A 28ga weighing in at no more than 5¼ lbs, with first bbl skeet or I/C & 2nd bbl mod, shooting 3/4oz of appropiate shot size for the game at hand will cleanly kill a lot more game than most would give it credit for. Reason, most upland game, at least in the East, is shot inside 30 yds. To me this is the ideal 28. For more shot or a heavier weight, I'll take a bigger hole any day. I have 16ga @ 6lb, why carry a 6lb 28ga?? If a 12ga can be loaded down to 7/8oz surely a 16 could handle 3/4oz just fine. But if need be it can handle 1oz, 1 1/8oz or even 1¼oz assuming modern gun capable of SAAMI loads. Older 28's should likely be limited to 5/8oz loads likewise. In proportion to bore a 1oz 28ga is equal to a 1¼oz load in 20ga, 1 7/16oz load in a 16ga or 1 3/4oz in a 12ga. Note that none of these loads are loaded in standard 2 3/4" hulls. The smaller the hole in the bbl the greater seems to be the tendency to "Overload" them.
Last edited by 2-piper; 11/25/06 10:39 PM.
