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Mentally - the .410 is difficult to shoot / because of the 18" pattern ...it doesn't allow much room for error ...( and it gets into my head easily). Yesterday I shot a 96 on skeet with my 28ga ...switched to my .410 and shot a miserable 38 out of 50....( identical guns - same spec from same mfg, same LOP, same weight,etc ) no reason for it, other than mental ...so its me.
Having a lot of shotguns is fun ...but balistically, there is no reason why a 28ga, 20ga or a 12ga ...in terms of target games ...won't do everything you need it to do. The only difference is what we consider a standard shell in each of the various guns....
12ga 1oz or 1 1/8 oz of shot at 1200 fps
20ga 7/8 oz of shot at 1200 fps
28ga 3/4 oz of shot at 1200 fps
and its easy to make a 12ga perform exactly like a 28ga with 3/4 oz of shot ...at 1200 fps/especially if you reload.
But having a 20ga or a 28ga is fun .../ the .410 is just Evil ....its another story !! But this idea that only a 28ga can be light and nimble - just isn't right ...you can get a 12ga with exactly the same specs as a 28ga ( weight, barrel lenght, LOP, etc - all the same). Most 28ga's are built on 20ga receivers ...so they're identical to 20ga's for the most part. So the difference is how many ounces of shot you choose to shoot ...nothing else.
But buy what makes you happy / especially if you just shoot to have some fun and aren't serious about competition.
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