ID this 410 shell.

Gunswapper · March 2020

I got this in a box of parts. It is a steel cased 410 shotshell. It measures 2 3/4 inches long. The head is stamped '410', '70', and another stamp that I can't identify. The plastic (?) wad is stamped with a '3' ( #3 buckshot?) A magnet sticks to it so I know it isn't aluminum. Any info will be appreciated.

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rufe-snow · March 2020

In the distant past. I have seen similar metal case 410 shells. I believe they were for Air Force survival guns. But I believe, that the cases were aluminum rather than steel.

Your description of the head stamp, the way that it's dated. Makes it appear to be for the military. But the steel case throws me?

mac10 · March 2020

Russian 410

TRAP55 · March 2020

mac10 got it, my guess older Tula or Barnaul with the zinc coating, it's brass plated steel now.

hillbille · March 2020

I think Mac got it, I have some a fellow wanted to get rid of, extemely hard primers and his rossi wouldn't hit hard enough to get them to go off. some were buckshot and a few had fleshettes but they were russian made and I thought all steel..... came in 5 pack boxes

Gunswapper · March 2020

Thanks to all!

mac10 · March 2020

I had some would only work in ss or bolt gun

ID this 410 shell.

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