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re: 410 gauge question
Posted on 9/13/25 at 4:44 pm to Crappieman
Posted on 9/13/25 at 4:44 pm to Crappieman
quote:Why not a crossbow their accurate and basically a single shot "gun." A friend of mine has a couple Barnett's with triggers better or as good my Geissele triggers.
I bow hunt
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Posted on 9/13/25 at 5:25 pm to Crappieman
started hunting at 7 with a 410 using slugs
missed like 4 deer in 4 yrs trying to get my first one
my dad got me a crack barrel new england 270 thats probably 12 pounds when i was 10 and it solved that problem
the range isnt great. even at like 50-60 yds you have no idea where its gonna go. at least let him use a 20 gauge just for the extra reach.
missed like 4 deer in 4 yrs trying to get my first one
my dad got me a crack barrel new england 270 thats probably 12 pounds when i was 10 and it solved that problem
the range isnt great. even at like 50-60 yds you have no idea where its gonna go. at least let him use a 20 gauge just for the extra reach.
This post was edited on 9/13/25 at 5:27 pm
Posted on 9/13/25 at 6:54 pm to jiffyjohnson
A rifled barrel 20 gauge is a damned good effective deer blaster. Are there reduced recoil loads out there?
The difference is that as far as I know, nobody makes a good sabot .410 slug. Itd be a ~30 caliber 150gr bullet at like 1300 fps. Youd be better off with a .40 s&w carbine.
The difference is that as far as I know, nobody makes a good sabot .410 slug. Itd be a ~30 caliber 150gr bullet at like 1300 fps. Youd be better off with a .40 s&w carbine.
Posted on 9/14/25 at 12:46 am to Crappieman
quote:
410 gauge
.410 bore
Posted on 9/14/25 at 5:19 am to Crappieman
Cross bow.
Way more accurate at 35 yards than a 410.
Way more accurate at 35 yards than a 410.
Posted on 9/15/25 at 1:38 am to Crappieman
Just get him a 20 ga H&R single shot and buy a .243 handicap rifle barrel to go on it. He can hunt anything around with that.
.410 has almost as much kick as a 20 ga, but he wont kill much with thst,
.410 has almost as much kick as a 20 ga, but he wont kill much with thst,
Posted on 9/15/25 at 7:36 am to Crappieman
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Hunting small parcel with homes nearby.
This isn’t a good situation for a 7 year old no matter the weapon. If you are facing/ aiming away from homes if that’s possible that’s one thing and I wouldn’t pick a weapon just for the situation.
20 gauge and 12 gauge slugs are usually hornady SST bullets or hornady XTP bullets which are .44 mag bullets, same ones a lot of guys use in 50 cal muzzleloader. The 20 and 12 use the same bullet just a different plastic sabot and powder. As said a .44 mag rifle is a good idea for this situation with a heavier gun to reduce recoil.
Posted on 9/15/25 at 10:44 am to Crappieman
50 yards is tough with a 410, I have one with a 28" barrel and it has significant drop off past 40 yds. I use it mostly for squirrels that are in CRP woods.
Posted on 9/15/25 at 11:03 am to baldona
I think the best option might be building a backstop in the woods, putting a pile of rice bran in front of it, painting some orange lines on the ground, and not shooting the deer outside of the orange lines
Posted on 9/15/25 at 2:55 pm to Crappieman
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Looking for one for a 7 year old.
Dude don’t let a kid shoot an inaccurate slug with open sites and an exposed hammer that must be cocked and decocked by pulling the trigger.
Get a youth model shooting 6.5 Grendel and be done. Don’t shoot towards the houses.
Posted on 9/16/25 at 3:52 pm to Crappieman
quote:
unting small parcel with homes nearby. I bowhunt. Hence the need for a 410 slug gun. Have 243 and 25-06 for when in a club or on other large properties. Have a real old 410 that shoots 2.5 in shells. At 22 yards it wont hit a pie plate. Lol
Place must be in a postage stamp lot HOA community of the damn deer are running about with pie plates on 'em......
Posted on 9/16/25 at 7:11 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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Get something else. Anything else.
Just for shits and giggles, what about a 22 hornet? I shoot a 28 nosler and 35 whelens fwiw. I wouldn’t use a 22 caliber for deer.
I wonder if you could teach a child to have enough patience to only take head shots on deer looking straight on or straight away. I feel like the minimal recoil would give even a child the capabilities to be super accurate with the rifle.
I don’t know, just curious.
Posted on 9/16/25 at 7:24 pm to A_bear
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enough patience to only take head shots on deer looking straight on or straight away
Patience maybe but not buck fever. Buck fever can move the crosshairs off a paper plate at 50 yards for an adult.
I really think OP is over thinking this. 7 is really young. I know plenty of kids kill deer at that age but lets stack the odds in their favor. Put them in a good stand, with a good open shot window, with a good gun for them.
Posted on 9/16/25 at 7:30 pm to A_bear
Not a fan of head shots. Deer move their heads a lot. It would definitely work and of course a kid could do it, just not a fan of trying head shots on deer.
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