These Barrels are built for the Thompson contender/G2, and Encore rifles from Thompson Center Arms. At the 40 yards range, a good shot is going to have to be fired as the shot pattern is less dense. You can safely shoot any STANDARD birdshot, buckshot OR rifled slug through any STANDARD choke from Cylinder Bore to Full. The secret to accuracy is finding the right gun and slug combination, preparation and then practice--a lot of practice. It can make clay shooting more fun, and makes a great beginner shotgun, or indeed, a fun second gun. I don't think they are legal on any quarry in the uk..... though i could be wrong on that. atb Dave. Judge revolvers will shoot birdshot, buckshot or slugs depending upon the shooter’s needs. Shotgun slugs came out of the dark ages with the advent of the sabot slug and rifled shotgun barrels. Here’s an interesting table I pulled from a federal site for a 410 slug, in ambient temperatures, and a 10mph wind with a rifled slug. Caliber: 410 Temperature: 59 °F. https://smallboreshotgun.com/reloading-410-slugs/410-shotgun-slugs Ballistic Coeffcient: 0.071 Max Range: 125 yd. if you knew all this info then i appologise, slugs would be good fun though!! The conventional wisdom has long been that these slugs perform best with an Improved Cylinder choke. Shooting slugs is easy, but accuracy is not guaranteed. You should not shoot slugs—or any other shot—through your barrel without a choke in place, since there is a very real possibility that you will damage the threading. As far as i know slugs have to go on FAC .... normal shotgun certificates are not enough. At close range, the 410 is still quite lethal. The point being made though, is that if you are hitting things regularly with a 12 gauge, you have to be more accurate with a 410 and it’s much more euphoric when you actually hit one. I also like pump actions and semi auto`s; now you have a very handy and multi shot option for fast moving vermin. Leupold FREEDOM Red Dot Sight (RDS) – Review, Vortex SPARC II Red Dot Sight Review: A Good Budget Friendly RDS. Taurus Raging Judge. Sure it has a more popular big brother in the 12 gauge, that depending upon why you want to use it, it might e up to the task. Can the judge shoot 3 inch 410 shells? A ¼ oz federal slug will fire with 1750 ft/s muzzle velocity and 770 ft/lbs of energy. Most users of slugs have them for PSG , and i thnk they use 12's not 410's. When our daughters began shooting, I started them with a .410. Where you can get into trouble is in shooting buckshot or slugs through non-standard, extra Full specialty chokes. thats a BEAR load for sure. Clear editor. For comparison, a .410 shotshell weighs in at only 22 grams, same as a 45ACP cartridge. looks the bizz its good fun on targets i can imagian it would kill fox and small dear given the trial. Slug loads are even lighter, 11 to 12 grams, closer to the weight of a .223 cartridge than to the heavier 7.62×39. Best .410 Target Loads. This a non scientific demo of a shoulder shot with a .410 slug t give you an idea of taking a shoulder shot on wild game. Their 2 3/4" 12 gauge slug weighs 1 1/4 ounce, and their 3" Magnum 20 gauge slug weighs a full 1 ounce. 5. i enquired about "slug" to be put on my FAC but my FLO wouldnt let me, stating that due to lack of expansion they are illegal to use on deer. Climbing The North Face Of The .410 Range (yd) Display as a link instead, × relative has slugs on his FAC for deer shooting in the woods. A 410 slug will travel at around 1700 ft/s (520 m/s or 1150 mph) from a 410 shotgun when fired. Powered by Invision Community. The maximum range for s clay with a 410 will be around 45 yards. If you zero a rifled slug for a 410 shotgun, with 10 mph wind, the slug will have dropped about an inch but drifted 2.3 inches off course because of the wind.