what cartridges should i use with a moderated BAIKAL .410 shotgun for the best range?
currently using eley 2.5 inch carts, finding them effective, but past about 20 yards the pattern is very loose and having difficulty with crows/rooks at this range. im no expert on shooting, so does anyone know what would be best for making it as long range as possible? perhaps 3 inch carts or something?
thanks a lot in advance!
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First of all ,, all well and good saying switch to a 3" load which is the answer but onley if the gun is proofed to take a 3" load.
The combernation you want for maximum distance is a heavy load trough the tightest of choke you have, since its a hushpower the choke is fixed.
I gotta agree with Shogun, the .410 doesn't have a whole lot of pellets, so switching to a 3 inch will give you some more pellets. This means there will be less holes in your pattern out past 20 yards. If your shotgun has a full choke tube, I'd use that, as that will tighten your pattern up meaning less holes in the pattern for those crows to fly through.
I solved that problem by switching to Remington 3 inch Game Loads. I use #5 shot which is listed as having a velocity of 1135 fps. Of course I use a full choke for longer ranges. I have killed crow at 30 yards with this load, while they were sitting in a tree eating my pecans.