Your thoughts on that? I have about five old 410s and like every one of them. What size shot shells do you use for Squirrel hunting with a 410? I used #6 shot as close as I could get which was usually 15 yards. Though there are smaller shot sizes on the market, #8 is the smallest shot commonly used by hunters. When I used a 410 for squirrels I used #6 shot in 2 1/2" chamberd shotgun. loads for the .410. This load will kill them as well as any 3 inch shell at the range you should shoot squirrels with a .410 I know someone has killed squirrels at long range with the .410 and may take exception to this but get them as close as possible and then get 5 yards closer. You can calculate the diameter of shot sizes by subtracting the shot-size number from 17 and then divide that by 100. Some view the .410 as a gun for kids, an inconsistent crippler, and difficult to use on flying game. It has a diameter of just .080” and is used with great effect by dove and quail hunters. For hunting, there’s nothing a .410 can do that the 28-gauge can’t do better. #5's are a very over looked shot the fills the bill for probably 90% of a shotgun users needs in the field. I would not use steel #6 on squirrels regardless of gauge but especially not the .410. I am unfamiliar with available 410 shells today but when i was a kid (in the dark ages) I used my mother's H&R single shot, full choke 2.5" 410 for squirrels and porcupines. Not just any shotgun however, but a vintage bolt-action, single-shot Winchester Model 41 in .410 bore that I bought at an auction a few years ago. I am with 007 on this answer, only I use the 14" barrel. I use a 3" shell with size 6 shot. ~Muir Gotta tell you man, I have squirrel hunted my whole life, .22LR, 20 gauge, 16 gauge, 12 gauge, and .410. Hence, 17-8 = 9, or .09”. I decided to go squirrel hunting the morning of September 14. Slug: Rifled, Cyl, Imp.Cyl, Mod: 000, 00, 0: Cyl, Imp.Cyl, Mod: 4 -6: Full, Extra Full Pictured left to right; a 3 inch Federal game load, 2.5 inch AA Winchester Skeet reload, (2) Remington slug loads, and a Federal slug load. The small bore 28 gauge is probably best used with shot no larger than #6, and I can see no point to using shot larger than #7-1/2 in .410 bore guns. For the first time in many years I would use a shotgun. But for skeet shooting… For the last three years I have hunted with the .410 the most, just a little Stoeger O/U .410, and I have to tell you with 3″ #6 shot it is lights out awesome, (both barrels full choke). If I had to absolutely shoot steel shot at squirrels it would be #4 or #3 steel. Was considering using 7 1/2 shot this year. Walmart has 2 1/2 inch winchester #6 half oz. A Perfect Use for the .410. Great shot size with exception to small birds close range. When I was a teenager, one time I was grouse hunting and shot at a squirrel with lead #7 1/2 shot from a full choke 16 gauge at around 40 yards. When i got good enough I switched to 22LR, sometimes firing 22 shorts. 16 and 20 gauge guns are generally best used with lead shot no larger than #4 even in the heaviest magnum loads, and #6 or smaller shot will give denser patterns in standard shells. Many shooters shot squirrels or rabbits with a .410 when they were a kid. I use a full choke and have to sneak in close. My favorite one being the old Ithaca Model 66 lever-action brake open single-shot. I aimed for the head.

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