Someone on another thread was discussing the Springfield M6. I know the judge and a few others can shoot .45LC and .410 interchangeably. Could you shoot cowboy loads of .45LC in a .410 shotgun? I know full power may be too much... but what about light loads?
.410 / .45LC question
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Now I'm just talking out of my ass here, but I think someone said that the 45LC was too big for a standard 410 and wouldn't fit. I THINK that the 410 shells fit loosely in a judge for that reason. I also think that's why cheaper 410 shells will sometimes lock up a judge, because the brass bulges out too much filling that extra space? I may have it backwards though.
Danny Abear
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410 bore = .410"; 45 colt bullet OD= .452". I don't think its a good idea in a regular 410 barrel
Danny Abear
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That would not be a good idea either. 45 colt & 410 operate around 12,000 psi, 41 mag is around 40,000 if I remember correctly.
Stick to using 410 shotshells in 410 shotgun
Stick to using 410 shotshells in 410 shotgun
When I was much younger, we experimented with a Revelation (Western Auto store brand) 410 shotgun, it was a single shot, bolt action and fairly new then . We had half a box of Remington 45 colt, the old fashioned swaged lead bullet with the tiny flat spot and hollow base. Because of the soft lead , hollow base and low pressure loading , we shot up all 25 rounds and were no worse the wear for it. Accuracy was about what you would expect from a smooth bore. Lousey...slugs grouped a little better.
I've got a 41 magnum and would never shoot one in it...way to much pressure for the likes of a shotgun, even a bolt action. but even being a bolt action it had no locking lugs on the bolt...just the root of the bolt handle locked it up. I don't remember any chambering difficulties but the bolt could have helped them seat and being single-shot thier were no feeding problems.
Gary
I've got a 41 magnum and would never shoot one in it...way to much pressure for the likes of a shotgun, even a bolt action. but even being a bolt action it had no locking lugs on the bolt...just the root of the bolt handle locked it up. I don't remember any chambering difficulties but the bolt could have helped them seat and being single-shot thier were no feeding problems.
Gary
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