[Apple a Day]

Hello all,
I'm not terrible familiar with shotguns but inherited an old bolt-action .410. I haven't shot it since I was a kid and then only plinking at bottles and clays and such with birdshot.
My question is: can you use some of the Russian .410-70 slugs in a bolt-action? I was told the '70' refers to the length of the casing in mm which comes close to 3 inches and my shotgun takes 3-inchers. Should they work? Anyone tried them and care to report?
P.S.: I'm not planning to hold off the Chinese army with my .410, just a little plinking. I am mostly interested in finding out if they're safe to use before I hit the range and try some for myself to test accuracy.

Thanks and regards,
Apple

[C.R.Sam]

Does your gun "take" 3 inchers; or is it chambered for 3 inchers.

A big difference.

If chambered for 3 inch shells , should say on it somewhere....
And the chamber will be long enough to accomodate FIRED 3" hulls.

Some that will take a longer shell do not have enough room for the shell to fully open up, hence wads, slugs etc have trouble gettin through the restriction....ergo...higher than normal pressures for a given load.

Sam

[Apple a Day]

The barrel is firmly stamped '2 1/2 & 3 inch shells'. No way in the world I would try to stuff an supersized shell into a smaller chamber! That silly little physics degree hanging on my wall talks me out of things like that.

I have seen Kalashnikov-style shotguns chambered for .410 and was wondering if they are the same as regular shotgun shells or if they are some sort of oddball, proprietary rimless/semirimmed tapered cartridge only meant for the Russian semi-autos. I would like to try some of them in my old bolt-action.

Since no one here seems to know, one of these days I'll pick up a box or three and try them out. When I do I'll post a report.