supafrk432
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I found an old .410 guage smoothbore boltaction shotgun in an old car on my property it is made by sears and roebuck and looks old if i had to guess i would say 1950-1960.
since i mainly shoot rifles i have a few questions
1. Is it safe. I know you have to see it to really answer, this but the bore looks perfectly smooth and is not rusted and the action, trigger mechanism and the bolt are also in very good condition. I live on an island so it is a big hassle to get to a gunshop, so do I really have to take it in to get it looked at, or is it probably ok.
2. Again i know you would probably have to see it to really know but what are the chances of it being worth something.
3. Why is it smoothbore arent most shotguns rifled.
4. As for the ammo i think slugs make the most sense since with shot the patterns would be so scarce. I always though that you could find cheep shotgun ammo for around $5 for 25 rounds but i was looking on the internet and the best i could find is like $4 for 10. Im not hunting or target shooting with it so i just need the cheapest ammo possible and since i live on an island it would be easier if i did'nt have to go to a gunshop to find ammo are there any good website where i could order .410 slugs.
thanks in advance
since i mainly shoot rifles i have a few questions
1. Is it safe. I know you have to see it to really answer, this but the bore looks perfectly smooth and is not rusted and the action, trigger mechanism and the bolt are also in very good condition. I live on an island so it is a big hassle to get to a gunshop, so do I really have to take it in to get it looked at, or is it probably ok.
2. Again i know you would probably have to see it to really know but what are the chances of it being worth something.
3. Why is it smoothbore arent most shotguns rifled.
4. As for the ammo i think slugs make the most sense since with shot the patterns would be so scarce. I always though that you could find cheep shotgun ammo for around $5 for 25 rounds but i was looking on the internet and the best i could find is like $4 for 10. Im not hunting or target shooting with it so i just need the cheapest ammo possible and since i live on an island it would be easier if i did'nt have to go to a gunshop to find ammo are there any good website where i could order .410 slugs.
thanks in advance