28 ga Repro

[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.

[Wilmurt]

Don't need to be confusing. I still can't hit anything with the 26" IC/M. with the gunsmith's assistance I believe the IC/M barrels are choked correctly and there's no issue with the POI. Also had the gun stock measured and compared to my 20ga. Repro and found the 28ga. stock measurements to be similar to the 20ga. As my father always told me about my shooting ills that "its not the arrow but the Indian".

Since I hit more clays and live birds with the 28" M/F barrel than the 26" IC/M my gunsmith has summized that my shooting technique is different with each barrel. It seems I swing faster and not as smoothly with the shorter barrels than with the 28" barrels. The added weight of the 28" helps my swing too. I am having the 28" M/F barrels opened up to more conventional 28ga. chokes of .013"/.027" than the current chokes of .020"/.045. I'll be keeping the 26" barrels in the case.