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Good luck with your search Jay. Most of the truly smallbore shotguns, 28 and .410, were choked tight from the factory. My suggestion would be to buy the gun with the Mod barrel then take it out and pattern it at 20 yards. You might be surprised at what you see. You can always load a spreader type load as your first shot followed up by standard 3/4oz. loads.
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At one time I had an 1148 28 skeet gun. It was a great gun but it rattled like a rock in a wash tub. I sold it and never looked back. A friend has an Remington 1100 LW 28 sporting clays model with choke tubes. If your looking for an auto loader this might fill the need.
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The owner of this has had it at least 20 years and he bought it used . Light quick handling. I've used it for rabbits and some bird hunting.
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I believe the 28 "Sporting" guns were introduced in the early-mid 90's and are still available in the new and used markets. Remington first introduced the 1100LW in 28 in 1969 and those early 1100LW's (I consider pre-1980) were very well made. I'm definitely looking for one made pre-1980, the earlier, the better.
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I have an old 870 28ga Wingmaster VR etc that is bored modified. I’ve killed many roosters with it when all I had time for was a short run on a gravel road with a dog. It either folded them or missed them clean. You might be able to find one of those. A little slower for a second shot on grouse but they are measurably lighter to carry than the 1100. I think that they have 25” barrel.
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For several years I shot almost exclusively my 12-gauge Rem. 1100 or 28-gauge Rem. 1100 "Sporting” model, before I sold both so as to shoot exclusively the vintage side-by-sides. I really liked shooting both of them, on the course or in the field, but I was ready to make the move to using the collectables.
The 12-gauge 1100 never failed me, but the 28-gauge needed factory repairs three different times. My totally-non-professional impression was that the 1100 mechanism was a great design in the 12-gauge but did not adapt well when “miniaturized” in 28-gauge. The only other owner of a 28-gauge 1100 I ever talked with told me he had the same experience with his: liked shooting it; had repeated break-downs, and eventually sold it. (I do not know if his was one of the newer “Sporting” models like mine, or if it was one of the earlier guns.)
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