This Web Site is an attempt to link together a series of Web sites (plus other useful information) specifically for the Fourten shotgun (.410) user, collector and reloader.
Shooting this diminutive shotgun is a minority sport in the UK and information about, and for, the Fourten shotgun hard to come by.
Many thanks also to Tim Woodhouse for his innumerable very knowledgable articles.
We also wish to give our thanks to Robert Sears for being allowed to publish his article "Should
a .410 be in your battery" (previously
published in the "American Rifleman").
Every possible aspect of shooting the
.410 is extensively covered. Game, Sporting Clays, Skeet, Mini
FITASC, Cartridges, Reloading, Shot sizes & hardness, Chokes,
Wads, History, Extensive Shot performance, Velocity,
Energy & Penetration charts, Gun tests: Over & unders, side by
sides, autos, pumps, shot pistols, Comparison with the
28bore.The 'lost gauges' of 32
& 24 bore and much more.
UK Customers: By fax (24hrs) on
01722-716052 By phone during office hours Mon-Fri
using Visa, Switch or MasterCard credit cards on 01722-716052 Or finally by post using the coupon
in the book shop section of Clayshooting Magazine.
USA Customers:
Carol Barnes
Gunnerman Books
P.O. Box 81697
Rochester Hills, MI 48308, USA
Phone 248-608-2856
VISA and MasterCard accepted
e-mail: Gunnermanbks@att.net
For
signed copies (Inc. International
deliveries):-
Also available from .. Paul Morgan Old & New Books on Fishing & Field
Sports Coch-y-bonddu Books, Machynlleth, Wales SY20 8DJ, U.K. UK Tel 0870
300 2004 From overseas +44 1654 702837 UK Fax 01654 702857
From overseas +44 1654 702857 email orders@anglebooks.comhttp://www.anglebooks.com
Representing
the culmination of 30 years of research, this book catalogues
the 125-year developmental history of the 410 in both Britain
and the United States. Coverage includes makers such as
Browning, Ithaca, Winchester, Boss, Holland & Holland, Purdey
and others.
British Small Gauge Championships 2009 - Weston Wood
And many thanks to Tim Woodhouse for the enclosed Report of the 2008 Small Bore Championships.
BASC .410 "World Championships" 2008
The tropical storm type weather leading up to the BASC .410 World Championship had an affect on the numbers attending this annual event, however it did not deter the determined and hardy owners of the smallest shotgun calibre to turn up at Mid Wales Shooting Centre, Trefeglwys in Powys to challenge for the title of BASC .410 Sporting Champion.
Despite some terrible travelling and shooting conditions there were competitors from all parts of the country, East Lothian in Scotland, Yorkshire, Hampshire and Dorset to name a few.
This year, the format was different to the previous years in that the sporting competition was shot over a course of 100 targets to replicate BASC celebrating its centenary year.
Ian Ainsley from North Yorkshire was an early entrant and took the advantage of a break in the weather to post a score of 76. This was closely followed by T Smith on 74. With the weather so unpredictable this 76 by Ian looked for a long time to be safe, however last years winner again from Yorkshire Chris Napthine, put in a brave effort to retain his title and as the scores came in it became clear that there was going to be a shoot off
for the title as Chris also posted a 76.
The resulting shoot off ended with Ian becoming the new BASC .410 World Champion, Ian also won the pool shoot in a shoot off with Chris.
It was also encouraging to see the number of juniors and ladies taking part. C Gorsuch from Hampshire took the Junior title on 36 and it was Lisa Hughes from Trefeglwys which kept the Welsh flag flying taking the Ladies title with a score of 35.
BASC.
.410 World Championship 2008
Saturday 6th September
Mid Wales Shooting Centre, Trefeglwys, Caersws, Powys
Results
.410 World Championship 'Open'
1st Ian Ainsley 76* , 2nd Chris Napthine 76*, 3rd Tim Smith 74 , *after shoot off
.410 World Championship 'Junior'
1st C Gorsuch 36, 2nd R Goble 35, 3rd Brandon Mulliner 29
.410 World Championships 'Ladies'
1st Lisa Hughes 35, 2nd K Mulliner 30, A Oliver 25.
This
is an interesting guide and contains the UK Home Office
interpretation of current UK Firearms regulations and is
an essential tool for the UK Firearms collector or Ammunition
collector.
The file is a .pdf file (Adobe Acrobat format) and is 872
KBytes.
Right click the following link and 'Save Target As..' onto
your hard disk. Home_Office_Police_Guide
The
following are the June 2003 records for the American National
Skeet Shooting Association (NSSA)
for the longest runs in regulation comp. without missing
a target!
I
suppose you could shoot them with a .410 but these targets
are designed for plinking at with an Air gun.
If you have a computer and a decent printer, load it up
with reasonably thick A4 paper/card (we use 160 g per
sq metre) and print out the particular targets you require.
Trapshooting
on the Computer
couldn't resist this bit of fun! (Ignore
the reference to Skeet!!)
Reloading
Web sites (for the Fourten) for Cases , Primers, Powders,
Wads etc. Reloading Equiptment (Presses, scales, measures
etc.) Info on History, Guns, Cartridges & Manufacturers/Suppliers
stocking .410 bits and pieces, Pages from old catalogues,
adverts, cartridge boxes etc. for the Nostalgia pages, Relevant
books etc. etc. etc. --- Email :-
