410 dove load?

[Warwagon]

So I bought my son(7y/o) a 410 so he can get in the get in the game this year! What load would y'all recommend for shooting dove with a 410? Prolly will start with 2-1/2's for recoil purposes but 3" aren't out of the question. Opinions?


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[Chad74]

not much difference in recoil between 2-1/2 and 3". I bought my son Remington express long range 3" #4.

[Warwagon]

Thanks Chad


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[TacticalCowboy]

3" #6

[Ronnie41]

A 20 ga. would have been better for the beginner. Maybe less frustration with misses and wounding. A 410 is best left to the very experienced shooter.

[Winman]

Back when I shot 410s in Mexico for whitewings,we all shot #9...or sometimes 7-1/2...always 3 in shells....the famous shotgunner ,Bob Brister called the 410 an experts gun...I believe him . A beginning shooter will be much better off starting with a modified or improved cylinder bored 20 ga.single shot. I started all 3 of my kids and my 3 nephews with a Winchester mod 37 youth model. I started my 2 grandsons with 20 ga.Remington 870 youth models with interchangeable chokes...We used the improved cylinder to start.

[ReydonPete]

3 inch #4

[rbsears]

3"6 here too. Yall have fun!

[walker1983]

If I am shooting doves or quail w/ a .410 - I want as many BB's as I can get.
8 shot if you can find them in a 3'' load.

[Warwagon]

Thanks fellas. For all the recommendations for the 20ga.... I have a youth model 20ga 870 that my daughters shoot and it kicks like a mule, I was also concerned with him being able to swing and handle the gun...again he's 7. I bought him a Mossberg super mini bantam and it's truly a kids gun. I understand that the 410 is an experts gun but this more about him handling the gun and shooting....if he actually hits one then it just makes it better! Thanks again for all the advice.


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[Stick1]

The 21/2 load will usually produce a more uniform pattern with less stringing. 8's or 7 1/2s will work just fine. A 28ga would give him an advantage without increasing recoil too much. The ammo costs about the same.

[JW]

I always used 3" 4's for squirrel and 3" 6's for rabbits and birds.


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[Evolver]

I've read this argument again and again about 410 vs 20. Me, brother, dad, uncle and granddad all grew up on the same single shot 410s. We somehow all managed to learn to shoot and shoot well with them without becoming disenfranchised and leaving the sport. Didn't even see the need to by myself a 12 gauge until I was in my mid-20s. Always enjoyed out shooting the guys with their bigger guns missing just as fast as they could pull the trigger.

But I also think everybody over the age of 12 should know how to drive a stick... maybe my thinking is just outdated.

I think the 20 is too much for 7 year olds if they don't have quite a bit of trigger time already. If I were starting an adolescent or young adult I'd go with a 20, but that is still quite a bit of recoil for most 7 year olds.

[Dynamic1]

I have a single shot .410 from my youth, last few years I started shooting it again a lot. Mostly I use 2.5" 9 shot, sometimes 7.5's. For waterfowl I shoot #7 shot bismuth in 3".

Shoot in at some paper and see what you get.

[JRG_80]

7 1/2s if in buying factory, but reload with #7...bad medicine! Have fun


jrg