guvnor said:Actually yes...I recently saw these on the shelf at a gander mountain, and sportsmans guide and cheaper than dirt also sell them. They are a 2-3/4 inch steel shell with five pellets of #4 buck. You would need to have a 3 inch chamber to use them. Apparently they are made in russia for the Saiga 410 semi-auto shotgun.
Seems like a good compromise between power and penetration. Problem is the indoor ranges around me dont allow steel cased ammo so I have no way to test them out if I bought them.
Have her practice with target loads, only use the hi-vel loads for SD. She will be amped up and never notice the recoil if, god forbid, she has to use them.I recommended a 20 ga. pump as a S/D weapon for a woman co-worker. Now I regret I did. I got her some 2 3/4" slugs and 3" buckshot. (at the time I couldn't find 2 3/4" buck). That 20ga. kicks as hard as my 12. So she prefers to shoot birdshot in it. Not what I would recommend. I wish I had sold her on a .410 pump.
Yea, I know ammo is rare and expensive, but I think it's a better H/D gun for a woman.