28 gauge
 

For those of you that own 28’s built on both the 0 and 00 frames , is there a noticeable difference in the feel if they have relatively the same dimensions ?

There is a very noticeable difference in the two in my opinion. I have owned both.

Elaborate please .

For sure. The 0 frame feels pretty beefy with those little 28g tubes.

Hmmmm :eek:

The 0 frame 28 carries much like a light 20. The 00 frame is light and faster handling, and very lithe.

I like both frame size 28s. The 0 frame is a very enjoyable gun to carry and shoot. But the difference is noticeable no doubt.

Well I’ve got one on the 0 frame headed my way . Suspect it’ll be awhile before I can add a second on a 00 frame :whistle:

Looking forward to seeing pics of it, congrats!

Neither is better. I prefer the 28 on the 00-frame but that’s just my preference.
The 0-frame is the standard frame size for the 20 gauge. Putting a set of 28 gauge barrels on the 0-frame was an afterthought. But this gave way to the development of the 00-frame dedicated 28 gauge frame. An absolute delight to carry all day and still come up and swing like a part of your body.
Yeah, I’ll take a 28 on the 00-frame any day.






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This is kinda the reason I asked in another thread when the 00 frame first came about . My little VHE 20 feels very lively to me and the 0 frame VH 16 feels pretty lively as well . I suppose since I’ve never fired a Parker 28 repro or original I don’t have a whole lot to compare it to .

0 frame 28 gauge
 

Craig, I guess I’m swimming up stream here but I have carried and shot both the O and OO frame twenty-eights and for me personally I prefer the O frame.
This probably has to do with my size, weight, and arm length. I’m 6’4” and prefer a 15” LOP. The OO frame seems a littke “whippy” to me. Also I have seen both frame guns weigh approximately the same depending on barrel length, etc.
Just enjoy your new purchase and mentally forget about frame sizes when out in the woods or fields. 😊

A few weeks ago, I went to look at an 0 frame 28ga VH. Confirmed it was in its original configuration of straight stock, 28"barrels. The gun had been refinished some time ago, and I was struggling to figure out if the colors on the receiver were real or faux. I thought it might seem heavy with and 0 frame, but the 28" barrels made it pretty. Last thing I checked was wall thickness; OK, Original chokes of cyl and modified, and my heart sunk. It was now cyl and cyl. The left barrel had been honed.
Despite the really good price, I left it behind. I still feel bad about it, but it isn't of much use, other than a long skeet gun.

The severely swamped barrels on the #0 frame 28 can be dealt with on a custom project. File the thick part of the barrels and file the breech balls to match and you have a very slim little 28. You may not lose much weight, but the appearance will improve quite a bit. Just don't ask me to donate my #0 frame 28s to the project.

Craig do you have the 28 gauge in hand yet? How about some pics?!

I would like to think I’ll have it by next Friday or possibly the middle of the following week . Have a DH 12 gauge 3 frame 32” coming as well .

Incidentally a year or so ago someone on here was talking about Brenneke 28 gauge slugs . They “had” them at Jerry’s at the time and I failed to buy any , now Jerry’s is no more . Been looking around for someone else that sells them with not much luck . I do however have a mold for a 28 gauge compatible slug on order thru Erkbay . I sold my 28 gauge 600 JR just might need to scratch up another to load some slugs and buckshot . Have a pair of 28 gauge 9000’s but loading buck or slugs on one of them is a PITA .

i figure that a 28 ga slug would be a fine deer stoper...no 4 buckshot should do nicely up close shots....charlie

You may be correct , but I’ve never cared for #4 buck . I might however try some #1 , #2 and #3 .

i watched a fellow shooting a automatic 28 ga shooting the breenkee slugs at 50 yards offhand he put all 5 shots in a 5 inch or less circle....useing a single bead sight....wish all my guns shot that good especially the old 8 ga.....charlie

"Beefy" or "Not Beefy", my two 0 frame 28s are under six pounds. I have shot one of them for sixty years and it is a wonderful, light, bird gun with plenty of choke for pheasants and decoying ducks.

I got a call from the auction house today ! They’re sending it out and Fedex claims it’ll be to us Monday ! Just hope they get it in to us before 14:00 otherwise I gotta wait until Tuesday :eek:

That one has been a long time coming! Waiting for 28 gauge Parker is torture!

I have both frame sizes. If I'm hunting I take the OO frame guns if I'm going to shoot clays I'll generally us the O frame gun. To me this is about the same as a 16 on the O frame VS the 1 frame.

Well I’m waiting on the 28 and a 3 frame DH 12 and a Browning Broadway , just got a 10 two barrel set and am contemplating another one or dozen :rotf: Seems its a vicious cycle :rolleyes:

I’m gonna have to wait awhile before I scrape up scheckles for a 00 :eek: But I’d be willing to make a small wager that eventually I’ll have an 00 frame hopefully with 26” barrels .

I have two OO frame 28's a straight grip skeet with 28 inch barrels and a pistol grip gun with 26 and 28 inch barrels. I don't know if it's the straight VS pistol or 28 VS 26 but I much prefer the straight grip and longer barrels.

My VH 28 and DH 12 3 frame appeared today . I was quite pleased . When I got home I test fired the 28 with two skeet loads then tried my buckshot handloads . SR7625 , Universal Clays and W572 seemed to work well with #1 , 2 and 3 buckshot .

VH 28 . Sorry the pictures aren’t the best :rolleyes:

DH 12 gauge 3 frame from the same auction .

Both look like honest, relatively unmolested guns! Great going!

Looks like a great 28 Craig. Just the way I like to find them, a good honest gun. What's the barrel length and have you measured the bores and chokes yet?

26” supposedly F&F . I’ve not measured them . And while I’ve not fired it at a flying object yet , what little I’ve handled it I think it feels better than the Winchester 23 Classic 28 gauge I had thirty years ago !

It's quite obvious...you just don't have enough guns!:rotf:

Enough guns???

I Agree, Dan. Those two words are mutually exclusive.

I really really NEED an EH with factory 24” and another with factory 26” . A VHE 28 00 is in the I want real bad category . And a VHE 20 with 26” factory is seeming to be another “I want” item :rotf:

Lunchtime at the shop ! Sort of chili smothered in shredded cheese with sour cream , cherry tomatoes and White House rolls ! I may never live like a King but I can surely consume like a pig :rotf:

OK...lunch time here and now you've made me especially hungry...no dieting today!:nono::banghead::crying:

Tell me about it ! One of the guys that hangs out at the shop brought in the “sort of chili” so I went to the grocery to get stuff to doctor it a bit . I was diagnosed diabetic little over a year ago and usually eat a salad of some sort for lunch , days like this kinda throw a wrench in the works :rotf: My best friend of over fifty years is moving to Colorado Friday so yesterday he and I went out to lunch at the local Mexican joint , that did not help my diet either !!!!