I mentioned the Thunder Five .410 bore shotgun revolver a few weeks ago. It's apparently no longer made, but I found two more .410 handguns.

The American Derringer Model 4 is available in .45 and .410 shotgun. It's so small and light I'd be seriously concerned about damaging my wrist. Pass.

In a completely different category is the Magnum Research BFR revolver. With a big frame, long barrel, and optional ported muzzle, it wouldn't be any harder to control the .410 than it would be to shoot a .454 Casull or a .45-70, which the big revolvers are also chambered in. In fact, the .410 would be the easiest of the three.

Another option would be a to buy a .44 Magnum and load it up with snake shot. Same effect, plus you get the option of bullets for long-range precision, and .44 Special loads for target practice. There are plenty of offerings, from the original Smith & Wesson "Dirty Harry" Model 29 or the newer S&W Mountain Gun to the Ruger Super Blackhawk, Ruger Vaquero, and Taurus Titanium Tracker, to mention a few.

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I like money. I like wine. I like when Bill Hobbs tries to save Tennesseeans money on wine:

There's a new report out from the Federal Trade Commission that says laws like the one Tennessee has banning the sale of wine on the Internet are anti-competitive and drive up prices for consumers. Well... yeah. The FTC says lifting such laws could help consumers save about 20 percent on their wine purchases. The report on online wine sales is part of a broad FTC review of state regulations and whether they are reducing online competition. The FTC: "By allowing interstate direct shipping, states would give consumers the opportunity to save money on their wine purchases, and would let consumers choose from a much greater variety of wines." Twenty-six states ban interstate wine sales online. Tennessee is one of them - in Tennessee it is a felony for a winery to ship wine directly to the consumer. The story notes a previous study indicated that calculated that state restrictions on online wine sales cost consumers more than $15 billion a year.

UPDATE: more news on the wine front.