When Ithaca Gun Co. introduced the NID in 1926, they added the .410-bore to the offerings and dropped the 28-gauge from the offerings. However, they did continue to make some 28-gauge guns. In those days our North American ammunition companies offered two 28-gauge loads -- a 2 1/2 inch shell with 1 3/4 drams of bulk smokeless powder or 14 grains of dense smokeless powder pushing 5/8 ounce of shot;

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or a 2 7/8 inch shell loaded with 2 drams of bulk smokeless powder or 16 grains of dense smokeless powder pushing 5/8 ounce of shot.

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Western Cartridge Co. finally got around to applying progressive burning powder to the 28-gauge by late 1931, bringing out their Super-X load in a 2 7/8 inch shell pushing 3/4 ounce of shot at higher velocity.

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Ithaca Gun Co. ran these ads in April 1932 --

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and with the first 1932 Ithaca Gun Co. catalog 28-gauge NIDs were back in the offerings.

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