A couple of years ago I bought a .410 Wingmaster, and I have had more fun than the law allows with that gun. I have used it several times on sporting clays. You should see the jaws drop when I run 10 straight at a station. The unfortunate part is that I can also run 10 misses at a station if the shots are much over 20 yards. At skeet, the best I have done with the modified choked WM is 22. More typically, I score below 20 with it. I have hunted doves and will use it again for that purpose. On early season doves where shots are close, the .410 is pretty good. You have to pick your shots, but crippling is not a problem. If you can center that modified choke pattern on a dove at less than 25 yards, you will bring it down. If you don't, you typically miss altogether. By my estimation you give up a good 10-15 yards to a 20 gauge when dove hunting. Dove hunting is the only place that I use 3 inch shells, too. Targets break just fine with 1/2 oz loads. I would think that pen-raised quail would be a good match for a .410. Squirrels would also be fair game.