Ruark on gauge for quail.....

[mobirdhunter]

Originally Posted by CraigThompson

It might be worth noting that George Bird Evans after years of carrying Dr. Charles Norris’s Purdey in later years decided to lay it aside and carry an AYA 28 gauge . Now I think that was partly brought on by a bad shoulder , but none the less he still went to a 28 .

And, you, young man, have almost 30 years before you get to that point.

[Double Lab]

Originally Posted by Garry L Gordon

And, you, young man, have almost 30 years before you get to that point.

We all know how quickly that time goes don't we? I bought my first 28 Parker exactly 50 years ago and we've become quite attached. The 28's will be the last to go.

[BRDHNTR]

I sold off or traded all of my 12 ga Parkers years ago. Now, only shoot 20's. I did buy a 28 ga but it's a Beretta 28 over/under. Very nice and fun to shoot. Have only shot skeet with it but will shoot quail this season with it. My longer term plan is to pick up a 28 ga Parker Repro when my financial stars align for me.

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by Garry L Gordon

And, you, young man, have almost 30 years before you get to that point.

I should hope to make it to 90

[Mills]

I'm on a small gauge bent myself.

[Joe from MO]

I am in midst of pairing down some of my nice guns, into fewer nicer guns.

A 28 may be in order, but I have to get my hands on my 20ga first.

I have a fairly nice 20ga O/U that I had planned to sell, and still might. But when I went down to my gun safe and pulled out to take pics of it, pulled it out of it's sock, then said, nope... not today..... I might sell one of my 12ga Citori instead......

[Mills]

I am doing the same thing. I am slowly putting together a pile to send on. Some I bought for my wife and she never shoots them, so those are easy.

Yes, you need a 20 and a 28 . . . and a 16 . . . and then lots of them

[6pt-Sika]

Next season I’m thinking some quail with a 410 needs to happen . I’ve been thinking this for the last two seasons but never followed thru . Won’t happen with a Parker 410 as I doubt I ever find one I’m comfortable affording . But I do have a rather nice little IJ Hercules straight grip and a somewhat beat up Crescent Arms that someone extended the stock . When I have my stuff straight I can hit with either pretty well .

[Andy]

I happen to think you can get by with a 16 and 28 for just about all bird hunting. There's something about a 28 kills pheasants like they got hit by a truck, and I do believe it's God's favorite gauge. Re-read Michael McIntosh's essay on them. I have a Repro 28 (that I admittedly don't shoot so well) and a Benelli Ethos Sport in 28, now that's a blast. It will smoke clays if I do my part. I had an old box of RST 1oz 1300fps 28g shells laying around (pigeon loads) and that Ethos just took the heads off roosters, and easy to carry at 5lbs and a few ounces. If we had quail I'd take a 28 over all others but that's just me. I cringe at all the aYa's and Uggie's I passed up years ago because they were "too expensive" to buy. Hindsight.

[mobirdhunter]

Originally Posted by CraigThompson

I should hope to make it to 90

Keep eating well and hunting and you'll make it! You've got 30 more years...buy a Parker .410 on the payment plan.