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griz · November 28, 2001, 03:25 PM

I’ve never posted in the shotgun section before but stumbled across this puzzler, at least it puzzles me.

Why do they load 410 slugs with a projectile that weighs a mere 0.2 ounces? I see they give it more velocity (1875 FPS) but if they had duplicated the heavy 3 inch shot load of .7 ounce (300 grains) at 1135 FPS then it would be as useful as a 44 mag. Could they have intended it to be used for something much different than the bigger slugs?

Just wondering because it would seem to have potential as a good deer load in the shotgun only areas.

November 28, 2001, 03:25 PM	#1
griz Senior Member Join Date: July 31, 2000 Location: Middle Peninsula, VA Posts: 1,588	Why are 410 slugs so light? I’ve never posted in the shotgun section before but stumbled across this puzzler, at least it puzzles me. Why do they load 410 slugs with a projectile that weighs a mere 0.2 ounces? I see they give it more velocity (1875 FPS) but if they had duplicated the heavy 3 inch shot load of .7 ounce (300 grains) at 1135 FPS then it would be as useful as a 44 mag. Could they have intended it to be used for something much different than the bigger slugs? Just wondering because it would seem to have potential as a good deer load in the shotgun only areas.