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ncpatriot · January 22, 2011, 01:22 PM

I have a similar issue with squirrels & would like a .410 load that isn't as loud. I would be shooting in a safe direction, but have neighbors on both sides I don't want to annoy early morning with excess noise. Many of my shots are 15-20 feet, 50 would be the longest. Is there a .410 shell with light shot load and light powder? Seems most stats I see only state shot load. Some show velocity. Suppose I open a shell with #6 shot & 1100 fps velocity, remove half the powder. Would that give me about a 550 fps velocity? That would be well below sound barrier, quieter to some degree. Anyone tried this? Any drawbacks I'm not seeing? It would still kill a squirrel, right?

I could do same with 20 gauge, if needed. My 12 gauge is a bit too long to easily shoot from the window.

January 22, 2011, 01:22 PM	#3
ncpatriot Senior Member Join Date: March 4, 2009 Location: Durham, NC Posts: 371	I have a similar issue with squirrels & would like a .410 load that isn't as loud. I would be shooting in a safe direction, but have neighbors on both sides I don't want to annoy early morning with excess noise. Many of my shots are 15-20 feet, 50 would be the longest. Is there a .410 shell with light shot load and light powder? Seems most stats I see only state shot load. Some show velocity. Suppose I open a shell with #6 shot & 1100 fps velocity, remove half the powder. Would that give me about a 550 fps velocity? That would be well below sound barrier, quieter to some degree. Anyone tried this? Any drawbacks I'm not seeing? It would still kill a squirrel, right? I could do same with 20 gauge, if needed. My 12 gauge is a bit too long to easily shoot from the window. __________________ Remember the American heroes of Flight 93.