I second guessed myself when I walked into the gun room and grabbed a .410 for a very late season dove shoot. But, the handload I "developed" a few years ago proved itself again. Each of the doves, though big and tough mature birds, fell dishrag dead to the .73 oz of nickel plated 8s at 1150 fps. This load truly is a better killer for me than the WW 3/4 oz. factory load. I always see a difference in the ratio of really dead birds to those that I have to finish off. Maybe it's penetration, I dunno for sure.
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