Old Gun Gets A New Lease On Life

[Tennessee Lead]

Since having shoulder surgery last month and still not able to lift my arm turkey season has been in limbo. That's changed now thanks to Devin Hall at the Nashville Armory for drilling and tapping the receiver on my NEF .410 that I was given 30 years ago on my 10th birthday by my Dad and Mom.
I purchased a Sumtoy Customs mount and a Burris FF3 and paired them up on the .410
I've never carried anything but my faithful 835 but that's not an option right now.
I'm excited to have the reason to shoot this old gun again. I carried it squirrel hunting a couple years when I was a kid but it's been a safe queen since.
Now I have something my kids and wife can use as well.
It has a fixed full choke barrel and depending on the results I get with TSS I might have it cut and threaded for a choke tube in the off season.
I should be able to use my knee as a rest as always and control the gun with my right arm and if I need to swing left or right it's light enough that I can hold and balance with 1 arm.

 

[muddyboots]

Awesome. I have an old 20 I want t to do that too.

 

[CritterGitter]

You'll love it

 

[mike52]

I have a Charles Daily in 410 full choke , using TSS #9 it's a turkey killing machine

 

[Buzzard Breath]

That's awesome. I keep thinking about doing the same thing with my wife's first gun, same .410 as yours.

 

[Gravey]

I picked up a single shot .410 the other day and it's like picking up a pencil. Good luck with the new old gun!

 

[redblood]

Thats awesome. Hope it does great. Fixed full choke and TSS should be a good pattern. Id say 30 in they dont have a prayer

 

[Tennessee Lead]

Thanks fellers. I will update when I'm able to shoot this week.

 

[Tennessee Lead]

Awesome. I have an old 20 I want t to do that too.

2 years after I got this one Mom and Dad bought my younger brother a 20 for his 10th birthday. It's a fixed modified barrel.
For the last 3 years he's been killing turkeys with his and TSS 9's.
It's a big ole pattern but it's killing them just as good.
He's using the bead still. I'm trying to talk him into adding a FF3 but he squeaks when he walks.

 

[Tennessee Lead]

Thats awesome. Hope it does great. Fixed full choke and TSS should be a good pattern. Id say 30 in they dont have a prayer

That's what I'm hoping. I can't wait to find out!

 

[Tennessee Lead]

I picked up a single shot .410 the other day and it's like picking up a pencil. Good luck with the new old gun!

It's crazy I can remember not being able to break it open and close it back lol. It doesn't feel that heavy now.

 

[Tennessee Lead]

That's awesome. I keep thinking about doing the same thing with my wife's first gun, same .410 as yours.

You should!
Like I've told everyone that has told me just to buy a 301T to save money. I could do that but it's not gonna be this gun.

 

[mike52]

Since having shoulder surgery last month and still not able to lift my arm turkey season has been in limbo. That's changed now thanks to Devin Hall at the Nashville Armory for drilling and tapping the receiver on my NEF .410 that I was given 30 years ago on my 10th birthday by my Dad and Mom.
I purchased a Sumtoy Customs mount and a Burris FF3 and paired them up on the .410
I've never carried anything but my faithful 835 but that's not an option right now.
I'm excited to have the reason to shoot this old gun again. I carried it squirrel hunting a couple years when I was a kid but it's been a safe queen since.
Now I have something my kids and wife can use as well.
It has a fixed full choke barrel and depending on the results I get with TSS I might have it cut and threaded for a choke tube in the off season.
I should be able to use my knee as a rest as always and control the gun with my right arm and if I need to swing left or right it's light enough that I can hold and balance with 1 arm.
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You start using that 410 and you will leave that 835 in the closet