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The 28 with the least felt recoil might be the Remington 1100 Sporting Clays model. At 6lbs 15 oz mine's only 4oz lighter than my 1100 "Lt 20", probably too heavy for a true 28 but IMO it balances well and is an easy shooter. My wife and daughter shoot sporting clays with it and have no problem shooting 100 rounds in an afternoon. They both say it has noticeably less felt recoil than the LT 20.
I have that same gun, and mine has virtually no recoil. And I agree it's really too heavy as a 28ga. But I just shoot it so damn well. I prefer 7.5 for doves and quail & # 6 shot for pheasants. Like I mentioned earlier, I REALLY want one of the little Benneli Ultralight 28ga autos. At only 4.5 lbs, it would be ideal to carry all day long chasing pheasants or West TX quail, IMO. I'll probably give in & buy one for next year. I'd also LOVE to have one of the little Merkel SXS's in 28 ga, too. And I don't reload for my 28 gauge, either. I just buy a case or two of Winchester AA's every year. I hope you save or pick up the empty Hulls. The 28 AA-HS hull outlasts the Rem STS 28 ga by a wide margin. Doc
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Wild eyed guess. 🤔 Meaning, by my shooting volume here, and that's juggling four guns off and on depending on whim. It could take me several years to go through a case of 20's or 28's or 12's because I shoot all three gauges in the four guns.
I don't have any shotgun shooting sports available locally so it's purely upland hunting for me this year (and usually true yearly) and would have to work hard to take fifty wild birds in NW Iowa. I may shoot another twenty in SD this year.
At least here, you'd have to hunt an awful lot to go through 250 rounds in a year.
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If you buy a 28 and don't reload be prepared to find 6s and 7.5s on the shelf.... Thank you. But Al Gore invented a little something called the internet so I have no concerns. Travis
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Unless you shoot and miss a lot. 😀
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Thanks John.
I do not shoot enough shotgun to reload. I just buy a case or two every year. I would likely just do the same for the 28. All I shoot now are 20's.
Travis Travis- If you get a 28ga, just go down to Bing 'n' Bobs and have them fix you up with a case of good plated hard stuff. Oh yeah. They will. They're my go to gunshop. Travis
Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house
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The worst part of hunting with a 28ga is remembering to hold your pinky in the air while drinking your roadie.
Laughin'... Travis
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You come across like a Mossberg guy, but hey, who knows. If you don't count the O/U Staggs built 30-30/20 gauge, this is the only upland gun I shoot. Churchill 28- 23" I/C M barrels. Chukar, quail, pheasant, grouse. I enjoy the 28 very much and it keeps up with the 12 gauge shell shucker guy I hunt with. ![[Linked Image]](http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/z371/Weather223/DSC_0267-Copy.jpg)
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The reason I mention Fiocchi's is I've had very good experience with their shells, not that there aren't other good brands also.
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Travis,
I probably wouldn't handload shotgun shells myself if somebody wasn't paying me to write about it now and then. Yeah. I don't shoot enough of it to justify the time. Travis
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The 28 with the least felt recoil might be the Remington 1100 Sporting Clays model. At 6lbs 15 oz mine's only 4oz lighter than my 1100 "Lt 20", probably too heavy for a true 28 but IMO it balances well and is an easy shooter. My wife and daughter shoot sporting clays with it and have no problem shooting 100 rounds in an afternoon. They both say it has noticeably less felt recoil than the LT 20.
I have that same gun, and mine has virtually no recoil. And I agree it's really too heavy as a 28ga. But I just shoot it so damn well. I prefer 7.5 for doves and quail & # 6 shot for pheasants. Like I mentioned earlier, I REALLY want one of the little Benneli Ultralight 28ga autos. At only 4.5 lbs, it would be ideal to carry all day long chasing pheasants or West TX quail, IMO. I'll probably give in & buy one for next year. I'd also LOVE to have one of the little Merkel SXS's in 28 ga, too. And I don't reload for my 28 gauge, either. I just buy a case or two of Winchester AA's every year. I hope you save or pick up the empty Hulls. The 28 AA-HS hull outlasts the Rem STS 28 ga by a wide margin. Doc Yep. I give them to my Lawyer that reloads for his Benelli. You just never know when you might need a favor from a Lawyer. 
