The Almost Forgotten .410

[bigtex10mm]

This weekend I had the pleasure of working on a shotgun I had never seen before. Now I really love my Winchester pumps, in 12ga, but a co worker brought her husbands Winchester to me. It was a Model 42 Standard Grade Pump. I, in my 30 years of gunsmithing had never even seen one much less smithed on one. This one was completely disassembled as her husband decided to take it upon himself to do so.....then realized he did not know how to put it back together. The cool factor for me was that it was a Winchester pump, in .410, something that I have never seen anywhere. Oh I have seen quite a few single shots, over and under's and even a few semi auto's in .410, but not a pump. The gun was in excellent shape for its age. After inspecting all the parts I cleaned, lubed and reassembled the gun and put 4 rounds through it. Just like my two 12ga. guns, the action was silky smooth and ran like a Singer Sewing Machine. The gun was in what I consider to be 90% on the blueing and wood finish. I told the owner that if he ever got a wild hair to sell it I would like to have it and would give him a more than fair amount for it.......fingers crossed that he will part with it!!! I apologize but I did not take any pictures of it.

 

[deemus]

I have a pump 410 too. Not sure what brand it is, but it’s not a Winchester. Don’t think I’ve ever shot it. Need to remedy that.

 

[Moonpie]

The Winchester Model 42 is a wonderful shotgun. Their value on the collector market shows it too.
If you ever get the chance to shoot one with the aftermarket installed ventilated rib it’s fantastic.

 

[TreyG-20]

I have a mossberg 500 410. Didn't know pump 410s were rare.

 

[bigtex10mm]

Maybe they are not so rare as I was thinking.....prior to last week I had never seen one and I go to a lot of Gun Shows here in Texas. I do know that I like that Winchester and would love to have it!! I agree that ventilated rib would surely dress it up.

 

[single stack]

A plain old shooters grade Model 42 goes for about $1,200.
That’s a lot for an old pump gun.
They certainly are great little shotguns.

 

[General Zod]

My mother had a .410 pump. I think it was a Mossberg. It was a good little gun - lightweight and reliable.


BTW, if you want something modern and fun, I saw a Mossberg Shockwave in .410 a couple of weeks ago.

 

[m5215]

Yes I forgot about it. Thanks for reminding me. I need to find that small .410 shotgun I saw many years ago that looks like a mini 12 gauge tactical pump action shotgun.

 

[Glenn B]

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Wondering why the title of this thread is The Almost Forgotten .410!

High quality shotguns in .410 bore, in any action, often are in high demand and usually bring a premium simply because they are .410 bore. It always amazes me how much a high quality .410 bore gun will sell for as compared to a 12, 20, or 16 gauge of the same model.

There is a very nice Winchester 42 in .410 bore for sale on GunBroker, see https://www.gunbroker.com/item/931834900. Currently, it has a high bid of $1,425.00 but since there are 5 days & a few hours left in that auction (as I type) you can bet it will sell for a good amount more. There are lots of other .410 pump guns currently for sale on GunBroker with a nice variety of makes & models from which to choose, see https://www.gunbroker.com/All/search?Keywords=.410 pump&Sort=13&PageSize=96. They certainly have not been almost forgotten by the folks selling or buying them.

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[bigtex10mm]

What I was saying is, if you look in "most" gun stores, gun shows you will not find many if any .410 pumps any more, compared to the 12ga. and 20ga. guns that are so plentiful. That's why I titled it the way I did. I don't do a lot of internet shopping for guns, especially used guns, because I like to put my hands on what I am planning to buy. Just the old nature of my ways. I rarely go to Gunbroker, but I see what you are talking about. I guess I should have have added a ? to the end of the title.

 

[robertc1024]

Just happen to have one.

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[robertc1024]

@bigtex10mm - Glad you started this thread. I got that one from my wife's family. Her dad (89 and going ok) has a plethora of .410 shotguns. He used them a lot for training bird dogs. I used to have a Beretta single shot that had a "trigger" for breaking it open. He carried that on a saddle holster during quail hunting field trials. He ended up buying a bunch of really nice SxS English shotguns in .410. No need to hump 12 gauge ammo around if you're accurate. His .410's killed a lot of quail.

 

[GasGuzzler]

You don't see them for sale because no one will let go of them. I got this Mossberg 500E then made the wood look better. I bought a bunch of ammo but never shot it. It's not as red in real life as in this picture.

I have a mossberg 500 410. Didn't know pump 410s were rare.

 

[Byrd666]

I would absolutely love to have a lightweight O/U .410.

 

[EZ-E]

The only thing with .410 .... is the ammo is stupid expensive.

 

[kbaxter60]

I have a pump 410 too. Not sure what brand it is, but it’s not a Winchester. Don’t think I’ve ever shot it. Need to remedy that.

At least YOU can still supply pics!

 

[single stack]

 

[Axxe55]

My father has an interesting little SxS 410 shotgun, that was bought in the late 1960's by my grandfather. A Felix Sarasqueta that was imported by FIE. Knowing my grandfather, it was probably the least expensive shotgun that he felt would serve his purposes for that shotgun.

very similar to this one for sale.

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On most auction sites, the 410's usually are double the asking price than the same shotgun in 12 or 20.

 

[mdf9183]

I have a Mossberg Mod 510 which is a .410 Pump w/18.5 in. Bbl. I got it in 2016 for my snake gun. Good little gun for $320.00.

 

[V-Tach]

My little Model 42........bought some years ago......made in 1959....was someone's Safe Queen....not a scratch on the metal.......wood in excellent shape............checkered safety adds to the pure class of the Model 42......