.410 bore

From left to right: a .45 ACP, a .410 bore shotshell, a 20 gauge shotshell, and a 12 gauge shotshell

Type

Shotgun, revolver, single-shot pistol

Place of origin

England

Production history

Manufacturer

Eley Brothers

Produced

1874–present

Specifications

Case type

Rimmed, straight (optional plastic)

Bullet diameter

.410 in (10.4 mm) (slug)

Neck diameter

.455 in (11.6 mm) (plastic)

Base diameter

.470 in (11.9 mm)

Rim diameter

.535 in (13.6 mm)

Rim thickness

.060 in (1.5 mm)

Overall length

2″, 2+1/2″, 3″

Primer type

Shotshell primer

Maximum pressure

13,500 psi (93 MPa)

Ballistic performance

Bullet mass/type	Velocity	Energy
+1/4 oz. Federal 2+1/2″ slug	1780 ft/s	1043.1 J
+1/4 oz. Winchester 3″ slug	1800 ft/s	1066.7 J
Winchester 3″ 000 buckshot	1300 ft/s	306 J per pellet(1530 J overall)
+3/4 oz. Winchester 3″ No. 6 shot	1100 ft/s	10.6 J per pellet(1187.2 J overall)
½ oz. Remington 2+1/2″ No. 7+1/2 shot	1200 ft/s	5.4 J per pellet (945 J overall)

Can You Shoot 410 Out Of 45 Long Colt Barrel Revolver
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Can You Shoot 410 Out Of 45 Long Colt Barrel Pistol

I received it in 10 days. To change the barrels was a breeze. I had bought my original Bond Arms with the 3″ 45 long colt barrel. It was an experience to shoot a high caliber round from a small barrel. It’s called a hand cannon for a reason! Buying and firing the 45 colt/410. Although you can safely fire 2-1/2″ and 3″ 410 shells in the CJ, it has a rifled barrel. Paul starts out with an accuracy test at 25 yards with 45 Colt ammo. He’s surprised to find that the most-common bullet weight for 45 Colt ammo (250 grains) doesn’t group very well from his rifle.

The .410 bore is one of the smallest caliber of shotgun shell commonly available (along with the 9mm Flobert rimfire cartridge, and the less common 22 rimfire shot shell). A .410 bore shotgun loaded with shot shells is well suited for small gamehunting and pest control. The .410 started off in the UK as a garden gun along with the .360 and the Nos. 3, 2 and 1 bore rimfires. .410 shells have similar base dimensions to the .45 Colt cartridge, allowing many single-shot firearms, as well as some derringers chambered in that caliber, to fire .410 shot shells without any modifications.

Origin[edit]

Two .410 shells being loaded into a side-by-side, double-barrel shotgun

Lancaster's pattern centerfire and pinfire .410 shot cartridges first appeared in Eley Brothers Ltd. flysheets in 1857. By 1874, Eleys were advertising modern centerfire .410 cartridges.^[1] It appears to have become popular around 1900, although it was recommended as 'suited to the requirements of naturalists, garden guns and for such weapons as walking-stick guns', presumably for self-defense, in 1892 by W. W. Greener.^[2] The first ammunition was 2.0 inches (50.8 mm) long, compared with the modern 2.5 (63.5 mm) and 3.0-inch (76 mm) sizes. Aluminum shells are available but are not reloadable, as are paper or plastic shells. Full length brass shells can be found and are reloadable. Brass shells can be made from .444 Marlin rifle cartridges, and these are reloadable.

Firing Winchester Supreme Elite 410 shells loaded with three 71-grain disks and twelve BB shot into a melon

.410 shotguns loaded with shot shells are well suited for small game hunting and pest control; including rabbits, squirrels, snakes, rats, and birds. A .410 loaded with 1/4 ounce slugs is effective against larger animals such as coyotes and deer.

While a .410 is inferior to the traditional 12-gauge shotshell for defensive use,^[3] a number of companies market defensive guns chambered in .410, such as the Mossberg 500 Home Security Model, the Smith & Wesson Governor, and the Taurus Judge revolver. Defensive ammunition such as buckshot, slugs and combination loads are common. American Derringer and Winchester market ammunition loaded with five 000 buckshot pellets in 3-inch (76 mm) shells and three pellets in 2.5-inch (64 mm) shells.^[4]^[5] Combination shells such as Winchester Supreme Elite .410 shells are loaded with three 71 grain disks and twelve BB pellets.

Survival arms[edit]

.410 bore M-35 shotgun shells for M6 survival rifle with .22 long rifle for comparison

H. Koon 'Snake Charmer' advertisement

The small size of the .410 bore makes it popular for use in compact firearms carried for emergency use. These are often combination guns, with a .22 Hornet or .22 rimfire rifle barrel mounted over a .410 bore shotgun barrel.

The Snake Charmer is a .410 gauge, stainless steel, single shot, break-action shotgun, with an exposed hammer, an 18 1/8 inch barrel, black molded plastic furniture and a short thumb-hole butt-stock that holds four additional 2 1/2 shotgun shells. These light weight 3 1/2 pound guns have an overall length of 28 1/8 inches and will easily fit under a car seat.^[6] They are commonly used by gardeners and farmers for pest control. It originally sold for $89.95 and was marketed as a general purpose utility shotgun perfect for 'Fishing - Hunting - Camping - Back Packing - Survival - Home Defense - Truck or Jeep Gun.'

The Savage Model 24 is an American made over and under combination gun manufactured by Savage Arms. The basic .22LR over .410 gauge model weighs 7 pounds, has 24-inch barrels and an overall length of 41-inches. It may also be disassembled for ease of stowage. Its predecessor was made by Stevens and sported a tenite stock and forearm. In WWII, 15,000 were ordered and issued in air crew survival kits for Army Air Force bomber crews to be used as survival arms in the event they were shot down.

Original USAF M6 Survival Rifle/Shotgun, Caliber .22 Hornet/.410 Shotgun

The M6 Aircrew Survival Weapon was made for the US Air Force, with a .22 Hornet rifle barrel mounted over a .410 bore shotgun barrel and was first issued in the Korean War. The military also lists an aluminum .410 3' shell with a rifle primer as standard issue under the ammunition inventory name M-35. The civilian version Springfield Armory M6 Scout has a .22 rimfire or .22 Hornet over a .410 bore shotgun barrel. The original M6 Aircrew Survival Weapon had a 14-inch (360 mm) barrel, the same length as the stock, and folds in half for storage, making a compact package. With the short barrel, this is legally classified as an any other weapon in the United States, so the M6 Scout is made with 18.5-inch (470 mm) barrels for civilian sales.^[7] Special flare cartridges in .410 were issued with the USAF model.

Handguns and shot pistols[edit]

The fact that the .410 bore shell fits in a .45 Colt chamber has resulted in some unusual applications. While shotguns are often limited in minimum length, a firearm chambered in .45 Colt, such as the Contender pistol, is not defined as a shotgun even though it can chamber shotgun shells. In the UK .410 shot-pistols are used around pheasant pens to kill rats where a f

Can You Shoot 410 Out Of 45long Colt Barrel