I'm concerned about out dogs as well. One is far to curious about anything and everything. :/
A 410 shockwave, or a Judge are the two things I mostly had in mind. I guess most anything that chambers 45 LC will also chamber 410?
Not sure why it didn't come to me earlier, I have a little palm sized Beretta .22 that is pretty good at cycling just about everything. That would be pretty easy to have handy.
DD130,
The VAST MAJORITY of firearms that are chambered in .45 Colt will NOT chamber .410 shotgun shells = A firearm that will chamber both have to be made that way OR so modified & MOST handguns are NOT manufactured with a cylinder/chamber that is long enough to accept .410 shells.
(The shortest .410 shells that I am familiar with are 2.5" in length & MOST .410 shells are 2.75" or 3" in length.)
Fwiw, MOST single shot or double-barrel .410 long guns CAN be rechambered/rifled to also fire .45 Colt cartridges.
SOME pump & semi-autos can also be rechambered/rifled but NOT all such shotguns can be successfully modified to properly "feed" .45 Colt cartridges.
ADDENDA: Fwiw, there is a .410-based RIFLE cartridge that is factory loaded in Europe that is nothing more than a 2.75" brass-cased shot shell that is loaded with a (I think that I remember about 250 grain ) SWC lead bullet, at about 2000FPS.
Imo, that cartridge would be fully suited to hunt any animal that can be successfully/humanely taken with a .38-55WCF OR (likely) .45-70 Government.
(SORRY, offhand I cannot remember the name of that rifle cartridge but it is listed in CARTRIDGES OF THE WORLD under European Sporting cartridges.- I just looked & I could NOT find my copy.)
just my personal experience/opinions, satx
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