Hi,
Picked up my savage model 42 combination in 22wmr over .410. It's going to be lots of fun, and is currently fitted with a niko stirling Nrd 30 red dot scope. I haven't had much of a chance to play yet, but accuracy looks like it'll easily be minute of fox at sensible distances. Given the dot looks to about 4 MOA that's probably more than good enough for my intended use of this firearm. Point of impact for the .410 barrel using the one box of Winchester 3" shells in #4 shot I had at hand was, as to be expected, a few inches below point of aim. I'll need to play around to work out the required amount of holdover.
Looking for experienced based comments on the use of #4 vs #6 shot. The extra pellets in #6 will help fill the gaps in the pattern that come with #4 shot through a. 410, but may just give away too much energy for bunnies. I'm also expecting the odd fox to pops its head up at close range.
Save your comments about 12g and 20g being so much better than .410, I've got access to 3 different 12 g, and they are definitely good things, , but this little savage is going to be just the ticket for a property with tight scrub and lots of bunnies and the odd fox all at very short range.
Cheers