.45Long Colt ammo in a .410 bolt action shotgun

[Guest Nunya]

Is it safe / accurate to shoot .45 Long Colt ammo through a .410 Bolt action shotgun?

Because it's closed-breech, I couldn't image it would hurt anything, as long as the shell chambers, but I'll leave it to you guys to educate me.

Why? You might ask....

I'm getting a Taurus Judge next week and there's a .410 bolt action shotgun for sale.

Since I'll have both kinds of ammo on hand, I'm considering buying that too. You know, another gun no need to buy new ammo.

[Guest Nunya]

Before you ask, here's a little more info:

Springfield Model 951 410 single shot bolt action with 3" chamber and 24" Barrel

[Garufa]

No. Do not shoot 45 Colt out of a .410 shotgun.

A .410 shotgun has a bore diameter of .410 as the name implies. 45 Colt has a .452-.454 diameter bullet. Seriously bad things could happen.

[R_Bert]

What Garufa said, and the 45 Colt can easily be 2x CUP (pressure) rating of the .410 ga

Prime Directive - follow the MFG specifications !

Edited February 11, 2012 by R_Bert

[Steelharp]

Safety rule #11: USE THE CALIBER YOUR GUN WAS MANUFACTURED FOR.

[Guest Nunya]

Ok. It's official: I'm an idiot. But at least I asked the professionals BEFORE I tried something stupid.

Thanks, guys.

[Caster]

Ok. It's official: I'm an idiot. But at least I asked the professionals BEFORE I tried something stupid.

Thanks, guys.

NO, you would have been an idiot if you would have tried it. Instead you asked and found out the easy way. Finding out the hard way sucks.

[R_Bert]

Agreed. In this case, you were prudent.

[QuietDan]

What, no one want to tie the shottie to a tree and pull the trigger with a string??!!?? How would you know for sure??

/sarcasm

[Steelharp]

You are NOT an idiot, at all. You were curious, you asked a question seeking information about it, and you received answers from a knowledgeable bunch of guys.

An idiot would have been on the news first.

You did good.

[Guest Nunya]

An idiot would have been on the news first.

You have a point, sir!

[nightrunner]

The biggest problem is pressure. A shotgun barrel has very thin walls compared to a rifle barrel. Also a rifle or even a revolver cartridge has much higher pressure than a shotgun cartridge does.

[blizzard]

Well now I'm curious. How are they able to do it with the Taurus "Judge"? Is it the opposite? They chamber the judge in .45 so it will shoot the smaller .410 ?

[Guest 73challenger]

H&R makes a .410/.45 long colt single shot. Just a idea

[Guest Skeeter]

Well now I'm curious. How are they able to do it with the Taurus "Judge"? Is it the opposite? They chamber the judge in .45 so it will shoot the smaller .410 ?

Yep,

Also Bore Size would not be critical Shooting Buck Shot.

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[Guest Nunya]

H&R makes a .410/.45 long colt single shot. Just a idea

Sweet. I'll keep an eye out for one. Just like to consolidate ammo.

[glockster157]

There was a show on one of the shooting channels last week. Now they were supposed professional gunsmiths and they did all the warnings as I do also but they did all kinds of bad thinks to an old Spanish imported single shot .410 shotgun. They used a shooting vise and stood back some distance pulling the trigger with a string. They shot 444 Marlin in it, 30-30, several others and even a couple of 454 Casulls. It never bulged the barrel nor did it open the full choke up which stayed at .387. Of course this was a stunt and could be disengenious, it is TV, but it was interesting.