The Lightfield Home Defender Rubber Buck .410 Gauge 2.5in load (part no. RBHD410) fires four .406-diameter rubber-coated pellets, built specifically for home defense and personal protection. Lightfield rates this load across multiple firing platforms: 1400 fps and 182 ft/lbs from an 18-inch pump shotgun, 1150 fps and 123 ft/lbs from a 4-inch revolver, and 1000 fps and 93 ft/lbs from a 3-inch derringer. It can serve as a painful warning shot but can also be lethal under some circumstances, so it should be treated with the same seriousness as live ammunition. This less lethal ammunition is a specialty home-defense load, not a hunting or target shell.

Key Specifications

• The gauge is .410 bore, the smallest common shotgun bore, prized for minimal recoil.
• Shell length is 2.5 inches, sized for .410 shotguns with a standard 2.5-inch chamber.
• The payload is four .406-diameter rubber pellets, a less-lethal charge rather than a live buckshot load.
• From an 18-inch pump shotgun, velocity is rated at 1400 fps and 182 ft/lbs at 3 feet.
• From a 4-inch revolver, velocity is rated at 1150 fps and 123 ft/lbs at 3 feet.
• From a 3-inch derringer, velocity is rated at 1000 fps and 93 ft/lbs at 3 feet.
• Lightfield markets this under its Home Defender line, built specifically for home defense and personal protection.
• Each box holds 5 rounds, the standard packaging for a specialty less-lethal load.
• Ten boxes ship per case (50 rounds total), a bulk option for dealers and training programs.
• Cost runs about $2.46 per round, premium pricing typical of a specialty less-lethal load.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this ammunition lethal? Lightfield states it can be used as a painful warning shot but can also be lethal under some circumstances, so it should be handled with the same caution as live ammunition.

Why does Lightfield rate velocity across three different firearms? Because a .410 round can be fired from a pump shotgun, a revolver, or a derringer, and the platform’s barrel length significantly changes the velocity and energy delivered.

Is this load meant for hunting or home defense? Home Defender is built specifically for home defense and personal protection, not hunting or target shooting.

Buy Lightfield Home Defender Rubber Buck .410

Home defense calls for a load rated on the actual platform it will be fired from, and Lightfield tests Home Defender across pump guns, revolvers, and derringers. Order from our Lubbock, Texas gun shop and it ships fast to your door.