Imaginos
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I remember when the TV guide that comes in the newspaper used to have ads for a single shot break open .410 similar to an H&R Survivor. It was marketed as a home defense gun for women under the name of "Nightstalker", and it had a flashlight mounted inside the forend that was used as an aiming pointer.
I got to thinking about the old Nightstalker shottie and thinking that a .410 pump shottie loaded with slugs might make a very nasty HD gun for those of petite stature. The slugs would be superior to the 3 OO buck pellets and certainly better than birshot.
I have seen the .410 shells with 3 OO buck pellets, and I have heard that slugs are available for the .410, but I have never seen any in a gun store. Some of what I have heard is the .410 slug is less than adequate for deer sized animals, but I doubt it could be any worse than standard pressure .45 Colt loads. I'd love to see the Box-O-Truth guys do a series on .410s just to see how their test come out.
In any case, I thought I would throw the concept out and get some comments from THR members. What does the membership think of the .410 pump shottie or the Winchester 9410 lever gun loaded with slugs as a HD for the 100lbs woman. (I realize the Winchester can be had in nice calibers like .357, .44Mag., 44-40, and .45 Colt, but I wanted to confine this discussion to the .410 cartridge.)
I got to thinking about the old Nightstalker shottie and thinking that a .410 pump shottie loaded with slugs might make a very nasty HD gun for those of petite stature. The slugs would be superior to the 3 OO buck pellets and certainly better than birshot.
I have seen the .410 shells with 3 OO buck pellets, and I have heard that slugs are available for the .410, but I have never seen any in a gun store. Some of what I have heard is the .410 slug is less than adequate for deer sized animals, but I doubt it could be any worse than standard pressure .45 Colt loads. I'd love to see the Box-O-Truth guys do a series on .410s just to see how their test come out.
In any case, I thought I would throw the concept out and get some comments from THR members. What does the membership think of the .410 pump shottie or the Winchester 9410 lever gun loaded with slugs as a HD for the 100lbs woman. (I realize the Winchester can be had in nice calibers like .357, .44Mag., 44-40, and .45 Colt, but I wanted to confine this discussion to the .410 cartridge.)
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