All this .410 talk has me intrigued... so went online looking around at .410 shotguns/turkey guns. There's more than I thought there would be along with some names I'm unfamiliar with. So asking, what are you guys using to deliver your .410 TSS turkey loads? Absolutely no NEED for this, but we all know how that goes... thanks!

Mine is a Hatsan Escort semi auto, I’d rather it be a pump. I’ll probably pick up a Stevens 301 at some point.


I’m using the Comp-N-Choke .385.

Stevens 555 O/U with XX Full Jebs TSS chokes.

You've seen mine. Browning BPS .410 with a 26 inch barrel and an Indian Creek .385.

An old beater H&R that Sumtoy cut for me at 18”, threaded for chokes and added a fastfire base.

Its barely as long as my arm and throws a killing pattern at 40 with Boss TSS 10s

I also gave it a rattle can paint job.

Mine are:

1) Old Italian single shot with a 26” full choke
2) Mossberg 500 24” full

Both will kill a turkey but I want to add either a 555 or a bobwhite for a 410.

I got a buddy looking at a Hatsan semi auto.

What is your reason you would rather have a pump? Cycling issues?

Mine has absolutely ran like a top. I’ve never had the first issue out of mine but I just prefer a pump.

Thanks for the reply, I will let him know.

Tristar viper g2 with a compact/youth stock on it for my daughter, and a full size pistol grip for myself if I decide to use it. Using my own handloads with 7/8oz tss.

Savage 301 coated with a Burris ff3 and Jen’s choke.

A Savage 301 or do you mean a Stevens 301?

I really like the CVA.
Great trigger, comes with a turkey choke, shoots great patterns with my handloads.

A very early Henry SS. Went back for the recall so the trigger is quite nice. Pretty wood. Using the factory Turkey tube, made by Briley.

This little gun has been a lot of fun. I’ve shot some clays with it with the modified tube. It also handles Brenneke slugs nicley with a Skeet tube, and also Federal PD buckshot. I bought a bunch of the Hornady CD loads with a bullet and some BBs, but they are useless. Careful shopping has led to me acquiring a fair number of target loads at almost reasonable prices, $12-$14 a box. Thinking about shooting a round Wednesday with the Turkey choke and the red dot, just for giggles, but will pattern a couple beforehand.

Didn’t know about that one. Looks perfect. I bought one of the MLs last year on impulse and am very impressed so far.

Marketed under savage by Steven’s. Depending where you look gun goes under either manufacturer.

I'll second the BPS. My son used it with a Jebs & TSS to take a nice tom. He is a lefty and loves the BPS and his bucket list includes taking a tom with each gauge of the BPS. Only has the 16ga and 12ga left to check off.

I checked zero on mine this evening. No issues and great patterns.


I’m sure he knows but the Hatsan Escort uses Rem thread chokes and I don’t think there are a lot available yet. Mine is a comp-n-choke .385. There are 3 guns around here setup identical and all 3 are hammers.

The long version Rossi. Bought it for my grandson when he is old enough. In the meantime, I loaded up a couple hundred 3" #10 TSS. Good to at least 40 yards. It's going with me next week.

Was at my favorite gun shop the other day and they have a pretty nice Savage 99 take down, in 300 Savage, in the consignment rack. Looking at it I was reminded of the one I had and I also had the .410 barrel for it. But looking at 10Glocks choke tube from using TSS, I'm sure that barrel would look the same if TSS was used in it. Another one that went down the road to get something else that I no longer remember....

I’m an Encore fan and have been looking at a SSK 410 pistol barrel, but according to the Oklahoma regs (which is the only place I hunt turkeys), it may or may not be legal.

So there is a correct understanding, only the choke tube has signs of wear, and only about 1/2 of the parallel portion. 2/3rds or more of the tube has no signs of wear. I suspect it's the porting that is grabbing the shot cup and allowing pellets to get out ahead of the shot cup and make contact with the choke tube. There are no wad stripping rings in the Indian Creek .410 tube like there are in the 20, 12 and 10 gauge tubes. But the porting must be doing the same job. I've shot the same TSS loads out of the OEM flush FULL tube and through a Carlsons .385 TSS tube without porting and there are no signs of pellet contact like there is in the Indian Creek.

I've only shot Federal Heavyweioght TSS with the flight control wad. I've recovered several wads and note they are pretty thick walled and fairly stiff plastic. They aren't split to the end like traditional shot cups and only have slits in the middle, presumably to let it expand to fill the bore (but in thruth, I don't know when that mid-wad expension occurs). Whatever, it seems to protect the bore very well.

Here's a 12 gauge wad I shot out of my Benelli:

My thought was about the "old" steel of the barrel. But I'll never know as the chances of me getting another one are very slim to none... lol! I've seen more than one "old" shotgun barrel scored by steel shot.

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/1046045175

I have a T/C Contender with a 16” vent rib barrel that JR Schultz put straight rifling in and installed a custom choke

I've got a Stevens 301 and a Mossberg International SA410. My 410 has killed quiet a few gobbles over the last 3 years. I should have the 301 setup by mid week I'm gonna try to take one bird with it.