win one ounce 28 ga loads in my repo

[Robert Brooks]

Would you shoot these hi power loads in 28 ga reproduction? Thanks Bobby

[Mills Morrison]

I would not. But that is just me

[James L. Martin]

20 years ago I sold a 28ga repro to a friend, I had shot it with no problem using 3/4 oz loads he went pheasant hunting with Win 1 oz loads and the gun doubled first time he fired it . It had a single trigger.

[Andrew Sacco]

20 years ago I sold a 28ga repro to a friend, I had shot it with no problem using 3/4 oz loads he went pheasant hunting with Win 1 oz loads and the gun doubled first time he fired it . It had a single trigger.

My repro 28 ST doubled too on heavier loads but Dan May at Miller Single Trigger fixed it. Not the first he's seen.

[Dean Romig]

I think the Repros are completely capable of digesting most any off-the-shelf ammo as long as they are within SAAMI specs.





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[Jay Gardner]

1-oz 28 ga loads? Why? There is just no need for that much of a payload in a 28 and the pattern is going to look like crap.

[Mills Morrison]

1-oz 28 ga loads? Why? There is just no need for that much of a payload in a 28 and the pattern is going to look like crap.


My reaction exactly.

[Dean Romig]

Right - that's a 16 gauge load... or a light 12.





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[Andrew Sacco]

1-oz 28 ga loads? Why? There is just no need for that much of a payload in a 28 and the pattern is going to look like crap.

Time to re-read Brister's book ; )

[Robert Brooks]

The reason is i just got 8 boxes from a friend! I believe i will sell them or? Just my luck! Thanks to all for the answers. Bobby

[Harold Lee Pickens]

Hell, they are making a 3" 28 ga now. Ouch

[Andrew Sacco]

The reason is i just got 8 boxes from a friend! I believe i will sell them or? Just my luck! Thanks to all for the answers. Bobby

Uh, this would be the time to sell any ammo I would think

[Daniel Carter]

A friend that i shoot skeet with and is an FFL ordered a large amount of 28 ga. Ammo from RIO i think and received 1 oz. loads. He was shooting them in a Browning 4 barrel set so it was a heavy target gun. The distributor took them back minus 1 flat, he did not like them at all.

[Harold Lee Pickens]

I the same vein, I have several boxes of Federal 16 ga magnums--1 1/4 oz of lead 4's and 2's. I dont even like to shoot 1 1/8 oz.

[bob lyons]

I have used the Winchester 28 gauge 1 oz loads during hunting only, in a Parker reproduction with no problems.
Also in a Benelli and Winchester model 23 no issues.

[Dave Noreen]

I shot a few Pheasants with the one-ounce 28-gauge loads with my RBL-28 back in 2008 when I first got it, just because all the 3/4 ounce loads I had on hand were #9 Skeet Loads.

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[Tom Flanigan]

Stuffing an ounce of shot through a 28 bore has no advantages, in my opinion, and drawbacks such as inferior patterns and increased recoil. Jack O’Connor used to shoot wild pheasants with his little Spanish 28 loaded with 3”, 1ounce loads. I agreed with most of what Jack had to say (especially about the .270) but could never understand his use of 1ounce loads. The 28 is no wild pheasant gun. I would have liked to see how his little gun patterned with his choice of loads. I doubt he ever patterned it.

On occasion, I used to play with a 28 bore loaded with ¾ ounce of shot on slough ducks in Saskatchewan. You can pick and choose your shots up there and I limited my shooting to 25 yards with no straight away birds. My little Holland did a nice job but the 28 bore is no all-around duck gun. I shot only the full choke barrel.

My regular loads up there consisted of 12 bore shells loaded with 1 ¼ oz at 1200 fps, the old pigeon load. Recoil was mild and patterns were great with 6’s on ducks and 4’s on geese. It was my go to load for years. I now use 1 1/8 oz. of Bismuth in a 12 bore for my duck shooting. No need or advantage to the heavy stuff. Nothing to be gained in my experience.

[Garry L Gordon]

I've killed more wild pheasants with a 28 gauge than any other gauge...BUT that was when I was dedicated to the 28 AND I did not shoot beyond 30 yards. I have never been a true pheasant hunter, and have mostly taken them incidental to quail hunting. A 28 gauge with standard loads will kill any bird within range. The problem is that most folks can't resist it when the big, long-tailed bird gets up near 40 yards or more. When I'm going after pheasants "on purpose," I take a 12 or 16 with its standard load and at least #6 shot. And I do my best to limit my shots to 40 yards or less.

The longer shot string of an over-stuffed 28 gives little advantage from my experience. My two cents...worth less than that I'm sure.

[Richard Flanders]

A 1-oz load in a 28ga is, in my book, like any 3" 20ga load..... what's the point? The Repros are so light that most any 2-3/4" 20ga load kicks too much. No way I'd shoot a 3" shell in any 20ga or 28ga Repro. The attractive but squirrely wood they use for the stocks tends to break at the wrist also. Trigg had a 20ga that snapped twice with normal 2-3/4" loads, the second time on the first shot with a brand new stock.