and I've had real good patterns with both 3" #6 and 3" #7.5 out to 25yds with an I/C choke.  I usually never need to shoot farther than 20 yards though with most shots around 10-15 yds.

And here's the .410 I'll be using:

 
 ;D  ;D  ;D
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Re: Cottontails and a .410
« Reply #1 on: December 06, 2008, 08:27:49 PM »
 Good lord, those little fellers better watch out. :D
I use 2 1/2" remingtons in #6 does fine out to 25 yards. Have a few doubleswith I/C.
How many shells does that sucker hold? It might make a good muskrat popper.
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Re: Cottontails and a .410
« Reply #2 on: December 07, 2008, 03:26:54 AM »
That is a 10 round magazine. There is also a 15 round magazine available now. Unfortunately, it Michigan, we are limited to 6 rounds total when hunting with a semi-auto so I have to use the factory 4 round magazines.  I just make sure that I have several loaded magazines in my pocket when I go out.  ;D
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Re: Cottontails and a .410
« Reply #3 on: December 27, 2008, 07:58:32 PM »
Gee, I hope you have enough gun.   ;)

I hunted them with a 410 when I was a little kid (a Stevens Bolt Mod 58B w/3-shot clip - still have it 55 years later).   Since then I've hunted them with rimfire rifles and for years rimfire handguns.
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Re: Cottontails and a .410
« Reply #4 on: December 28, 2008, 10:59:41 AM »
Good Lord!!! How many rabbits are you going to shoot at one time.  ;D ;D ;D
When hunting cottontails with our beagles. My boy's use 410's with # 6's or # 7 1/2's. My grandson's use single shot 410's with the same.
I use a 28ga on my T/C contender with mostly # 6's.
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Re: Cottontails and a .410
« Reply #5 on: December 28, 2008, 03:52:43 PM »
Lord-ie-Mercy!   Where'd you get that thing???????   From your 'Subject' {Cottontails and a .410} I envisioned a sweet little single shot .410ga. shotgun.   Boy! what a shock I got.   That oughta make instant tenderized rabbit minced meat pie ala-mode. ;D ;D
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Re: Cottontails and a .410
« Reply #6 on: December 28, 2008, 04:08:16 PM »
It's still just a .410!  ;D I have 2 magazines for 2 1/2" shells and 3 magazines for 3" shells.  This shotgun will actually save meat as it has a improved cylinder choke attached instead of the standard full choke on most other model .410s.  I also have a modified and full choke for it if I need them.
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