Brister also claimed the 28 gauge had a "Short" shot string ""WHY"". The 28 has the next longest shot column length of all the regular Gauges.
The 3/4oz load in a 28 has a longer column length than 7/8oz in 20ga, 1oz in 16ga or 1Ľoz in 12ga. Why would it have a shorter shotstring if column length has anything to do with it?? It is of course shorter than even the ˝oz load in the .410.
Miller, I think you may be inventing what Brister claimed. He only credits the 28ga with a short shot string compared to the 3" .410. At least that's all I can find scanning the chapter in his book on string. Maybe you can do better, but here's the quote:
"The moving target showed quite clearly that the longer and heavier the payload of shot packed into the case of a cartridge--relative to the size of the bore--the greater the shot deformation and poorer the pattern percentage on crossing targets. This is why the 3-inch .410 (which is in effect an elongated mini-magnum) strings shot much more erratically and with less efficiency than the same shotload fired from a 28 gauge. The 28 gauge has a larger bore relative to the length and weight of the shot column being pushed through it."
You may be thinking of someone else who made a general statement crediting the 28 with a short shot string.
