" of couse the idiot lead shot ban in england rules it out for the ducks I do remember seeing ducks shot to a small flight pond with one and it was fine"
Why couldn't you use steel , bismith , or tungston shot for ducks? The 410 was my first gun but I would advise against it.A 20ga or 12ga is way more effective and cheaper.With tungston shot you would have no problems taking ducks, geese, and pheasants out to a reasonable distance.35yd's is the maximum range I would shoot a 410, any farther and patterns and penitratons start to go.Sorry for the spelling.