How 'bout some 28s?! - Page 6

Reggie B · 03-20-2026, 02:25 PM

The price was right, $6800 or so. But the gun had some issues. Non original buttplate for one but the listing also said “chambers had been lengthened”. So that opens another can of worms. Someone may have gotten a rare one at a good price,,,, maybe. No mention of frame size in the listing. I have owned 3 30" Parker 28 gauge guns, still have one. I had a not so pleasant experience with one of those 3 with a barrel issue, so I wasn't interested in that particular one with reamed chambers. Still holding out for my 32".

Double Lab · 03-20-2026, 02:43 PM

I can't remember all the specs but it listed for close to 7k, chambers reamed to 2 3/4", LOP 14". I called asking about the frame size but the gun had been sold from the AK store. For that price I'd bet it was on an O frame or there was something else wrong with it. Like Reggie said the gun might be a diamond in the rough or a money pit. Still looking for my 32" one too Reggie.

Steiner · 03-20-2026, 03:31 PM

Seeing that I don’t have one, I would have likely tried to buy it quickly.

Larry the Gun Guy · 03-20-2026, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Daryl Corona

I can't remember all the specs but it listed for close to 7k, chambers reamed to 2 3/4", LOP 14". I called asking about the frame size but the gun had been sold from the AK store. For that price I'd bet it was on an O frame or there was something else wrong with it. Like Reggie said the gun might be a diamond in the rough or a money pit. Still looking for my 32" one too Reggie.

All Cabela's/Bass Pro knows is what they paid for it and what they're going to mark it up to sell it. Typically, they have NO understanding of anything about these vintage guns, except what others are pricing them at online. And if they can't find a comparable rate, they wing it. They don't know frame size from their shoe size or what factory butt plate should be on there from one that the last owner screwed on. For instance, last week I bought a 20 gauge side x side from them and when it arrived it was a 16 gauge. The employee turnover in these stores is off the charts.

J. Scott Hanes · 03-20-2026, 10:58 PM

Totally agree on the "experts" at Cabela's. They don't even know how to ship guns properly and I would urge anyone who buys from them to insist on how you want the gun shipped. I bought a Rem 3200 recently at a good price from a Colorado store and they shipped it here to my local Bass Pro. The idiot who 'packed' the gun put ONE thin layer of bubble wrap around the fully assembled gun, threw it in a box that was way oversized and sent it on. It arrived in Texas with a broken stock. You just have to insist on the proper way to ship these days, especially with the way the package companies handle things.

Randy Roberts · Yesterday, 12:03 PM

VHE 28 on an 0 frame with 30" barrels. Unique configuration for a 28 gauge IMO with factory safety delete and thick trap comb rounded at end.

Steiner · Yesterday, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Randy G Roberts

VHE 28 on an 0 frame with 30" barrels. Unique configuration for a 28 gauge IMO with factory safety delete and thick trap comb rounded at end.

Great gun Randy. I prefer the O frame 28's. What are the chokes? Something between .016 and .020 (+-) in both barrels would make a great sporting clays gun.

Randy Roberts · Yesterday, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Dan Steingraber

Great gun Randy. I prefer the O frame 28's. What are the chokes? Something between .016 and .020 (+-) in both barrels would make a great sporting clays gun.

Hi Dan, this one has .021 thou of restriction in each tube with very long tapers.

Pa SxS · Yesterday, 06:14 PM

Hang on Dan, your wish may come true in the not too distant future!