Stoeger .410 Coach Gun with stage coach scene on stock?

[cherokee75]

I bought a Stoeger Coach gun in .410 a few years back that has a stage coach scene engraved/stamped on one side of the stock.  I have not seen this on any other one I can find on-line.  I didn't bother to ask the seller about it becasue I assumed it came that way but as I said, I am unable to find it anywhere else.  Was this something some models have that others don't?  Also, it was pretty much mint when I bought it and I only shot a few shells through it to test it.  Is the .410 used much in Cowboy Action Shooting becasue I am considering getting rid of this shotgun to purchase a Super Blackhawk .44 or a New Model .45LC for hunting purposes. I want to know if it is something Cowboy Action Shooters would be interested in.  Thanks.

[PlacitasSlim]

Don't know about the coach scene, but I have seen the laser engravers at End of Trail that put things like that onto stocks. The only person who is allowed to use a  .410 in cowboy action are the youngsters. Minimum gauge for a main match gun is 20ga.

[shaner]

wonder why  they dont allow 410's? they would work fine in my book,  ??

[leverfan]

Actually, there are knock down targets I've encountered that would be left standing by a .410.  There were some tall plates, with their backs to a strong wind, at the Washington State blackpowder shoot last April.  Some folks had trouble taking them down with 12 gauges, as the wind would reset them before they fell, and the stage directions said to make them fall.  A kid in the buckaroo class would only have to hit the target, in that situation, so the .410 is no handicap.

There are minimum bore diameters for all cowboy action guns, and for adults, the shotgun minimum happens to be set at 20 gauge.  I guess that's to make the shooting a little more "true" to the time and to the spirit of the game.