Saw a consignment deal at a local outdoor shop. Single shot 410 break barrel. I could not resist. 80 dollars. My son has asked to go squirrel, rabbit and duck hunting. Needless to say it came home. It needs a little work, but I figure that I will let my son sand and stain all the wood. I will handle the other stuff. Excited... yes I am.
My son still finds it a little heavy. Thats ok. It wont be long.
Fishindad
sweet deal miss my old 410!
Very cool and congrats to your son!!!
Fishindad, I went through all that many years ago. I wanted a 410 for my little man, then I realized how much 410 shells cost. We found a 20 ga. H&R Youth single shot and that worked out very well. Shells and clay pigeons were cheap and a hand thrower made it a lot of fun after he learned to shoot clay pigeons hanging on a fence post. Prior to this it began with a BB gun, then Win. Model 67 youth .22 single shot. The search for a deer rifle was interesting. Everybody suggested a 30/30. We found it a little bit too much in the recoil dept(8 year old). Drop at the heel, (stock design) has a lot to do with felt recoil. Found a 788 Remington, 18" bbl. with good stock design. It was in .243 and accounted for his 1st deer. He even did 2 different Science projects using that little .243 while he was in middle school. One was concerning bullet penetration and the other about trajectory. Would he be considered a terrorist if he turned in a project like that today? This was back in the early '90s. Letting your son work on that gun will make it special for him and hopefully instill a love for hunting and all that goes with it. With a little experience under his belt he will be much more confident when he takes his required Hunter Saftey Course. Treefarmer
Fishindad, I went through all that many years ago. I wanted a 410 for my little man, then I realized how much 410 shells cost. We found a 20 ga. H&R Youth single shot and that worked out very well. Shells and clay pigeons were cheap and a hand thrower made it a lot of fun after he learned to shoot clay pigeons hanging on a fence post. Prior to this it began with a BB gun, then Win. Model 67 youth .22 single shot. The search for a deer rifle was interesting. Everybody suggested a 30/30. We found it a little bit too much in the recoil dept(8 year old). Drop at the heel, (stock design) has a lot to do with felt recoil. Found a 788 Remington, 18" bbl. with good stock design. It was in .243 and accounted for his 1st deer. He even did 2 different Science projects using that little .243 while he was in middle school. One was concerning bullet penetration and the other about trajectory. Would he be considered a terrorist if he turned in a project like that today? This was back in the early '90s. Letting your son work on that gun will make it special for him and hopefully instill a love for hunting and all that goes with it. With a little experience under his belt he will be much more confident when he takes his required Hunter Saftey Course. Treefarmer
Boy do I understand what you are saying about the 410 shells! 12 dollars for 25 shells! Fortunately, I reload. I have a MEC 600 and I am just going to get the crimp dies needed. That's about all I need. He was pretty excited when he saw it last night.
