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fdees
If you know any thing about this caliber being used in a shotgun I'd appreciate hearing from you. Is the round a slug? How does a .44 round compare with a shotgun gauge? Thanks.
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  • fdees
    can .410 bore rounds be fired in a .44 cal shotgun? can inserts be used to fire .410s? thanks
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  • Tailgunner1954
    Which 44 are you talking about? There is (was) a 44 "game getter" (the GG was designed for trappers to dispatch trapped critters) that was a smooth bore, and the shells were normally loaded with a round ball (cartridge was about the size of a 44Mag case, BUT loaded to much lower pressures).
    Diameter wise the closest standard shotgun size would be the 410, but the 410 would carry a much larger payload.

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    Second row up, just left of the partition is a 44 Game Getter ball round, to it's left are 3 44Spl rounds and to the right of the partition is a 44 Mag round
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  • fdees
    quote:Originally posted by fdees
    If you know any thing about this caliber being used in a shotgun I'd appreciate hearing from you. Is the round a slug? How does a .44 round compare with a shotgun gauge? Thanks.


    Do you have a .58 caliber in your collection that you could point out to me. Is the .58 larger than a .410? by how much?
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  • Ned Fall
    Do the math. Subtract .410 from .580. the difference is .170.
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  • MIKE WISKEY
    many of the old break action single shot shotguns were made for the .44/40 shot cartridge...........a lot were rechambered for .410
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