I've got a Western Field Model 150c bolt action .410 with a fixed choke (not sure how tight) from around 1960. I'd love to take it turkey hunting but am not sure how to pick an ammo load for it. It seems the go to for a .410 nowadays is TSS. However, from what I understand that could be rough on an older barrel. I would love to hear any advice people out there may have.
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Hoosier06
DIPSTICK yankee
The tss is inside of a wad and buffered. The turkey loads are also 9s or 10s. Barrel will be fine. I have a 410 that is a legitimate 40 yard gun with factory full and 9s
Shoot it with different shells and see. Give us a report with pics would be nice.
Good luck hunting !
deast1988
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I know a fella, took some foxtrot 383 #9.5s strokers and shot 1 with a bolt action mossberg his grandfather had owned no issue. .410 fixed full bolt action
I shoot TSS out of my .410 O/U, it‘s a 40 yd gun.
ol bob
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No problem with the barrel, you just have to fine the shell it likes.
Hillbilly stalker
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F.Y.I, a couple years ago I got a hankering to shoot a 3 inch turkey shell (Winchester Supreme) thru my old Winchester SS 37A 12 guage. I’ve kiled a few birds with the 2 3/4 inch shells. When I shot the 3 inch it broke 2 different parts in the shotgun and I had to find 2 different gunsmiths to get it fixed. It’s harder to find parts for. Shells today are much hotter now than when those older guns were made. Your gun may handle it fine, but then again it might not, not just the barrel to be concerned with. Knowing what I know now, I wouldn’t try it again with my shotgun.
