Reloading for the .410

[jason f]

My 410 rifled slug gun is a 444 handi rifle and the chamber is reamed with a straight reamer so you can load 429 pistol bullets in 410 hulls.

[Swamp Man]

The 2-1/2" loader comes with the 1/2 oz charge bar, and the 3" loader comes with an 11/16 oz Charge bar
(IIRC). Asside from that difference, they are identical, only a length adjustment needed to convert one to the other. An ajustable charge bar from multi-scale should give you a machine to do both, or just buy an extra charge bar.

I have had good luck using 44 mag and 44 special cases as shot dippers, especially when loading up the larger sized shot (anything above #7.5 or #8) as bridging becomes a problem in my MEC 600. If I start having trouble with crimps, I 'll invest in a roll crimper.

Ever since I picked up a litle H&R topper in .410 bore, I have almost stopped shooting anything else. I actually hit more with the .410 than with the 12 ga. I am now on the lookout for a nice sxs or even a pump in .410 bore, but whatever you save by reloading will be more than eatten up by the price of those guns!

Thanks that's just what I needed to know.