I've shot plenty of rounds through a .410 in my day. what i've seen leaves me less than impressed in the role of self-defense, as does pretty much ANY shotgun in a pgo configuration. while not extreme, a .410 DOES recoil, and does so to the point of being uncomfortable to shoot in PGO configuration....certainly moreso than any Glock 9mm i've fired...its not as if the recoil from a glock in any way uncontrollable, even for a novice, as evidenced by the woman's daughter, who, within minutes of being introduced to guns, was putting rounds on target with the Glock. I don't see the learning curve being so difficult that even a novice cannot become at least basically sufficient with a minimum of practice...more is better of course, but this duo shows that its not difficult to learn to shoot a handgun if one has a mind to, and the glock can fit multiple roles in a single package...targets, home defense, concealed carry. FWIW, i know of a local case where a woman put a .410 in her husbands mouth and pulled the trigger...and he lived to tell the story.
