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Has .410 always been scarce?
January 12, 2024, 08:33 PM
LincolnSixEchoHas .410 always been scarce?
I asked this in the ammo section though have gotten no response so I figured I’d ask here. I acquired a 410 pistol the other day as I felt it was pretty inexpensive for how much fun it looked and figured why not? Shotshells are plentiful I thought. Well holy bleep was I wrong, 410 is no where to be found. Looked online and it’s mostly out of stock everywhere though when I could locate it it’s like a buck a shot and after taxes and shipping it equates to almost $1.50/rd. I know it’s not even remotely as mass produced as 12 or even 20 gauge, but is this the norm?
January 12, 2024, 08:35 PM
FredwardSince 2020, yes. There was a period of about two years when you couldn't get it at all.
January 12, 2024, 08:46 PM
357fuzzYeah. It is crazy hard to locate .410 or 20 gauge around here. Been that way for at least 3-5 years now. When you do it is much more expensive than 12 gauge. A while back you could find .410 and 20 everywhere. Not so much anymore. Now what surprises me, around here at least, is the ease of finding 16 and 28 gauge!!
January 12, 2024, 08:48 PM
fritzquote:
Originally posted by LincolnSixEcho:
410 is no where to be found
ammoseek search - hundreds of optionsJanuary 12, 2024, 08:54 PM
xantom^^^^^
$1.50 seems really high.
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MikeinNCI made some 410 brass shells out of 9.3x74r rifle cases.
My 410 has a 3” chamber so these come up a little short-which is ok. Just primed them with pistol primers( my shotgun wouldn’t fire rifle primers-they are harder) 10grains of green dot and some grits on top, pointed straight up. Pop, voila brass 410 cases.
They are a little bigger inside than a 410 plastic hull, but I’m using powder, fiber wad, shot, thin card glued. No rolling the edge of the case. They work fine.
What kind of pistol did you get?
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LincolnSixEcho^^^^^ It’s a Rossi Brawler single shot break action .410/45LC and I thought it was equally dumb and cool though imagined myself having a lot of fun so the cool part won out in the end. For $200 it was worth a try. Finding out about the ammo situation has taken some of the wind out of my sail.
January 12, 2024, 10:01 PM
OKCGeneYou might run a WTB in the Classfied section.
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January 12, 2024, 11:15 PM
cgodeI work part time in our LGS and we have 410 shells….although they were pretty hard to find for a while. They do seem to be getting better now
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January 13, 2024, 12:21 AM
sigcrazy7One thing about .410. Once you’ve got the hulls, it is the cheapest to reload. Very light on component use.
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Scooter123I have 2 Progressive Shot shell presses in my basement, One is in 410 and the other is 28 gauge, the two calibers I shoot the most. So anytime I need some 410 shells all I have to do is go downstairs and build some, takes about 5 minutes to load up a box on the progressive. BTW with 1/2 ounce of shot it costs me 6.36 per box.
I've stopped counting.
January 13, 2024, 07:55 AM
usncorpsmanI go to the Walmart in the hood to get my 410 ammo. It always seems to be in stock as in that area of town, 12g is the biggest seller.
January 13, 2024, 08:47 AM
patwI noticed it getting harder to find as well and when you do, it is more pricey it seems.
January 13, 2024, 08:54 AM
pace40I remember a few times it became hard to get over the last 20 years or so. I switched exclusively to 28 ga. for dove season about 10 years ago because of it. Haven't tried to buy any since.
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January 13, 2024, 09:05 AM
oddballquote:
Originally posted by 357fuzz:
Yeah. It is crazy hard to locate .410 or 20 gauge around here. Been that way for at least 3-5 years now.
Around here in DFW, I have no problems finding various 20 gauge loads. Our home defense shotguns are 20 gauge, my wife handles the load better than 12 gauge, and I have zero problems with it as a defensive caliber. My go to store in DFW always keep 20 gauge in stock- #2 and 3 buckshot, birdshot, slugs, etc. Now not as plentiful as 12 gauge but the stuff is on the shelves. But .410? That is quite different, the store I mentioned carries over a dozen different boxes of 20 gauge, but only four of .410, and at twice the price of 20 g.
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January 13, 2024, 04:19 PM
Paddy314Lucky gunner has a good selection of .410 shells.
January 13, 2024, 04:29 PM
chellim1quote:
Originally posted by Scooter123:
I have 2 Progressive Shot shell presses in my basement, One is in 410 and the other is 28 gauge, the two calibers I shoot the most. So anytime I need some 410 shells all I have to do is go downstairs and build some, takes about 5 minutes to load up a box on the progressive. BTW with 1/2 ounce of shot it costs me 6.36 per box.
That's awesome!
I reload shotgun shells but I'm all set up on 12 gauge.
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