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I've been hunting with a Remington 1100 Sporting Clays 28ga for over the last 20 years as my go to shotgun for doves here in TX. I kill birds just as far as my buddies who are all using a 12ga. I've also used it with great success on Pheasant. It's my favorite gauge by far.

Travis, I too having been drooling on the Benelli Ultralight in 28 ga. The only thing that has prevented me from buying one is the price.

Travis, I have a Rem.870 28 ga. It has a 25 inch barrel and carries like a dream.. I have shot some sage grouse with it and killed them stone dead at 40 yards.. But only a few.. I really like it for forest grouse.. Never tried it on sharps or pheasants.. Not much opportunity for sharps here, and I must travel to do much pheasant hunting.. I really think if you live where both birds are available, you would enjoy it.. Especially, after you have taken some birds and the edge is off to be successful.. Or take it a long in the truck, and carry it when the cover looks like closer shots will be the order of the day..
I am basically a 12 ga. guy, I like the smaller ga. shotguns, but just have never been able to let the 12's at home.. I think you would enjoy the 28, and it is an excellent reason to pick one up..

I've shot hundreds of pheasants with the 20 and the 28 over pointers and could not discern the difference between the 1oz 20 load or a 7/8 to 1oz load in the 28, nor a difference in effective range.

Plus if a 28 is built on the proper frame its like carrying Tinker Bell's wand compared to the larger gauges.

On doves--perfection.

I don't see the point,at least not in a modern auto when 20's handle and carry so well.

A Benelli ultralight 20 is already to light for me.

Warning: 28s are like fine whisky, long legs and cigars rolled on virgin thighs.

My first was in 1981 (Steyer-Mannlicher Principessa sxs). We were living in Scobey, MT, so shot a short tonne of sharpies with it. I also shot, I have no idea how many, huns with it. Scobey is not big pheasant country but I shot more than a few with it. I ran Brittannies and shot over a lot of points.

The deadliness of the 28 will astound you. The most interesting part, to me is that one does not need to resort to charges larger than 3/4 oz. The load is what is called "square". Somehow that means it is perfectly in proportion. It flat works. Get one and it will kill birds so dead even Clark will not be able to revive them. Good For You!

I've been hunting with a Remington 1100 Sporting Clays 28ga for over the last 20 years as my go to shotgun for doves here in TX. I kill birds just as far as my buddies who are all using a 12ga. I've also used it with great success on Pheasant. It's my favorite gauge by far.

Travis, I too having been drooling on the Benelli Ultralight in 28 ga. The only thing that has prevented me from buying one is the price.

Be sure you first handle one for the ergo's. I just bought one and the "pistol grip" is much too closed for me maybe especially because my SxSs have English grips.

Actually the 28 is billed as being extremely efficient...how that is measured on a shotgun I can't say, but Mule Deer can.

The 28 was Bing Crosby's favorite for pheasant...if that helps any....

I will only live this life once. Fugk cost.




Travis

Then treat yourself to one of the nicest without going O/U or SxS.
Made in America. You know what I mean. The chrome one doesn't trip my trigger, the blue one does.



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