My new sporting clay toy

[Mars5l]

Been wanting one for maybe 2 years but never available locally. Only bought it as something to bring along when doing sporting clays for a little fun and challenge. Stocked up ammo before I even bought one. I wish they'd make them in 3" shells so you can get something heavier that 1/2oz. Looks like there's a enough room in the ejection port for one. Would be even nicer if they'd make the 24" barrel like this with the brass receiver

 

[Armored farmer]

I love my 2½" .410s.
My mec is set up for it.
My dad has the Henry. 410 lever.
It's a great little gun. Beautiful wood too.

 

[PapaG]

Ain’t gonna be smiled at on most high falutin sporting clays courses. That said, have a ball.

 

[entropy]

Try it for Skeet.

 

[Mars5l]

My regular course is kinda big and has an Olympic trap training bunker but never really had anyone with nicer guns or in shooting vests give off any bad vibes. They have a skeet range as well but have yet to try it. Did the crazy clays, that's a blast but you go thru ammo and clays so fast. Probably going to break it in tomorrow

 

[12Bravo20]

I have always wanted a lever action 410 but the lack of a 3 inch chamber has stopped me.

I think it would be fun to take a lever action 410 along with a 410 Mossberg Shockwave to the skeet/sporting clay range. And know I haven't tried shooting any sporting clays or skeet with my Shockwave yet.

 

[Mars5l]

I wonder if you can rechamber for 3". My range has a minimum barrel length, which is 24", just right for the Henry

 

[12Bravo20]

I wonder if you can rechamber for 3". My range has a minimum barrel length, which is 24", just right for the Henry

While reaming the chamber to fit 3" shells would be simple to do depending on how hard it is to remove the barrel, the hard part is probably getting the 3" shells to feed properly from the tube magazine without a total redesign.

Remember that the measurement of all shot shells is uncrimped/fired. Crimped 2 1/2" 410 shells actually measure 2 1/4" while crimped 3" shells measure 2 3/4"

30-30 and 45-70 ammo has an OAL of 2.550" which is shorter than crimped 3" 410 shells.

 

[Mars5l]

Well this was a very fun gun to shoot. Everyone enjoyed it and my coworker does kinda want one now. Feels like I'm shooting my Henry .22 Magnum. I shout about 75 rounds total thru it, some Remington STS, NSI, and Baschieri&Pellagri. I don't think it likes the NSI, as 3 or 4 times it didn't extract a shell when I tried to be fast on a follow up shot. I'm fact it felt smoother to cycle with the Remington.

I didn't try any difficult courses, mostly easy and medium and it did very well. But there was a few had trouble with my 12ga Beretta but knocked out with my Henry. Towards the end of the day we did some easy courses and one station had a rabbit/squirrel. It was almost a trick shot, I missed on the first shot, racked another and the clay hit a tree stump, bounced up and back and caught it in mid air and dusted it.

Only had a full choke, will have to grab 1 or 2 more. I'd like to see if I can get extended chokes

 

[Mars5l]

So an further update, took it out yesterday. It really does not like NSI or Bauschi & Pellagari. They fired and broke clays but a lot of time they would not extract and I ended slamming another shell into the spent one. Or, the hull or the head was stocking, either one was ruining the fun of a quick follow up shot. I had a box of Remington STS and Winchester AA. Both ran noticeably smoother when running another round. Sucks is the Italian stuff is cheaper and always available at the clay range

 

[eastbank]

come shoot with us, you would be more that welcome no matter what shotgun you brought./

 

[Armored farmer]

My club has a .410 trap event.
I shot my Savage 24 22lr/.410 one night.
I even moleskinned my stock on my .410 870 express to shoot the .410 trap event.

 

[cfullgraf]

For a while, I shot skeet competitively including shooting 4 gun. .410 was always an attitude adjuster for me as the 1/2 oz load was challenging to get on target.

Gratifying just the same.

At least with skeet, cycling a gun for for doubles or a follow up shot does not need to happen as fast as many folks thinks has to. There is more time between shots so that you can be more careful and operate the action slower.

I shoot a pump gun at skeet for practice and find if I get too hurried on loading the second shot, errors and jams happen. One has more time between shots than he thinks and slowing down cycling the action a bit better guarantees the second **** goes off.

 

[12Bravo20]

I have had guys give me trouble about using a 410 until I hand them my shotgun to shoot a round of skeet with it. The 410 will definitely humble a person that is good with a 12 gauge.

 

[kudu]

For a while, I shot skeet competitively including shooting 4 gun. .410 was always an attitude adjuster for me as the 1/2 oz load was challenging to get on target.

When I shot competitively, I was the same way, the only gauge that I had never run a straight 100 in, dozens of 99's with the .410, but the 100 eluded me. When you step onto the skeet field, you have to expect to run a 100 straight or it works on your mind. If you do miss, got to tell yourself that was the only one.

 

[Remington1911]

Ain’t gonna be smiled at on most high falutin sporting clays courses. That said, have a ball.

I go with an 80 year old Auto 5. They all look, let them.

 

[Hookeye]

For me, my little 20 ga Citori is way more fun than the 1100 T and I get less birds.
Go figure.

 

[dh1633pm]

One guy in the group behind us laughed and pointed to my FN SLP with it's short barrel. I noted at the end of the night, he had won the prize for lowest score. I didn't win any awards, and certainly wasn't last.

 

[Cvans]

I'm in my 70's and on the forth I will be shooting clays for the first time with a Stoeger 20ga. coach gun. I'm looking forward to it.