Jan
15
Federal Premium .410 Handgun Ammunition
ByFederal introduced .410 ammunition designed for the Taurus Judge revolver. In two formulations, 000 and #4 shot, these loadings are designed for two different desires.
Federal states the 000 contains four pellets that penetrate to a depth of up to 15″ in bare gelatin. The #4 pellets (approximately 10) penetrate to a depth of up to 6″.
The Federal rep on scene was not able to provide any additional information regarding velocities, shipping dates, or prices.
12 Comments
January 24th, 2009 at 7:24 pm
Way to go guys! For such a long time I had owned a .410 side by side pistol with a four inch barrels. It was worthless with traditional shotgun ammunition. My first experiment with it, I took a full piece of half inch plywood, leaned it against a fence and from a mere fifteen feet away shot it. All of the #4 shot bounced off the plywood and pelted me. Luckily none hit my eyes or any sensitive areas and I was able to immediately laugh about the lack of power that my new .410 pistol had.
I gave the pistol to my brother who cherished it as the useless novelty that it was.
I called him a few minutes ago with the great news of your newest ammo for the .410 handgun. He now owns a useful .410 handgun. Once again, way to go guys!!!
January 25th, 2009 at 2:22 pm
The current #4 shot packs a good punch point blank at a little over 700 fps from the 3inch judge. These new shells should be a great choice for an up close defensive round.
February 9th, 2009 at 2:18 am
With 10 pellets, could this be #4 buck? That would be fantastic in the judge!
May 30th, 2009 at 5:17 pm
LENGTH OF AMMO 2.5″ OR 3.0″
May 31st, 2009 at 11:40 pm
2 1/2″
August 16th, 2009 at 12:55 pm
There has been a lot of confusion on the web about this new Federal product, made for the Taurus Judge. Many people on the Web claim it is 4B in other words #4 Buck shot which would have 8-12 pellets. (In fairness Federal doesn’t claim anything, but they are are silent). The package only says “4 shot”. I just received mine from Cabela’s and just opened a shell up. The pellets are brass and there are 60 in the 2.5 inch shell. In a Winchester .410 #4 shot I have (bird shot or maybe rabbit shot) there were 68 lead pellets. SO DON’T BE FOOLED INTO THINKING THIS IS 4B BUCK SHOT BECAUSE I HAVE DONE THE TEST.
August 16th, 2009 at 11:37 pm
Joseph,
Thanks for posting your experience. Your description sounds correct (bird not buck for the #4). My article was written on what the Federal reps were telling people at the 2009 SHOT Show, which was not a whole lot. They stated 10 pellets, indicating buck, but you are clearly describing bird. Thanks again.
Richard
August 25th, 2009 at 9:10 pm
I just purchased a 3 inch chamber judge with 3 inch barrel.
I saw your federal 2.5 inch # 4 box in the store, but I want the extra power of 3 inch.
I purchased 3 inch # 4 H&H.
I want an effective gun for self defense and snakes for my wife to use.
I have not fired it yet, but put 3 410 shells and 2 45 long colts in the gun.
The long colts are expensive, so I will likely only shoot 410 shells out of the gun.
Federal, please provide detailed balistic for 410 shot that all in the industry can challenge.
Your a good company and should have good products, so let the industry put you to the test.
I spent $525.00 on the 3 inch chamber Judge, I hope I didn’t waste my money.
What 410 round, preferably in 3 inch shells should I use so my wife can have a personal defense gun in the house and I can defend against snake in our yard?
August 30th, 2009 at 7:12 pm
I bought the Public Defender 2.5″ chamber 3″ barrel smaller frame than the Judge…for my wife today and they had four boxes of Federal Premium .410 Handgun shotshells so I bought them
thinking it was the four 000 buckshot load (Thank you Federal for that improved load 3 vs 4 balls of 000 in a 2.5″ shell)
Anyway if your not 100% sure what ammo you have simply cut one open and if you bought the “4 shot” muzzle Velocity 1200fps shells you’ll find #63 or 64 pellets (copper slightly smaller than your Red Ryder BBs)
They have their uses but now you and I need to buy some 000 Federal 2.5″ real shells and some Corbon 45 Long Colt
This gun has a lot going for it. Taurus makes terrific guns now (as compared to their S&W clones 25 years ago which were pretty good also)
Hope this helps somebody and don’t forget to Vote next fall we need to get this %#@! straightened out ASAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
September 6th, 2009 at 2:08 pm
Having recently purchased a 2.5″ Judge, my gun dealer threw in these federal rounds. I require a serpent gun…with moccasins, copperheads, and rattlers on my property. The #4 round “killed” my creek nicely…. wanting to see the shotpattern….I aimed into my creek…and from about 20 ft away….got a uniformly distributed circle about 10 feet wide…snakes beware! This round is perfect for my needs…Come to think of it…as a self defense round…..I think it would rock….just point it in the general direction of the intruder and you’d put a huge…tho non lethal hurt on said poor SOB who’d be at the wrong place at the wrong time…a nice round if you can find it.
October 17th, 2009 at 7:01 pm
I bought a box of these Federal .410 000 buck shells. I don’t have one of the “Defender” pistols, but I have an older (1970s’) .22/.410 over unders. Does anyone know for sure if these are safe to fire in a longarm such as this? Thanks in advance for any info.
Semper Fi, Ed
November 13th, 2009 at 5:30 pm
OMG, a lot of dis-information out there concerning the new Federal 410 Handgun 4-pellet 000 buck ammo. LOOK ON THE BOX; 410 Handgun, 4-pellet, 000 buck, 2 1/2″ WILL ALL BE IN BOLD LETTERS. At 20′ this ammo goes through solid 1″ wood with a 5-6″ pattern. There are 4 pellets (.36 cal) traveling at 1200 fps. The birdshot claim is bullshit, unless you’re shooting at ostriches or emu’s.