28 gauge

Oooh. Look what just showed up on my door.

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Gorgeous! Congrats!
 
Very nice reddog, congrats.
 
28ga shells

I live in Michigan so very limited exposure to pheasants but have shot released birds (walkup/flush and tower release) with what is called a
'Gram Crak-R' by Polywad. It is a 20 Gram load in #6 or 7.5 that is buffered and does great. Have also pass shot crows with it and few cripples from either species. Can buy either box of case.

http://www.polywad.com/
 
using a lighter gauge like that, I would use a premium
shell like Hevishot .....it will give you much more knock
down power
 
Hevi-Troll

using a lighter gauge like that, I would use a premium
shell like Hevishot .....it will give you much more knock
down power

Hey there Mr. Sanchez, you sure seem to work Hevi-Shot into a lot of your posts, I like your hevi-pheasant product but really think your attempt at subliminal marketing on one of the only good forums left cheapens your product and makes me think about shopping for a different brand of non-toxic shot.
 
I don't think any new guns will have your 3 inch available... Some older ones may have it...I believe the non tox companies are thinking about it, but what good will it do with such a small percentage of 3 inch 28 gauges out there!! If you think you need a 3 inch chamber the 20 gauge is a better option.:cheers:
 
Shot my new to me 28ga Browning superlight O/U exclusively this year on our Kansas trip and I was more than impressed at it's performance. After the first wild rooster I shot and almost blew the right breast out (should have aimed 3 more inches forward;) ) I realized I was over-choked with light modified and improved modified. Switched to IC and light modified and of the 10 or so birds I shot only one was not DOA upon hitting the ground. Was using Fiocchi Golden Pheasant in #6 and #5 in 7/8oz loads. Worked wonders. The #6 even did a great job on the quail.
Heavy-shot??? Not necessary especially at about $3+ per shot!!
Only had 2 roosters get away due to poor shooting and one quail that dropped some feathers.
I am sold on the 28ga. :thumbsup:
 
Shot my new to me 28ga Browning superlight O/U exclusively this year on our Kansas trip and I was more than impressed at it's performance. After the first wild rooster I shot and almost blew the right breast out (should have aimed 3 more inches forward;) ) I realized I was over-choked with light modified and improved modified. Switched to IC and light modified and of the 10 or so birds I shot only one was not DOA upon hitting the ground. Was using Fiocchi Golden Pheasant in #6 and #5 in 7/8oz loads. Worked wonders. The #6 even did a great job on the quail.
Heavy-shot??? Not necessary especially at about $3+ per shot!!
Only had 2 roosters get away due to poor shooting and one quail that dropped some feathers.
I am sold on the 28ga. :thumbsup:

Those GP loads hammer them but we're strictly non tox for pheasants now in CA so bismuth and the dreaded hevi shot are in my vest.

As for 3" chambers, no one makes a 3" load so I wouldn't worry about it. 2 3/4" loads do just fine.:cheers:
 
Thanks! Not really worried about 3 inch help shooting. Going on 26 years old and been using an old Lefever Nitro Special side by side .410 to slay the roosters since I was around 6. The 28 ga. will be an "upgrade" haha. :cheers:
 
Thanks! Not really worried about 3 inch help shooting. Going on 26 years old and been using an old Lefever Nitro Special side by side .410 to slay the roosters since I was around 6. The 28 ga. will be an "upgrade" haha. :cheers:

The shot string is so short with a 28ga that almost the whole payload reaches the target at the same time. If you can hammer them with a .410 you'll have no problem with a 28ga.:cheers:
 
Nice, Reddog! I'm a fan of Beretta OU'S and my 12 ga. 686 Onyx is my go-to pheasant gun. I bet that 28 is a joy to carry and shoot.

I was truly impressed with the performance of the little guy. It's a joy to carry also. I'm not sure how much I'm going to use it, primarily because my 20 guage is pretty beat up from being used and I don't really want to mess this one up also.
 
At supper last night, a guy at the table next to me was complaining about his most recent group of hunters. He runs a large farming operation, and also does a few pay-hunts every fall. His complaints involved some of his hunters insisting on using 28 gauge guns on late-season wild birds. These dudes, in spite of making the usual claims as "world-class shooters", were crippling so many birds with their pea-shooters, he had no choice but to start counting crippled/un-recovered birds against their daily limit.

I totally agree. We owe the game birds better than just trying to be cute with the popguns!
 
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