28 ga Repro

[Dean Romig]

HOLY…. .034” is full choke for a 12 gauge, but in a 28 gauge ???





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[mikeschneider]

my 28 gauge repro with 28" barrels is choked M/F...measured .016/.035...mod/super-duper full according to people smarter than me! I am probably going to have Jim Eyster open it to something in the .010/.020 range...I have been advised by many more wise than I am to stay a bit tighter with a 28 gauge...I have an Uggie 28 gauge that I had opened up to SKT1/SKT2 after getting it...have killed lots of sharpies and huns, and some ruff's with it...I will say I do cripple lots of birds...may shift to a 15/16 oz load of 7.5's instead of the normal 3/4 oz of 8's that I usually hunt with. I have a red label 28 gauge as well...haven't shot or hunted it much, but have done well with it...probably using IC/Mod tubes when I have hunted it. If I were going to describe what I am looking for with the repro, it would be LM/LF, basically...knowing I can have it opened further if need be. It will probably be used mainly for prairie birds in Sept/early Oct, pre-pheasant season...maybe a pheasant hunt or two? Great forum, much fun!!!!

[Wild Skies]

Originally Posted by Dean Romig

HOLY…. .034” is full choke for a 12 gauge, but in a 28 gauge ???.

YESSIREE, only .034! Others here have reported even tighter -- like .039 and even .040 or more. One here even asked I wonder how the wad clears the bore? When shooting tight chokes in a 28 Eightbore says "Learn to shoot". I agree as these tight chokes make for some impressive breaks on those high 50+ yard crossers...lead 'em by a canoe length and they go poof!

[Bill Murphy]

I have two full choke 28 Repros. They both measure .039 with a very expensive Galazan mechanical bore gauge. I have always wondered about what happens to the wad on the way out of that bore.

[78CJ]

I am hoping to come across a 28 Gauge Repro that tight for turkeys.

[Dean Romig]

I'm sure the wad will compress through those tight chokes a lot easier than a shot column will.





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[Wilmurt]

My 28ga Repro Full measures .045 as previously mentioned and now I had my 20ga Full measured and it’s .042. I’m keeping my gunsmith busy.

[Gary Laudermilch]

I have never owned a 28 but I did some pattern work for a friend. It was an Arietta choked ic/mod using RST shells 8 shot. I have done a bunch of pattern testing for my own 20's and I have to say this 28 shell combo was the worst by far of any gun/shell/choke that I have ever worked with. It was and still is the only time I have seen a true donut hole pattern and the bugger would do it shot after shot.

[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by Gary Laudermilch

I have never owned a 28 but I did some pattern work for a friend. It was an Arietta choked ic/mod using RST shells 8 shot. I have done a bunch of pattern testing for my own 20's and I have to say this 28 shell combo was the worst by far of any gun/shell/choke that I have ever worked with. It was and still is the only time I have seen a true donut hole pattern and the bugger would do it shot after shot.

Was it caused by the gun or the load?





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[charlie cleveland]

my 8 ga did this I finally figured it out..the the over shot wad was going into the plastic wad cup and staying with the whole wad thus making a slug load out of it....charlie