Still remember several years ago when I got a new to me 28 gauge. So during Christmas was first chance I had to shoot it while visiting family in Kentucky. Up till then only smallest gauge ever hunted or shot with was 20 gauge. My dad called 28 gauge a sissy gun and so did his old hunting cronies and well as uncles and cousins. Unfortunately only shells I could find for the 28 gauge in a rush were #9 shot loads.
Went to family farm to bust some targets and poke fun with guys I don't get to see that often. It was colder than a well diggers ass after third shift but we were still out there busting targets and give each other a hard time. So out comes the 28 gauge. Man we were blasting away at those targets and could see dust flying off them but not breaking. Would go and pick them up most targets would be three, four, five hits but no breaks. There for a while I thought gun bore was out of alignment. BTW I actually think the targets were frozen because even with 20 and 12s we also shot were not smoking targets but just clean breaks but were using 7.5 and 8 shot. That was a rough time trying to defend my little sissy 28 gauge purchase.
Now I know the 28 gauge puts up great velocity numbers but less shot in the pattern but dang good enough on 20 to 25 yard shots. 9 shot just doesn't have down range energy. I don't shoot anything but 7.5 shot it in it now and would love to find 8 shot but for some reason most just make it in 7.5 or 9 loads. However, when I win the lottery will get some 28 gauge 10 or 12 shot tungsten loads worked up. That could be the ultimate upland gauge with those tungsten loads. I can hear it now, Carries like a 410 but hits like a 16 gauge.
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