I am picking up a SKB 500 12g tomorrow that looks almost mint. Has been in the shop for at least a couple months so I'm hoping they will negotiate a bit but it's coming home tomorrow regardless. Has a price tag of $850.00 Cdn.
I have been watching for a few weeks and it finally called my name this AM so I held it, caressed it a bit to maybe....
Anyway, it fits me like and extension of my body.
I have had a CZ Mallard for a couple years now, also 12g, that I really like. Fit great, shoots very well. Quite light as well but you don't notice recoil much, at least
I don't. While not top of the line, they are good guns IMO.
I suspect the CZ will become my mountain shotgun and the Ithaca will be my pheasant and sharpie gun. Wish it was a 20g but its too nice to pass up. If you can swing the 28g I say go for it. The SKB's are very nice guns from my reading about them.
