so overall the .410 is much less forgiving and more difficult to use in shooting clay pigeons than say compared to a 12 gauge? I don't know much about 410's, but I was considering getting one for my girlfriend to shoot trap with me because she really doesn't like recoil of even a 20 gauge. is it a good gauge to shout clay with?
The basic idea is this:the larger the shell, the more pellets and the better chance you are going to hit something with it. 410 is about the smallest shell you can get. Shotgun shell size is from smallest to largest is .410, 28 gauge, 20 gauge, 16 gauge, 12 gauge and 10 gauge. You can shoot clay with .410, but it will more difficult to hit the clays. However, if she does get good with it then she'll be a heck of a lot better than a lot of people. Also, you could just get her a 20 gauge and put a rubber butt pad on it or add some weight to the stock to absorb the recoil.
20 gauge having less recoil is a legend. A light 12 bore with say compx 21g Hull has less recoil than most loads for 20 -- it's physics. the 12 bore is heavier so suck up recoil, and the bigger bore means /less/ recoil for the same energy. My wife started with what was supposed to be a light 20 bore and was suffering quite a bit, we switched her to 12 and now she can shoot 28g (or more on game!)
@@buserror First of all, I am not being argumentative, but it is not a legend. There is a lot more to it than that. The truth is that 20gauge loads are heavier than they were designed to be. Try a 20 gauge load with 5/8oz. shot at about 1100ft/sec. There is virtually no recoil, even with the lighter shotguns. All my daughters prefer that to even the lightest 12 gauge loads.
Absolutely the best advice I’ve ever gotten was from a Southern California skeet shooting champion, DON’T MISS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I've run 100s with and I grip it so hard I'm surprised I don't leave finger prints in the stock and fore end.
so overall the .410 is much less forgiving and more difficult to use in shooting clay pigeons than say compared to a 12 gauge? I don't know much about 410's, but I was considering getting one for my girlfriend to shoot trap with me because she really doesn't like recoil of even a 20 gauge. is it a good gauge to shout clay with?
The basic idea is this:the larger the shell, the more pellets and the better chance you are going to hit something with it. 410 is about the smallest shell you can get. Shotgun shell size is from smallest to largest is .410, 28 gauge, 20 gauge, 16 gauge, 12 gauge and 10 gauge. You can shoot clay with .410, but it will more difficult to hit the clays. However, if she does get good with it then she'll be a heck of a lot better than a lot of people. Also, you could just get her a 20 gauge and put a rubber butt pad on it or add some weight to the stock to absorb the recoil.
ok, thank you very much
20 gauge having less recoil is a legend. A light 12 bore with say compx 21g Hull has less recoil than most loads for 20 -- it's physics. the 12 bore is heavier so suck up recoil, and the bigger bore means /less/ recoil for the same energy. My wife started with what was supposed to be a light 20 bore and was suffering quite a bit, we switched her to 12 and now she can shoot 28g (or more on game!)
@@buserror First of all, I am not being argumentative, but it is not a legend. There is a lot more to it than that. The truth is that 20gauge loads are heavier than they were designed to be. Try a 20 gauge load with 5/8oz. shot at about 1100ft/sec. There is virtually no recoil, even with the lighter shotguns. All my daughters prefer that to even the lightest 12 gauge loads.
@@buserror I tell my friends all of the time