One of my great evenings with the GSP's and Citori Gran Lightning 28ga. One heck of a dove/quail gun.

You might be surprised...I can hit almost anything with a 28...especially after more than a dozen or so shots/miles with a heavier gun.

I would like to have that recipe, if you don't mind sharing...I have been wanting to try a 28 on pheasants for a couple of years.

Here ya go:

http://data.hodgdon.com/shotshell_load.asp

1. Hodgdon Lil Gun powder
2. 7/8 oz lead shot ( I buy #5 or #6 copper plated in a 10 lb bag just for pheasants )
3. Ballistic Products "Sporting 28-II" wads, no. 072SG28S
4. Winchester 209

Not trying to hijack here but love the box. Got one that's like it:

I had found some RIO #5 shot that was loaded pretty hot. Was going to use it on pheasant but never got around to it. Hard to put the 16ga down for the big birds.

Hey!! Blanked, check this out
http://www.texashuntingforum.com/forum/u...unt#Post4885490

I own a Rem 1100 28 ga which was my first true gun, other than a single shot 4/10, that I have had since about third grade and I do love it. IT is a sweet shooting little gun, light, little to no recoil, and dependable. HOWEVER, it is just a bit small for my taste. On longer shots it just does not live up to the 20 or 12 (which is my favorite). On availability it is the hardest to love about it. On one of the spur of the moment hunts that come along, it is impossible for me to run down to the store and pick up a box of shells. Then again I live in the middle of nowhere without a Gander, Cabelas, Academy, and barely even a WalMart. My opinion, if you are getting a singel gun, go for the 20 or 12. But if cost and availability of amunition will not be an issue for you, then you will most likely still not be dissapointed w/ the 28....

I picked up a Weatherby SA-08 28ga right before season and had a blast shooting it this year. This wasn't my "foot in the door" with sub-gauge shotguns, depending on where I was headed I had been toting my 410 o/u. I went with the SA-08 for two reasons 1)price and 2) one of the only semi guns I could find in a 28ga that was offered with a 28" barrel. Recap of the season and gun was a success and I'm please with the gun and its performance.......just a option to think about when the time comes to make a choice. Best of luck and have fun.

jrg

I bought a .28 gauge Browning Pump this fall, and I love it. You can find ammo in a lot of places, but it does cost more.

I found some 1 oz #6 at cabelas. I took this on a panhandle pen raised pheasant hunt. It works great when you hit them hard. They folded really nice. Only problem is that you really have to be on the pheasants. If your shot is a little off then you will wound the bird. If you hit once in the [censored] then it won't take it down like a big .12 gauge will.

I would get it.

I tried to shoot a crane with mine, but they didn't get close enough. I am going to try to kill a turkey wiht it though.

I shoot a .410 most of the time when I am hunting quail. I am planning to get a Beretta 28 ga this year. Not for any real reason just have always wanted one. I have a friend who shoots one exclusively for everything including pheasant.

I shoot a 16 gauge side by side with double triggers. It is lightweight and I worked on the stock to make it fit correctly.
Two things to remember, one is if you have to carry a gun all day then at day's end- if you are tired from a heavier gun you might not shoot as well, however there are some light weight guns in larger gauges.
Second, how the gun patterns since only hits count. Even if the 28 has less pellets, if it throws excellent patterns that put plenty of pellets in the killing zone- then you are good to go.
Still, a larger pellet count generally is better. A larger gauge often throws better patterns- still, I have rarely met anyone with a 28 that didn't like it.

I have read and heard anectdotally that the 28 is renowned for its near perfect patterns-which some say makes it as effective as most 20s. Have you heard this too?

The brand is Bobo shot all my birds, it gets worse when he duck hunts with me.

I have three 28's....O/U,S/S, and Benelli Auto.... love them...always feel under gunned...don't know why.