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Offline snakeman

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Thinking of a 28 ga
« on: January 26, 2009, 02:26:29 PM »
I have been thinking of getting a 28 ga for a while. I already have a 12 and 20 and thought about a .410 but the ammo for the .410 and 28 ga are comparable in price so I figured why not get the 28 since it will probably pattern better. I will use it for just walking thru the woods and shooting rabbits, quail, squirrels, and the occasional pheasant. Is there any 28 ga shooters out there and what do you think?


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Re: Thinking of a 28 ga
« Reply #1 on: January 26, 2009, 03:05:23 PM »
Get it! You will love it. Mine patterns way better than my .410 and only has slightly more recoil. Barely enough to notice. I love using mine for
informal clay shooting. I plan on getting reloading equipment for it at some point, it's that fun.
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Re: Thinking of a 28 ga
« Reply #2 on: January 27, 2009, 01:10:18 AM »
Last year I found a custom 28 gauge for my G2 Contender ( I know I'm on the NEF/H&R sight ). This is a great bird and rabbit gun. I get as many rabbits with it as I did with my 20 gauge pump. ( This may or may not be true but at the Orvis Shooting School that I went too a few years ago the instructors told me that a 28 gauge puts out the best pattern for skeet & bird shooting ). All I know is that I love shooting my 28 gauge. I just got a 28 gauge reloading kit for my Mec Sizemaster.
So buy it and have fun with it.
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Re: Thinking of a 28 ga
« Reply #3 on: January 27, 2009, 06:00:46 AM »
My experience is very limited but I can tell you that the few rounds I did put down range had more holes in the beer can than my .410 with about the same recoil. Ammo cost is bout the same so it seems to me like a win win .
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Re: Thinking of a 28 ga
« Reply #4 on: January 27, 2009, 06:19:10 AM »
Yeah, a 28 Ga. would be the ticket. It would be perfect for shooting Partridge (Rebhuhn as my German Granddad used to call them).
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Re: Thinking of a 28 ga
« Reply #5 on: January 27, 2009, 08:31:43 AM »
Yeah, a  "28" is an actual gauge, not a "bore" that puts enough pellets on game to make it really useful. My first gun was a Russian Baikal sxs that was as effective on dove and quail as my "20". Year before last, I bought a CZ Ringneck with a 28" BBL in a 28. It has become one of my favorite shotguns and gauges. It's not only light to carry, but patterns far better than any .410 I have ever owned. (Its bore size is .550, compared to the 20's .615, and the "410's" .410.) My wife solved the high priced shell problem by giving me a MEC loader for Christmas.
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Re: Thinking of a 28 ga
« Reply #6 on: January 29, 2009, 01:10:59 AM »
ive got both 410 and 28  in a pardner  they both  shoot fine , i reload for  both , ammo is in the 16 bucks range for  hunting loads now so reloading  is the only way to go after you gather a few hundo  hulls,  the 28 does do alot better on patterns , of course more shot more bore helps,
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Re: Thinking of a 28 ga
« Reply #7 on: February 07, 2009, 05:02:27 PM »
Had a 28 gauge barrel fitted to my NEF while they were fitting a .223 on my NEF the came as a 30-30.

The upside is its fun to shoot. I have shot several dozen quail  and a few pheasants (released) with it.
It is kind of cool to shoot a single shot 28 ga and drop birds with a companion shooting a $2000 O/U who is missing.

The downside is the cost of shells if you don't reload (currently ~$13 per box vs ~$6 for 20's) and the availability of sizes (9's only at the big box stores; other upland sizes at the sporting goods store, no 4's or 6's).

In hindsight, I personally should have gotten the 20.
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Re: Thinking of a 28 ga
« Reply #8 on: February 08, 2009, 02:24:27 AM »
If you did not have a 20 I would suggest you get one instead of the 28. Since you already have a 20 and WANT a 28 I say go for it. I have one and it's great....<><....:)               
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