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It's that time of year. Let's see those kills.

Anyone who says a 410 is for kids is just not familiar with a real 410! I love my 42. Pheasant nightmare, bane of rabbits, grouse ax. Never shot a turkey with one, but did take one with a 28 ga Model 12

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100% agree! My first and only gun for nearly a decade was a 410. There is no telling how many rabbits and squirrels I harvested with that firearm. Got it's share of pheasants also. I went hunting one day with 3 other guys whom were all equipped with 12 gauge shotguns. At the end of the day my 410 was the only gun to take game, which included a nice rooster pheasant. That gun was an extension of my arm.
 
The 42 is a whip! In my better days it was my go to for all small game. I have limited (6) on rabbits 3x, grouse (2) twice, woodcock, multiple times, Pheasant (3) four times, dove (1x) and have shot 23 in a round of skeet (full choke no less) several times but never hit all 25. The gun is fast, and is murder on grouse and woodcock. I always ran #6 or 7 1/2 in a three inch shell. It was solid game gun out to about 30 yards on the smaller game, 25 on pheasant flushed. Your 42 skeet is a fine gun. I shot a double diamond skeet 42 a few times and really wanted to buy (or inherit!) that gun, but alas, no such luck.
 
The 42 is a whip! In my better days it was my go to for all small game. I have limited (6) on rabbits 3x, grouse (2) twice, woodcock, multiple times, Pheasant (3) four times, dove (1x) and have shot 23 in a round of skeet (full choke no less) several times but never hit all 25. The gun is fast, and is murder on grouse and woodcock. I always ran #6 or 7 1/2 in a three inch shell. It was solid game gun out to about 30 yards on the smaller game, 25 on pheasant flushed. Your 42 skeet is a fine gun. I shot a double diamond skeet 42 a few times and really wanted to buy (or inherit!) that gun, but alas, no such luck.
Thanks!, the 42 was my Grandfathers gun, he passed away when I was 6 and I bought the gun from my parent's estate when they passed. This was the first year Indiana allowed .410 for turkey. Couldn't find any of the TSS shells, so I used Super-X 7.5 lead and let him get to 15 yards. The 42 and I were both born in 1959-the 42 is in a lot better shape than me!
 
Meet Fred..
Fred is dead, but memorialized.
Fred's been hanging out in the living room and occasionally the dining room, he wasn't much of a conversationalist at dinner, so we sent him to his room which will be his final resting place.
Covid 19 got him, with underlying condition of 165gr partition.View attachment 1245660
Fred had a rough week
 

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