410 Slug for deer
 

Is a 410 slug enough to cleanly take down a deer? My 8 year old nephew has a Rossi single shot and is getting the urge. If so, what range does it have? Thanks!

RE: 410 Slug for deer
 

That is a lil light, and you may want to check with your Laws on that cause I know here in MD you cannot use a .410... I mean with a nicely placed shot it will down a deer no problem, but with youngsters you may not get that... Even with Oldsters you sometimes don' t get it...;)

RE: 410 Slug for deer
 

I agree. That slug is only the size of a single buck shot pellet. They are not legal here in NJ either. In fact, you can' t buy them in NJ that I know of. You can buy them in PA though.I use them for groundhogs in the summer.

Greg

RE: 410 Slug for deer
 

I believe it would be enough to cleanly harvest a deer but i wouldnt push my luck on the range. Probably wouldnt be very far.

RE: 410 Slug for deer
 

The regulations here in Alabama just say 10 ga or smaller so a 410 is legal. I just don' t want him to cripple one.

RE: 410 Slug for deer
 

i dont believe thats legal here in sd either, but i would have to say the range is only about 10-20 yrds at the most

RE: 410 Slug for deer
 

get him a 20 gauge. he wont feel the shot when he shoots a deer. 20 gauge is plenty enought to cleanly kill a deer. i have taken lots of deer with a 20 gauge and still use a 20 gauge with buckshot for drives. i can swing it alot faster and you dont need to shoot far on a drive as deer are running through trees.

RE: 410 Slug for deer
 

Gryan I was in Sports A in wayne Sunday and they had them. First time I ever saw a box.

RE: 410 Slug for deer
 

Welcome to the board there Headland, Alabama!

RE: 410 Slug for deer
 

There' s pictures of youngsters with deer they got with 410 slugs in just about every issue of the Texas Trophy hunter' s Journal. So I' d say if it works fine for them, then it must work.

RE: 410 Slug for deer
 

One of my uncles had used one for years here in PA until they outlawed them, he shot a lot of deer with it. He told me everyone he got with it was within 50 yards.

RE: 410 Slug for deer
 

:D Well guys you cannot use a 410 to deer hunt here in Canada as you can actually load a .44mag shell into a 410 chamber & fire it so it is illegal to deer hunt with a 410 here!!!!!!!! Brampton Mike[8D]

RE: 410 Slug for deer
 

Never tried it, never saw any ammo for it.
Illegal in IL. Only 20 and 12 here.

RE: 410 Slug for deer
 

A .410 is capable of killing a deer if you use it the same as you would a bow. 40 yard out...let him walk. Know where to aim and a kid will do fine. That is what my son is hunting with at 7. When he is large enough and strong enough I will get him a .20 gauge.

RE: 410 Slug for deer
 

THey' re illegal for deer here in KS, but I' ll mention this anyway...

Look at how heavy the slug is, what, 1/5oz? Ok, that' s 87.5grains, so about the weight of a 22cal centerfire, however, instead of a 90grn bullet coming from a .22-250 at 3000fps, you get 90grns at less than 2000fps...there was a thread on this a while back that I did all the math on to show the energy, it was pretty pathetic, you might do a search and look at that one. At 20yrds, yes, it could probably kill a deer cleanly if and only if you shoot it VERY well.

They just aren' t deer guns, as much as I love .410' s, they just aren' t strong enough to kill deer humanely at any practical range. If the kid really wants to start hunting, get him something bigger, a handi-rifle from NEF/H&R in a good deer cartridge can be had for $125, or in a 20ga or 12ga for $90 if your state is shotgun only.