I use a .410 Super 16 with 7.5 shot and will not be carrying a long gun anymore. It is every bit as deadly on small game as a long gun. I have shot a pile pf rabbits with it this year...
That's the first time I've heard that one. It says right on the barrel that it is a 45 long colt or .410 shotgun. I never knew of anyone around here getting busted for hunting with theirs.knight0334 said:Just remember that rifled .45LC/.410bore barrels are not shotguns. They are .45cal rifles/handguns and gun caliber restrictions apply for small game regardless of whether you use a shotgun shell or not. Small game is limited to 23caliber rifles and handguns. And during bear and muzzleloader seasons to .22 rimfire.
Some WCO's are aware of it, some aren't. Legally though rifled .45LC/.410 guns are .45 caliber rifles/handguns and the restriction applies to the gun more so than the ammo.duckman76 said:That's the first time I've heard that one. It says right on the barrel that it is a 45 long colt or .410 shotgun. I never knew of anyone around here getting busted for hunting with theirs.
Can you clarify this for me then. The gun in question is the T/C 45/.410 barrel wich is a smooth bore for the shotgun and then you need to put a rifled "choke" in to shoot the 45 colt. So it is not a rifled barrel unless the "choke" is in the gun.knight0334 said:Some WCO's are aware of it, some aren't. Legally though rifled .45LC/.410 guns are .45 caliber rifles/handguns and the restriction applies to the gun more so than the ammo.duckman76 said:That's the first time I've heard that one. It says right on the barrel that it is a 45 long colt or .410 shotgun. I never knew of anyone around here getting busted for hunting with theirs.
There is rumor that the PAGC issued a revised Title 58 § 141.22.a.5 Regulatory Code to address such guns, and allow them when loaded with "fine shot" within the last 3 years, but the PA Codes website does not reflect such changes and no-one can provide an approved copy.