With proper shot-placement, um, yes it will. It might not be a good idea, but it will work. Steel-cased .410 3" loaded with slugs are used by trappers in Russia for everything up to and including bear. Head-shots only, and only at extreme close range, but it puts 'em down.
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um, again, gotta disagree, no they are not, you should never toss pills that are smaller than 20 guage at deer. ever. for any reason.
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Having known two people who successfully used .410 slugs as close-range (under 25 yards) deer guns, I have to insist. These were not one-time flukes; one gentleman still uses his .410 in this way. It limits you to bowhunting ranges, but that's why he likes it. More challange and less ruined meat. It also lessens the chances of a miss, ND, or blow-through flying far enough to cause collateral damage.
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.410 is kinda useless for anything but brushworking rabbits. much better and more available options for grouse, pheasant, quail, dove exist...
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More available, yes. But -nothing- is as fast as a .410, and with grouse and quail, speed matters. A LOT. It takes practice to get good enough with a .410 to hunt with it, but it works. I use a .410 hammer double for all of the above except pheasant, and have never had a problem with it. Fewer pellets means less ruined meat and less shot getting stuck in your teeth. My short .410 is the fastest-swinging shotgun I've ever used, and a 12-bore in such a handy length would be vastly unpleasant to shoot.
Next time you pontificate on the impossibility of something, make sure someone hasn't already done it.