28 ga Repro

[Wilmurt]

I have a 28 gauge Repro 2 barrel set. Bird hunting I can't hit anything moving or stationary (slight exaggeration but not far off) with the 26" IC/Mod barrel, but I hit almost everything with the 28" M/F. Is it the my physical mechanics of using a longer length barrel or the tighter chokes that give me better results with the 28" M/F barrel? The down side of the 28" M/F is I obliterate close birds with the Mod barrel and thinking of having it opened to IC or Light Mod.

[Scott Gentry]

Put two shots on my pattern plate, for upland gun I am happy with these.

Both Rio 3/4 oz number 8 shot. That is a 30” circle on plate.

[Bill Murphy]

Tom brings up an important observation. He hits (or kills) more birds with his tight choked 28 than he does with the open barrels. Obviously, he is hitting birds with the open barrels, but doesn't put them in the bag. He is crippling the birds he is hitting with the open barrels. Gives a little more credibility to Daryl's post. Tight chokes are the only choice for serious bird hunting with a 28, except for quail, woodcock, and sometimes, grouse. What do you open choke guys do with a grouse when you miss with the first barrel? Luckily, Tom learned from experience, as have Daryl and I. 28 gauge Repros with IC and MOD are a better choice for general bird hunting than the Quail 1 and Quail 2. MOD and FULL may be an even better choice.

[BS]

Originally Posted by Bill Murphy

Tom brings up an important observation. He hits (or kills) more birds with his tight choked 28 than he does with the open barrels. Obviously, he is hitting birds with the open barrels, but doesn't put them in the bag. He is crippling the birds he is hitting with the open barrels. Gives a little more credibility to Daryl's post. Tight chokes are the only choice for serious bird hunting with a 28, except for quail, woodcock, and sometimes, grouse. What do you open choke guys do with a grouse when you miss with the first barrel? Luckily, Tom learned from experience, as have Daryl and I. 28 gauge Repros with IC and MOD are a better choice for general bird hunting than the Quail 1 and Quail 2. MOD and FULL may be an even better choice.

I just measured my 28 Reproduction 28" and the right barrel is .033 and the left barrel is .044, this is way off the charts for a MOD / FULL choke barrel. I haven't patterned it mainly because I shoot the 26' IC / MOD barrel so well.
-Brett

[Wild Skies]

Thank you Brett.

Originally Posted by Tom Jay

I have a 28 gauge Repro 2 barrel set. Bird hunting I can't hit anything moving or stationary (slight exaggeration but not far off) with the 26" IC/Mod barrel, but I hit almost everything with the 28" M/F. Is it the my physical mechanics of using a longer length barrel or the tighter chokes that give me better results with the 28" M/F barrel? The down side of the 28" M/F is I obliterate close birds with the Mod barrel and thinking of having it opened to IC or Light Mod.

Wilmurt, it would be interesting to see what your Repro 28ga. IC/M set of barrels mike out at. Would you please measure them and report back?

With the small sampling from this thread we are seeing some significant differences in the constrictions that varies from gun to gun with the 28ga. Repro's IC/M and M/F chokes.

So far the IC/M set of barrels the IC varies from .004 - .011 and the MOD varies from .016 - .023.

With the M/F set of barrels we're seeing even more variation, the MOD constrictions go from .014 - .033 and the FULL constrictions go from .034 - .045.

Any one have a theory on why there's so much variation in the above sampling?

[Wild Skies]

Originally Posted by Tom Jay

I have a 28 gauge Repro 2 barrel set. Bird hunting I can't hit anything moving or stationary (slight exaggeration but not far off) with the 26" IC/Mod barrel, but I hit almost everything with the 28" M/F. ***snip***

Have you checked POI with your 26" IC/M set of barrels?

[Wilmurt]

POI was checked and there’s no issue

[Wild Skies]

If the POI is hitting where your aiming, your .007/.018 chokes are, at least in my experience, sufficient and effective at any reasonable distance for a 28ga. with proper loads for the upland bird hunting I do.

If it were me, I would do a quite a bit of target shooting, i.e. skeet, 5-stand and sporting clays before giving up on them.

[Wilmurt]

My issue is not with the 26" IC .007/Mod .018 chokes, but the 28" Mod .020/Full .045 chokes and, yes I've shot about as much clays as possible to figure this out too.

[Wild Skies]

Originally Posted by Tom Jay

I have a 28 gauge Repro 2 barrel set. Bird hunting I can't hit anything moving or stationary (slight exaggeration but not far off) with the 26" IC/Mod barrel, but I hit almost everything with the 28" M/F. Is it the my physical mechanics of using a longer length barrel or the tighter chokes that give me better results with the 28" M/F barrel? The down side of the 28" M/F is I obliterate close birds with the Mod barrel and thinking of having it opened to IC or Light Mod.

Tom, the above is what you wrote. I've read and re-read it several times, and each time I read it I come away understanding you "can't hit anything moving or stationary (slight exaggeration but not far off) with the IC/Mod barrel, but I hit almost everything with the 28" M/F." (The words in quotations are your words, not mine). I thought it was the IC/Mod set of barrels you couldn't hit anything with, I'm sorry if I misunderstood.