Tiny but mighty

[knightrider]

Amazing how far 410 have come, was just playing around yesterday, stevens 410 385 indian creek and apex ninjas at 35 yards

 

[DeerMan66]

Wow!!

 

[sswv]

that's awesome. A friend of mine's grandson has killed a gobbler the last 3 seasons with a NEF .410 with a fixed full choke. 1st year he shot off the bead and then I had it drilled and tapped for him so he could use a red dot. 1st 2 years he shot lead shot and last year his dad switched him over to TSS and that changed his world. another friend I grew up with (many years ago) use to hunt with a 10ga double. ran into him a couple years ago on one of our old stomping grounds and he was toting a 301 in .410 I wouldn't have never imagined that a .410 would ever be seen in the spring turkey woods but with the new ammo and chokes they are VERY effective.

 

[Remi]

I picked up a Stevens 301 the other day.

Yesterday with Browning #9's at 35yds - 155 in the 10"



I polished the barrel with a drill, scotch brite pad and valve grinding compound for 100 passes. Then I cleaned it out and did 50 passes with a patch and mother's polish. I cleaned it out and shot again today.

180 in the 10" at 36yds, so I picked up 25 pellets. I moved my dot to center the pattern and called it good.


Hard to believe 410's are shooting like this.

 

[megalomaniac]

REMI, that is incredible improvement!!!!

Great job! Much more even after the polishing.

 

[Remi]

REMI, that is incredible improvement!!!!

Great job! Much more even after the polishing.

Thanks


I've done probably 6-8 different guns like that.

I've done both of my 870's and my 835. My old 835 picked up about 50 pellets after I polished out a big gouge in the bore.


My guns have picked up 10-20% after a polish and the pattern is more even.

 

[megalomaniac]

Thanks


I've done probably 6-8 different guns like that.

I've done both of my 870's and my 835. My old 835 picked up about 50 pellets after I polished out a big gouge in the bore.


My guns have picked up 10-20% after a polish and the pattern is more even.

Now you are making me want to attack my new 12g!

Do you wrap the scotch Brite pad on a wooden dowel chucked into your drill? Low speed im assuming??

Polish the choke as well?

 

[Remi]

There is a link


https://oldgobbler.com/Forum/index.php?topic=182.0


I use a cleaning rod

I punch the primers out and drop a 20 gauge shell cut down inside a 12 gauge as a stop so I'm not polishing the chamber .

If you have one of the 3/8" shogun rods just drill out the primer pockets

I have a big 1/2" craftsman drill. Once I get the scotch brite started and in the bore, shell/stop in place, I just flat mat the trigger and pin in wide open for 100 passes. I clean it all out, replace the scotch brite combo with something that will hold a patch loaded with mothers and flat mat it again for 50-100 passes.

 

[megalomaniac]

Perfect! TY!!!

I literally got my 12g backup gun a few days before season opened. Patterned it at 30y, been hunting nonstop since season opened. Once I get some free time, I'll shoot it at 40 and polish the barrel and shoot again.

 

[kevin mays]

My stevens 301 in a 410 is the last gun I will carry for turkeys.
Like carrying an air soft rifle w no recoil
Pattern is incredible
Stinks tss has gotten so expensive but I believe I have enough for my lifetime
If run out I would be 1 happy turkey hunter