New 28 ga
 

Here are pics of my new gun
28 ga 28" straight stock splinter fore end single trigger

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Beautiful buttstock

Nice! What are the chokes?

Chokes are mod/full, but I may have them opened up. I have some poly wad spreader loads on order and want to see how they pattern first. They are defiantly too tight for grouse and woodcock as my hit miss ratio indicated my last two trips to norther Michigan but I was still able to bag a few.

The factory chokes are very tight...the full side is often .038 Way over choke. Chokes can be altered but it must be done by a pro with good feed back. If not done properly it may not shoot point of aim or patterns may be poor. Connecticut shotgun may offer this service I would check with them. That said send it out and have them opened to your needs. The gun will be more useable if done properly. Chokes for grouse gun used for the full season early thru late I like .005 and .015 or .005/ .020 This is IC/FULL Thanks all SXS ohio....(-:

Beautiful gun! Enjoy!

I like .003 and .007 for grouse and woodcock.

Keep em comming guys, I love to hear everyone's thoughts on chokes for grouse and woodies (especially with a 28 ga) I hope to do some patterning this weekend, including point of impact. This gun is stocked pretty high for me so I may need a stock adjustment as well.

Jeff,
Beautiful wood!
I had my 28 ga Repro chokes opened to Skt I and Skt II then again to 0.001" and 0.003" against the advice of others who know better than I. I have not regretted the modification. Unfortunately the grouse did! The gun seems to be magic.
Best Fishes
Steve Kleist
Ely, MN

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I routinely use the 28" barrel set on my 28ga gun for pointed quail, though they are choked Mod and Full. To compensate I use the Polywad spreader shells, and all is well out to perhaps 30 yards.

That's good to hear Jeff, I just got in a flat of the polywad spreaders. I'm hoping they pattern well and I won't need to open up the chokes. From everything I've read they work well, and your response helps to confirm that. Weather permitting I will put them on paper this weekend and be able to share the results.

Hope it works well for you. My 26" barrel set is choked more loosely, but combined with the strap on pad I use to get LOP out to about 15" they feel very whippy. If you think you need a bit more range choice than the spreaders give you, use a spreader in the left barrel and a regular shell in the right. You'll pull the triggers in a reverse order but end up with patterns something like skeet from the left and mod from the right. Good luck!

Steve, I had my gunsmith open mine. He is very conservative, so he went .15/.15.
I shot it, and took it back and said "More." So he went Three and a half thousandths. MUCH better for this 73-year old stumblebum. Now the beautiful thing shoots for me.
And, yes, it's funny that my old VH 12 Ga. 32" barreled gun is choked full & "Oh my God full," & I like it, but for my 28 gauge, I want very open chokes. Why? I can't answer that; all I can tell you is that is where it shoots for ME. (The next guy may not like it at all, but I don't care.)

Sam,
They say great minds think alike......
A stumblebum too,
Steve Kleist

Guys - I just got my 28" 28 Ga M/F Repro barrel back from Briley. I had both barrels opened to .003. I love it and shot a very nice round of skeet with it. Billy

Just curious, what did Briley charge for this service? I might have same done to mine. Beautiful 28 you have BTW. Thanks, Rob

Rob - It was $190 plus $38 for shipping and insurance. Billy