The .410 and home defense

[1775usmc]

Gunfu; you'll be fine without racking it. Just jam it into their chest and whisper "click clack".

That is some of the dumbest sh!t I've read here. And there have been some real gems.

 

[roseburger]

That is some of the dumbest sh!t I've read here. And there have been some real gems.

Ok, yell it then.

 

[titsonritz]

Or could go OG and roll out the thunder…

Before the Judge, There was the Thunder 5

Some believe the Taurus Judge was the first 0.410 shot shell .45 long colt combo revolver but the MIL Thunder 5 was out and over with when the Judge...

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[Starslinger]

Please don't use birdshot, it will not penetrate deeply enough into the bad guy. Please don't use slugs, they will over penetrate, go right through the bad guy through the walls and out into the neighborhood. Buckshot is the way to go.

 

[1775usmc]

Ok, yell it then.

 

[roseburger]

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You could always whisper "you got a purdy mouth" instead if you prefer.

 

[boattail]

If anyone is still considering a .410 single shot to buy stay away from the Pointer Pup model that has the action release in front of the trigger guard shaped like a trigger. Number one it's ugly, number two that action release also cocks the weapon and is extremely hard to pull back. Unlike most break actions the act of breaking this model does not cock it. It was supposed to be a kids gun but an adult has a hard time opening the action and often requires both hands to pull.

Positives are it folds in half really well, has stackable stock length extensions, they are cheap to buy, and has a removable choke. I traded an old lady out of this one because she could not operate it. I swapped a bolt action for it, cut the barrel down, and use it as a backpack gun for the truck or out working in snake country. Cutting it down lets me shoot steel through it and shortened it enough to hide it easily.

 

[roseburger]

If anyone is still considering a .410 single shot

I don't think anybody but the OP is considering a 410.

 

[WillametteWill]

lease don't use birdshot, it will not penetrate deeply enough into the bad guy. Please don't use slugs, they will over penetrate, go right through the bad guy through the walls and out into the neighborhood. Buckshot is the way to go.

So, you are saying the buckshot porridge is just right then?

 

[boattail]

I don't think anybody but the OP is considering a 410.

 

[1775usmc]

 

[Bobbygun]

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It don't get much better than "perfect".

 

[roseburger]

It don't get much better than "perfect".

"Perfection". Checkmate.

 

[Rat44]

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Good copy of the Snake Charmer I had .
Used to carry mine in a Pool Cue case to not draw attention .

 

[1775usmc]

Good copy of the Snake Charmer I had .
Used to carry mine in a Pool Cue case to not draw attention .

Oh…… that post was complete sarcasm.

 

[boattail]

My wife has a Rossi but not the one pictured. Hers has a normal style stock and a really long barrel. One thing with the Rossi is do not over oil them. Too much oil on the lock will cause the gun to come unlocked when firing it from recoil. Once I dried it out it never tried to open again. Cheap guns have issues!

 

[Andy54Hawken]

So.... Are we clear?

Drift. away....
Slow yer roll there Dobie Gray...
Andy

 

[roseburger]

Drift. away....
Slow yer roll there Dobie Gray...
Andy

How do you keep your balls protected in your home protection blunderbuss?

 

[Andy54Hawken]

How do you keep your balls protected in your home protection blunderbuss?

If....
I were to shoot my home protection blunderbuss....it ain't my balls that are gonna need protectin'....
Andy

 

[AshWilliams]

I suppose just about any gun has some value for defense at 10 to 15 feet. As long as the shot gets on target. The relatively small payload "cone" of the .410 isn't going to have much dispersal at that range, especially with the typical full choke most .410's have. So what you'll have is a concentrated ball of shot hitting the target but much smaller than a larger gauge. In an interior defensive situation as described, the .410 will be a more wounding shot and a 12 gauge has more potential for a completely disabling one. I'm not an expert, just my opinion. Perps have a tendency to flee the scene when shot with anything, so from that standpoint alone, the .410 has value.

.410 is "easy to shoot" but so is a 20 gauge (short of a hot turkey load or whatever) which has more poop.

Years ago, my dad had three brothers who worked for him. Two were straight arrows, the third was a bit wild. He got caught in the bedroom of another man's wife one time and the aggrieved husband shot him in the crotch with a .410. Pellets perforated his penis; after that his urethra had multiple orifices and he had to get real close to the urinal to keep from being messy.

Sometimes I think I have problems and then I read accounts like these. This is just further confirmation that most of my choices were sound and my life is peachy.