Your next project is to find out where the rest of the shot went. 7/8 ounces at 1300, I'm surprised that your little Repro is still in one piece. Guns like yours are meant for 3/4 ounce at 1200 fps. With some tighter chokes, 3/4 should kill a pheasant if #6 shot is used.

I appreciate all of the insight. tighter chokes is not in the cards, unless someone has a spare set of 28" 28 ga repro barrels for sale? I am going to try 3/4 oz of 7.5 at 1220 FPS and see how she does.

Well good luck with your 28 Dylan. Unfortunately it seems your barrels are fixed choke which is not a bad thing. What is bad is them being choked as they are. Keep experimenting and you may find the right ammo for your gun. Open chokes don't belong on a 28 or .410.

Randy: re the Super Fox loads. You are no doubt aware that the velocities listed are the "average velocity" over 40 yards, not muzzle velocity.

In a 1927 Western Cartridge Co. flyer “Super-X The Long Range Load” by Capt. Chas. Askins the 12g “Duck Load” (not specified but presumed to be 1 1/4 oz. Super-X “Field”) is described as 3 1/2 dram (38.5 gr. DuPont Oval Powder = 11 gr. / Dr. Eq.); at 1400 fps (at the muzzle rather than 3 feet) and 1000 fps average over 40 yards, with a breech pressure of 3 3/4 tons or about 8,400 psi + 10-14%
3” Super-X “Record” with 1 3/8 oz. at MV 1400 fps with 4.25 tons = 9,520 psi + 10-14%

Super-X 10g 1 5/8 oz. “about 4 1/2 Drams” No. 2 shot Full choke 32” barrel, average velocity over 40 yds. 1030 fps; “up to 13,000 psi” by crushers = about 14,500 psi by modern transducers.
In 2025 Tom Armbrust tested 3 vintage 2 7/8” Super-X 10g 1 5/8 oz. ‘Maximum Load’ at an average of 1300 fps. And 19,166 psi.

for longer range try number 6 shot

Andrew: Please PM me the 16ga recipe. Thanks Craig

I've shot Winchester silver box #5s out of my 28s- they dont like 5s!
I shoot 7¹/²s for pheasant, chukar and Huns from my 41, 28 and 20 ga.

I'd pattern those factory loads at 10 yards just to see what they are doing. Then I would contact the manufacturer customer service and state your problem. Could be some issue they aren't aware of.

I shoot my 28 ga Reproduction at Wild and Planted Pheasants with 3/4 and sometimes 7/8 oz, 1300 fps, #6 shot with 28" Mod/Full Barrels all day long at Pheasant in Oregon. Never had a problem, and normally I am outshooting folks with 12's and 20's.


Not sure what is happening with your pattern. Sorry to hear that. I would look for a set of 28" Barrels as well that are Mod/Full or close to help with your hunting options. Just my 2 cents.


Thanks,


Bobby

19,166 psi ? Is that a typo?
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Probably not.





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