45 long colt/45 colt in .410 shotgun?

[Gerberman]

Would this work safely in a single shot .410 shotgun? The Judge gun got me to thinking about it.

 

[mnop308]

I always heard this as a kid, but never thought of trying it.

 

[SeventhSon]

Hmmm, I have a Snakecharmer .410 that would be fun to shoot .45 Colt out of.

 

[Quickdraw22]

Make SURE they are cowboy loads. The SD stuff will stress the crap out of that little thin walled barrel.

DAVE

 

[Wolfgang1952]

When I was in the Navy. We used line guns to shoot lines from one ship too another. They wear 410. the shells wear full brass. If I remember right they wear marked 45/70..

 

[Nomad.2nd]

I understand that the choke could present a problem depending...

 

[Danny Abear]

A 410 has a bore diameter of .410" or less bacause of choke. A 45 colt bullet is .452" in diameter.
A judge has a .452" barrel for the 45 colt bullet, so shooting a smaller diameter shotshell is not a problem.

 

[Gerberman]

So other than using a lighter "cowboy load" it seems that it would work? Thanks guys.
K

 

[electronicwiz]

A 410 shotgun has a bore diameter of .410. A 45 Colt fires .452 diameter projectiles. Doesn't sound safe to me.

 

[Danny Abear]

So other than using a lighter "cowboy load" it seems that it would work? Thanks guys.
K

NO IT WILL NOT WORK; it will split the end of the barrel, or worse!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Gerberman]

Thanks guys. In some reading I've done, the pressure situation would not work along with the bullet size. I won't try it at all.

 

[captain-03]

Thanks guys. In some reading I've done, the pressure situation would not work along with the bullet size. I won't try it at all.

Think you made the right and SAFE decision!!

 

[Quickdraw22]

Not to approve of this idea any more, but would a .41 cal cowboy round work??

 

[Richard in LA]

Not to approve of this idea any more, but would a .41 cal cowboy round work??

No. Just to help clarify, I just checked the muzzle on a full choke, H&R single shot .410 bore shotgun, and it is .3885". The chamber dimensions are .4725", whereas the .41 magnum is:

 

[Danny Abear]

Not to mention that the 410 & 45 colt operate at 10-12,000 psi, and a 41 Mag isaround 25-30,000 psi