Years ago, when I first became interested in the .410-bore shotgun shell, the platforms available were limited at best. You could find the occasional pump gun or youth single shot, but that was about it for the average shooting sports enthusiast. If someone had told me then just how diverse the selection of long guns and handguns chambered for these slender shells would become, I probably wouldn't have believed them! From pocketable pistols to turkey busters and even home defense models, here are just a few of the .410s on the market these days.
Rossi SS Poly Tuffy
Among the most popular .410-bore shotguns ever offered have been the compact-size, break-action single-shot shotguns. Rugged, reliable and simple to operated, gun makers have offered a variety of lightweight options. Their relatively low levels of felt recoil, along with the variety of cartridges available, makes them ideal for use as small game hunting, training, survival and utility guns.
Rossi offers an ideal up-to-date barrel model that exemplifies this shotgun category called the SS Poly 410. In recent years the company has traded out this series' all-steel receiver for a polymer receiver with molded in steel supports. This change, along with the textured polymer furniture, shaves the weight down to just 2 lbs. 14.5 oz. The 18.5" round-profile barrel is chambered for 2.5" and 3" shells with a brass bead sight. The thumbhole shoulder stock has two shell holders which can store up to eight cartridges. Stock color options include Black, Gray (shown), OD Green or Tan. MSRP: $227.99
Henry's Single-Shot .410 Bore Turkey Gun
It may come as a surprise to some shooting sports enthusiasts but turkey hunting with a .410-bore shotgun is a popular choice these days. This is due in no small part to the development of effective .410 cartridges like Federal Premium'sHeavyweight Tungsten Super Shot (TSS) 3" shell. Loads like this allow for birds to be harvested ethically but with a fraction of the recoil generated by 12-ga. shells.
A hunting .410 Bore that proved to be a real pleasure to work with is Henry's Single-Shot .410 Bore Turkey Gun. As a variation of this company's H015-410 break-action, this turkey gun is made here in the United States at Henry's Rice Lake, Wisconsin facility. It is outfitted with hardwood stocks and is treated with a complete coverage Mossy Oak Original Bottomland camouflage finish. The 26" long round profile barrel is chambered for 2.5" and 3" .410-bore shells and fitted with a removable Invector-style turkey choke at the factory. Other features include a fiber optic front sight, bright orange 2-dot square notch rear sight and a receiver drilled and tapped to accept Weaver 82 type rails to support magnified scopes or red dot optics. MSRP: $780
Bond Arms Rough Series Rowdy and Rowdy XL
Since 1995 Bond Arms has been making some the smallest and most powerful pocketable pistols available. Inspired by the Remington Model 95, the Bond double-barrel break action is made from stainless steel with modern safety features including a rebounding hammer and a push-button crossbolt safety. The barrels are removable and can be traded out for caliber-conversion barrels in different lengths.
Some of the most popular Bond Arms models have been those chambered to fire .45 Colt revolver cartridges and .410-bore shotgun shells. Among the most affordably priced .45/.410 configurations are the Rough Series Rowdy models. Available with 3" or 3.5" (XL) barrels, the Rowdy sports a cost effective matte finish, removable trigger guard and a compact rubber grip. With a bit of practice, pistol owners can set which barrel they want to fire first, either the top or the bottom. To learn more about how to operate these uncommon handguns, see this post and remember to hold on tight! MSRP: $299 — $349
Rossi Brawler .45 Colt/.410
Although Rossi has offered various break-action, single-shot pistols over the years, few have been as sleek, lightweight and modern as the Brawler .45 Colt/.410 Bore released in 2024. Borrowing the lightweight polymer receiver from the SS Poly Tuffy shotgun, the Brawler sports a slab-side, 9” rifled barrel topped with a 10-slot aluminum optics rail.
The company cleverly added a square-notch rear sight to the optics rail which is paired with a polymer blade front sight making the pistol ready to use right out of the box. Other features include a textured polymer fore-end, a push-button crossbolt safety and a hand filling soft rubber grip borrowed from the Taurus Raging Hunter revolver. Overall, the Brawler is a handy backpacking, camping or trunk gun available at an affordable price. As of this writing, the company is expanding the Brawler to include two rifle-caliber models as well. MSRP: $310.99
Heritage Range Side
Although Heritage Manufacturing Co. is best known for its extensive selection of rimfire Rough Rider revolvers, the company has been busily expanding its catalog of long guns over the last few years. In 2024, the company introduced the Range Side series of .410 Bore shotguns chambered for 2.5" shells only. Styled after the Winchester 9410 shotgun, these lever-actions are made in Turkey by Balmaksan Arms/Khan for importation by Heritage.
In order to meet importation regulations, a twist-knob safety selector has been added to the bolt assembly. Other features include a 20" barrel, a 5+1 ammunition capacity, a full set of interchangeable choke tubes and a leather wrapped lever loop. These shotguns are available in three metal finish options including all-blued carbon steel alloy, blued steel with a case color receiver or a total matte nickel finish (shown). MSRP: $918.99 - $1146.99
Henry X Model
In 2020, Henry Repeating Arms brought their classically styled lever-actions into the 21st century with the release of the side-loading X Model series. Among them was the blued steel Henry X Model .410 Bore shotgun which enjoys the same upgrades as other models in this series. The front sight bead has been upgraded to a fiber-optic sight. The hardwood furniture has been traded out for polymer stocks with a forend that has an accessory rail and MLOK accessory slots. Designed to fire 2.5" shells only, the tubular magazine provides a 5+1 ammunition capacity. Other features include interchangeable choke tubes, an enlarged lever loop and a soft rubber recoil pad. MSRP: $1,124
KelTec KSG 410
Looking like it fell off of a sci-fi movie prop truck, KelTec's KSG pump-action bullpup shotgun was initially launched in a 12-ga. configuration in 2011. It was designed by George Kellgren to be compact, relatively light weight and to double the ammunition capacity of the typical combat shotgun. This was accomplished through the use of dual tubular magazines.
Although the KSG was a terrific success, it would be another 12 years before the KelTec KSG 410 model would be ready to launch. Although a .410 Bore version was suggested early on, it took time to rework nearly every facet of the platform to accommodate the shell's smaller dimensions. This slim and handy version of the KSG can be fitted with a bead sight carry handle, or an optics rail. With a dual magazine ammunition capacity it can hold up to 10+1 rounds of 3” shells or 14+1 rounds of 2.5” .410-bore shells. MSRP: $510
Mossberg 590 Shockwave and 590 7-Shot Shotgun
Mossberg has supported the use of .410-bore shotguns as home-defense options for quite some time. Over the years, the company has offered a slimmed down version of its 500 series model in a variety of configurations including the pistol gripped Cruiser and shoulder stocked HS410. After Mossberg's pump-action 590 Shockwave series became a smash hit in the late 2010s, the company would later update its defensive .410 Bores to mirror the features of the 590 military and combat models.
Today, Mossberg still offers the 590 Shockwave firearms in .410 with a 14.375" barrel, 5+1 ammunition capacity and the signature Shockwave birdshead grip. However, this model has since been joined by what the company simply calls the 590 7-Shot shotgun. It sports more typical home-defense shotgun features including an 18.5" barrel, brass bead front sight and a polymer shoulder stock. Both of these .410 Bore 590s have a suggested retail price of $581.
