410 Contender Barrel - What Patterns The Best
Looking at 410/45 barrels for contenders and there are many many options to choose. Some ribbed, some iron sights, some octagon barrels, some external chokes, internal chokes, and various lengths. I cant seem to find a general consensus from forums and personal accounts on which one patterns the best. I am looking to hunt pheasants, grouse, and other small game at a distance of 20-25 yards. From what I am reading, some folks have terrible patterns with donut holes and some folks claim that they are putting almost all BBs on target at 30 yards. If a guy was looking for tighter full pattern for hunting upland game, then what contender barrel configuration (barrel type, choke type, length, etc.) would be the best to purchase?
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Thanks for the polite responses! I just came across an interesting discussion reguarding 410/45 barrels from Schultz Precision. Apparently they recut the rifling straight and add a tighter custom choke. After these modifications it's sounds like it makes a magical 410 barrel for turkey. This pertty much renders the 45 useless though without a twist, which I am ok with. Seems like a great solution though! If anyone has done this I would love to hear how it went. In the meantime I think I'll start saving up for this. I'll report back if I end up going this route and let you know how it shoots!