Straight Grip DHE 28ga, 28” Barrels, Double Triggers On GI

Dean Romig · 05-31-2022, 10:14 AM

It may be stamped Mod and Full but experience with Repros tells us that measuring choke constriction and patterning will tell the REAL story.

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Wild Skies · 05-31-2022, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Dean Romig

It may be stamped Mod and Full but experience with Repros tells us that measuring choke constriction and patterning will tell the REAL story..

You're absolutely right Dean. I love my 28ga. 28" factory original M/F set of barrels. On a typical sporting clays course I score just as well with them as I do with either the IC/M or Q1/Q2 sets of barrels.

Because of all the negative comments that have been made regarding 28ga. Repro M/F chokes being overly tight and thus useless, many have ground metal out their 28ga. Repro's choke area. I know of several that have done so in the name of making it into their dream gun, only to learn that the grinding of the metal didn't do what they were expecting it to do. These same dreamers eventually sold their guns.

Moral of the story: If you're considering buying a 28ga. Repro w/28" bbls. stamped as having M/F chokes, measure them, know EXACTLY what you're buying as the gun may have been owned by one of the dreamers.

edgarspencer · 05-31-2022, 05:01 PM

When I read Dean's comment, I took it to mean 'measure the chokes because they don't conform to the stamping'.
My last 28 Repro was stamped IC and Mod, but measured Mod and Full.

Wild Skies · 05-31-2022, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by edgarspencer

When I read Dean's comment, I took it to mean 'measure the chokes because they don't conform to the stamping'.
My last 28 Repro was stamped IC and Mod, but measured Mod and Full.

I think we both had similar, but different understandings of what Dean said. Your understanding was to "measure the chokes because they don't conform to the stamping", mine was that "M/F (or IC/M) patterns can vary with load selection".

edgarspencer · 05-31-2022, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Greg Baehman

I think we both had similar, but different understandings of what Dean said. Your understanding was to "measure the chokes because they don't conform to the stamping", mine was that "M/F (or IC/M) patterns can vary with load selection".

I'm not sure any load will give IC and MOD patterns with .015" and .021" chokes.

Wild Skies · 05-31-2022, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by edgarspencer

I'm not sure any load will give IC and MOD patterns with .015" and .021" chokes.

Why wouldn't spreaders do it?

edgarspencer · 05-31-2022, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Greg Baehman

Why wouldn't spreaders do it?

From a purely academic perspective, they would. From a practical perspective, Spreader inserts for 28ga are likely not available, for the handloader. Also, Spreaders are generally only available in target shot. There are those who would want the 28 for hunting. Are there spreaders in 5, 6 71/2?
Let me counter with a question; Why not bore it, as stamped, or stamp it, as bored?

Call me a 'dreamer' if you like, but I bought the gun wanting a true IC and MOD. If I didn't already have a couple Meriden made 28ga guns, I'd have those barrels up to Mike Orlen in a heartbeat