I am fishing for you BBI....On gunbroker they are beyond salty....
There's always this ammo for defensive use. http://www.winchester.com/Products/New-Products/Pages/pdx1-410.aspx
Right? Too small shot and discs, the shape with the worst sectional density of any bullet shape!
I have seriously considered buying one. As much as I would hate to choose a Taurus over a S&W, it seems that S&W has no plans to produce one with a 3" chamber while Taurus already has on one the street.
No, I do not consider it adequate for defense against dangerous humans or predators, but it does seem like it would be dandy for snakes and pest birds (i.e., starlings), both of which cause more problems on the farm than humans.
I just bought the CCI snake shot shells for my .44 magnum. Cheaper by far, will fill a sheet of copy paper with shot at 7y so I'm figuring it would hit a snake at that distance, and let me carry two of the snake shot and then fill the rest of the cylinders with traditional ammunition and if issues arose I could just rotate the cylinder two notches and have "people/dog" ammo ready. (Single action .44, so half cock let the cylinder spin freely)
Or buy something a little more convenient chambered in .45LC...that's a big weapon to carry for a .45 pistol round.
To me the 410 revolver just a marketing ploy for some to jump onto
No, I do not consider it adequate for defense against dangerous humans or predators, but it does seem like it would be dandy for snakes and pest birds (i.e., starlings), both of which cause more problems on the farm than humans.
I gave my wife a .410 snake charmer single shot...It has room for four rounds in the butt and a butt cuff that holds 8 more...A buddy reloaded me some "defense" loads with four .36 caliber muzzleloader round balls in it...I have shot them in a rotten stump and penetration is OK and the spread is horizontal and about 8 inches wide at 10 yards...
Right? Too small shot and discs, the shape with the worst sectional density of any bullet shape!
How's it do after meeting a rib? Will it break a femur after a few inches of muscle? Will it deflect or penetrate on an oblique angle shot on the skull?
I don't have any real world shootings to say. My guess is it will fare poorly, though, given the combination of poor sectional density and low inertia of the projectiles combined with a relatively lower velocity. Shot sucks at penetration, it's just that real shotguns put enough oomph behind it to make up for the inefficiency.