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.410 for pheasents
i was thinking about hunting pheasents with my .410 or maybe quail with my .410. will it be ok for this.
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Location: Where the big deer are from, seminole county FL
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RE: .410 for pheasents
^ok now look up and notice i said pheasents and quail, now i just looked and someone else asked the same questoin but with just quail, and you said it would be ok???????????????????????????????????????????????? ????????????????
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Marlin model 783 .2
I would not suggest pheasant with .410, but Quail on the other hand, I have seen it done, and by a 10 year old at that. They are small birds and not all that hard to kill.
Pheasant- NO
Quail- Yes
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Location: Where the big deer are from, seminole county FL
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RE: .410 for pheasents
ok well, we dont have pheasents down here in florida just quail, but i wanted to know if it would have worked when we go up to ohio to hunt, but i will just use a different gun.
thanks
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Using a .410 for Pheasant is no problem at all....But there are some guidelines (I've found) that should be followed in order to do so.
The first thing that I recommend is, your .410 should have 3in chambers. This will allow you (obviously) to use 3in shells loaded with 11/16oz of lead #5 or#6 shot and put you at about 1200fps in velocity.
Next you should keep your shots close, under 35yds. Hunting with good dogs this caneasily be done.
I hunted all year with a s/s .410 and it was a blast! It's very light and points easy. I didn't see any difference in my shots than when I use my 20ga.
Now, that being said, I don't think I would try it if I could only shoot 2 3/4 shells, just not enough lead IMHO. The 3in on the other hand as stated, have 11/16oz of lead, that'sjust about the same as a standard 3/4oz 20ga and folks have been killing pheasants for years with that set up.
Good 3in chambered .410, good 3in 11/16oz shells, keep your shots close and have fun!
.410 for pheasents
