William,
Great minds think alike.
I'll be taking two guns with me on this trip. The one will be a 20ga repro 28" pistol grip, beavertail, double trigger that a member here hooked me up with.
The other gun I will be taking with me is my 28ga repro. It's a 28" barreled straight grip splinter that I've had the mod-full chokes opened to .007" & .016". I have two reservations about using the 28 as my main gun. One is the fact that it is so light weight that even with dove type loads, it can have about the same recoil as a larger gauge gun that weighs more. The other is the light weight can make me throw the gun around some and if I don't watch myself I start mis-mounting it & shooting it pretty choppy by stopping my swing.
One of the other reasons for the 20ga is the Pigeons down there. Last year we had a couple of good pigeon shoots and with the so-so 20ga loads the outfitter provided. I felt the need for even a larger gauge or some heavier/larger shot. The 28 will be fine for the occational pigeon flying with the doves, but if we get the chance to do a primary pigeon shoot I will want the 20ga and some tighter chokes.
Thanks for the advice,
Paul
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