28ga shooters

I was going to hunt big birds that didn't fly. Kinda off topic, but I was getting set up to shoot a deer with my R93 rifle and 28 guage barrel.



Got some Brenneke slugs, put an Aimpoint on it. Great setup, shot excellent.



But I had trouble extracting the spent casings. The cases would bulge, stick, and I'd have to ramrod most of them out. I almost loaded some slugs myself in high brass to see if that would solve the issue, or just use it as a one shot wonder! I'm sure it would have worked, maybe I'll still try it, just take my Rem 870 12ga slugger as backup

Kent Ultimate Upland in 7.5's, not a big fan of 8's

I prefer to go up in shot size with the 28. 5 or Six shot on quail is my go to, 7\8 ounce loads, with a slightly tighter choke, IC and Mod. In my 16s and 20s I shoot 7.5 or 6 shot with SK/IC or IC/LM. As KY Windage started, it's the same shot speed just generally less pellets or a longer shot string compared to the same ounce load in a 20ga. The key is to hit the pattern board which few do. Unless hunting were regulated would not even consider anything but lead, again hit the pattern board and skip the marketing hype.

hevi shot 6 in 28 gauge

I shoot B&P ammo in all my sub-gauges! And their Star Rosa is my favorite live bird shell! Check them out. As someone stated I spent most of the day with my stock fitter
I shot the board a bunch of times! The guy is a master!
https://www.baschieri-pellagri.com/en/catalogo/cartucce+da+caccia/extra+rossa/1/index.aspx

B&P is a great shell. Low recoil (not that that matters in the 28). Love the nickel plated stuff for box birds in the over bores.

I like them too. I find they kill well beyond their size.

I've hunted pheasant and quail with a 28 for years. I have several both O/U and S/S. Also a pre-64 model 12 with Williams rib and Briley chokes.
For pheasants I use Winchester SuperX 1oz in 5 shot. Quail I like Federal dove 8 shot or Win AA skeet in 9shot

In my 1100 28ga when hunting Wild Iowa Pheasants I use Winchester's 1oz load of 6 shot.
I have found the standard 3/4oz load to be pathetic on Wild Pheasant's but ok on pen raised birds.
Just FYI I have bagged a Triple with Winchester's 1oz load, yes three shots three birds.
For what it's worth I don't hunt with a 28ga unless I have a good dog along, as I step up to a 12ga without a dog.
Wild Pheasant's are hard to impress use enough gun.

Dig, good looking brace of Mearns. I would love to take a pair to have mounted. Thus far I only mount them on my plate. Mmmmm good. MTG

I hunt most everything with a 28. I use 6's and 7's on quail in a 3/4 or 13/16 oz. load. 6's seem to take those desert quail down more effectively. When I was using the 28 on pheasants I was using 7/8 oz. or 1 oz. of 6's.

I bought a Fausti round action 28-ga a year ago. Used. The stock was set up for a lefty, so it didn't need a lot of bending to get it to my measurements. Honestly, the 28-gauge is so sweet to shoot that I don't want to use anything else.

Except for the ammo costs.

For game, I think No. 6s are better than smaller shot.

I hunt pheasant, dove and quail with mine.
For pheasant I shoot Fiocchi Golden Pheasant #5
For dove I shot #7.5 and quail either #8 or #9 shot

Tom Gresham said:

I bought a Fausti round action 28-ga a year ago. Used. The stock was set up for a lefty, so it didn't need a lot of bending to get it to my measurements. Honestly, the 28-gauge is so sweet to shoot that I don't want to use anything else.

Except for the ammo costs.

For game, I think No. 6s are better than smaller shot.

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The 28 is very sweet I totally agree and so useful. I like the Hevishot
loads with mine and feel the lower gauge needs a hard hitting and
more effective ammo