410 Buckshot besides OOO Buck?

[Dov]

The OOO buckshot in 410 looks like a useful nich load for the 410, and it seems to pattern very tightly at 7 to 10 yards probably because it is near bore size (my guess).

Just Wondering if No 1 Buckshot or Single O stacks very well in 410 shell? Those are my preferred home defense Buckshot sizes.

[diananike]

The only other ones I’ve seen are 00 and #4.
I tried the Aguila 2.5” 4 pellet 00 and didn’t pattern well in my shockwave or M6 survival rifle. I think the larger 000 hug the bore better then 00.
The .410 #4 buckshot tests I’ve seen online don’t seem to pattern that well either. There isn’t much room in a skinny shell to stack pellets properly like a 12 gauge can with 8 00 buck.

[Clusterfrack]

Is recoil from 12 Ga minishells significantly greater than .410? I like 8+1 of 4Buck at 1200fps...

[diananike]

Is recoil from 12 Ga minishells significantly greater than .410? I like 8+1 of 4Buck at 1200fps...

Not really.
But the gun is bigger and heavier.
There’s something so cool about a slim little 410.
I prefer 5x000 over 15x #4 personally.
8 rounds is nice over 4 though.

[Dov]

Not really.
But the gun is bigger and heavier.
There’s something so cool about a slim little 410.
I prefer 5x000 over 15x #4 personally.
8 rounds is nice over 4 though.

So the 12 gauge mini shells in the heavier 12 gauge platform is roughly comparable to lighter 410 w OOO buckshot?

[diananike]

I haven’t shot them back to back.
It isn’t really apples to apples either considering how different my setups are.
My 410 shockwave is running slick.
And my 12 gauge model has a Holosun 403, forend light, recoil strap and rubber grip wrap.

Raw recoil energy for a 4.5lb shockwave with a typical 5x000 buckshot load is around 16.6 ft/lb.
A 5.5lb 12 gauge Shockwave with a 15 pellet #4 short shell is 13.2 ft/lb.
So it’s clearly less and would be even more so with all the extra stuff I have on my particular gun.
I don’t find the 410 objectionable in any way but it’s not as quick for follow up shots.
I kinda enjoy running it slick though.
Feels smooth and unencumbered.

I have a few boxes of the short #4 12 gauge shells but my shockwave doesn’t pattern them near as well as the 410 does the 000.
I also feel like the #4 buckshot probably relies on a denser pattern to have good terminal effect. Once it starts to spread I think it would be sacrificing some interaction between the pellets in the wound channel and losing its capability. That’s just my feelings though.112700