.410 for doves

[dennishoddy]

what's a clay pigeon? lol.

Its a dove, scared stiff looking down the barrel of a .410 :

 

[1mathom1]

I can't wing shoot well enough to use a .410. I have to throw a lot of pellets and throw them very often.

 

[LBnM]

Done that for years. I have no problem with lost, or even wounded birds - almost all are DRT. I do pick my shots and avoid some that a lot of people would take (and probably shouldn't) with a heavier gun. I don't care much for eating Dove but several of us usually go out once a year as a warmup for Quail and Pheasant seasons. Then we come back and grill em up. (It doesn't hurt that I won several NSSA .410 championships at shoots between the late 60's and the 80's.) The .410 is an experts gun but anyone can get there with enough good practice.

 

[358norma]

Shot a limit of doves last year with my Fausti O/U 410. Like most have said, you just have to pick your shots. Keep em close, and you will be OK. I'm going to teal hunt with mine this year.

 

[ssgrock3]

use to use a .410 for a rabbit gun, even shot a few dove with them, but it was in my preteens before I knew you wasn't supposed to shoot them off the highlines. You all are hella hunters shooting dove with a .410, my hats are off to you.

thinking back, actually knocked a ton of birds one time out of a tree with a .410 stevens, that looked like it had leaves, but it was all wild birds, with a single shot, knocked 8 or 9 of them out of the tree. One of those shots that when they all fell you went WTH?

 

[tm8634]

I have never used a .410 for doves but I am up for the challenge.

that will no doubt be a challenge...

 

[870WingBlaster]

I wouldn't be scared to TRY and down any bird with any gun...even a 410