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

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

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.

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.

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.

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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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.

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.

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.