[Fearnot4ME]

I just shot my first deer this year w/ the Contender. I currently have a 35 Rem super 14 ...love to shot it. Would like to start using Cont. for small game and maybe turkey. Looking for advice/reviews of the 4.10 barrel or what I should invest in

Thanks

 

[Andy Purnell]

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...

 

[duckman76]

The 22 is awsome fun for tree rats also.

 

[Fearnot4ME]

Thanks
I am sure I want the 4.10...would like a rim fire also for fox

 

[octagon]

Thanks
I am sure I want the 4.10...would like a rim fire also for fox

Shoot .410 slugs out of the same shotgun barrel for Fox

 

[Fearnot4ME]

Great ..would of never gave that a thought

 

[octagon]

Ya, that heavy slug thru a fox should make a clean .410 caliber hole with out blowing up. You can get 2 1/2" or 3" slugs.

 

[Fearnot4ME]

Thanks again for the info............what is a good price for used 410 bar. and what length do you suggest

 

[octagon]

Beleive it or not I have never owned a Contender. I do however own .410 shotguns If you do find a .410 barrel for your contender, I would opt for the longest they make. Is it 16" ?

 

[barneydog]

i have a encore with a 12 inch 410 and use it for rabbits i have a beagle and shot lots of rabbits it is the only way to hunt rabbits for me.

 

[Fearnot4ME]

Barneydog what is range w/ it for bunnies w/ the 12" ......i would use it for small game but would like to try turkey and fox also
Thanks

 

[barneydog]

i dont shoot farther then 20 yards

 

[knight0334]

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.

 

[Andy Purnell]

I have been checked 3 times this year while rabbit hunting and each time talked extensively with the WCO about my contender, I was not cited nor even given a hairy eyeball. Shotgun or not. Maybe something to with a choke tube? I did not ask.

 

[duckman76]

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.

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]

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.

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.

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.

 

[Andy Purnell]

I will take my chances, and pay the piper if he should call....so far so good

 

[duckman76]

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.

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.

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.

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.

 

[Andy Purnell]

you are backwards, the barrel IS rifled and you never want to shoot a single projectile with the choke tube in. You take it out to shoot 45LC