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Great thread.
Depending on the cock and season, hard 4-6's, IM-Full.
16 gauge is where it's at.
28 gauge isn't even allowed on the Rez. And not just because wild Rez cocks are too tough...
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You come across like a Mossberg guy, but hey, who knows. I'm sure I've had worse said and thought of me. Very nice shotgun!
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Directed at Travis sir! 
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The 28 with the least felt recoil might be the Remington 1100 Sporting Clays model. At 6lbs 15 oz mine's only 4oz lighter than my 1100 "Lt 20", probably too heavy for a true 28 but IMO it balances well and is an easy shooter. My wife and daughter shoot sporting clays with it and have no problem shooting 100 rounds in an afternoon. They both say it has noticeably less felt recoil than the LT 20.
I have that same gun, and mine has virtually no recoil. And I agree it's really too heavy as a 28ga. But I just shoot it so damn well. I prefer 7.5 for doves and quail & # 6 shot for pheasants. Like I mentioned earlier, I REALLY want one of the little Benneli Ultralight 28ga autos. At only 4.5 lbs, it would be ideal to carry all day long chasing pheasants or West TX quail, IMO. I'll probably give in & buy one for next year. I'd also LOVE to have one of the little Merkel SXS's in 28 ga, too. And I don't reload for my 28 gauge, either. I just buy a case or two of Winchester AA's every year. 4.5lbs? They can't be that light can they? Travis
Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house
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Travis
Wild eyed guess. 🤔 Meaning, by my shooting volume here, and that's juggling four guns off and on depending on whim. It could take me several years to go through a case of 20's or 28's or 12's because I shoot all three gauges in the four guns.
I don't have any shotgun shooting sports available locally so it's purely upland hunting for me this year (and usually true yearly) and would have to work hard to take fifty wild birds in NW Iowa. I may shoot another twenty in SD this year.
At least here, you'd have to hunt an awful lot to go through 250 rounds in a year.
Yeah. I never thought about the multiple gun thing. I only use the one since I bought it. I can't say I go through 10 boxes every season but it definitely shoots the schit out of a case. I go quite a bit in early fall though. Travis
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28 gauge isn't even allowed on the Rez. And not just because wild Rez cocks are too tough...
Because nobody can afford one? Got you good you fugker! Travis
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You come across like a Mossberg guy, but hey, who knows. If you don't count the O/U Staggs built 30-30/20 gauge, this is the only upland gun I shoot. Churchill 28- 23" I/C M barrels. Chukar, quail, pheasant, grouse. I enjoy the 28 very much and it keeps up with the 12 gauge shell shucker guy I hunt with. What does that thing weigh? Travis
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Anyone ever try one of these? http://www.pacotools.com/tool_discriptionsConsidering the price of 28 gauge shells it might be an option especially for someone who only wants to load a couple of boxes a year for hunting.
Gerry.
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I have been looking at getting a a 20 for a while, looked for a SKB o/u, a M2 and a Weatherby Turkish made auto. I'm not much on Turkish crap but the Weatherby has great reviews and a few guys here on the fire have them, plus it's a BERETTA 303 copy except the safety is where it is supposed to be.
In my search I ran across the Weatherby in 28 ga. Wow it had good furnature, fit and finish and was light, fit great too. I passed. I also ran across the SKB in 28 ga. Omg I should be kicked in the taint, I didn't buy that gun. Shoulda! I can't imagine how light a Benelli UL would be, couldn't be any heavier than a pocket knife!
I'm a improve modified and #5 kinda guy but in the case of a 28 ga one would probably be better off with 6s to up the pellet count a bit, So Clark or Dave could you try and talk some sense to Travis give him a few beers first, that might help make him more agreeable.
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