28 gauge

[quail hound]

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

That's what you think? That we're trying to be "cute"?

 

[Llewellin01]

That's what you think? That we're trying to be "cute"?

Totally agree!!

Here's cute for you, I've never shot a 12 gauge in my life. Dad always said if I needed one to kill pheasants I needed to practice more that should get it going lol

 

[reddog]

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!

As much as I like using my 28 guage, there is no way that I would take it when involved in a hunt like above, (assuming driving and blockers are involved). I understand the limitations, and use mine over pointing dogs, and close range shots are the norm. It performed flawlessly yesterday in that application.