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...and that Ted! would have been Wayne Nish.
Seems to me, its been the All-Americans that have gone to bits.
English guns have more than held their own.

I own and shoot a 2" gun with no concern about gun failure. It only gets the finest custom reloaded Federal Paper shells with the proper amount of good stuff in them. SImple Mec setup that cost less than $50.00 to set up. Like most things it is reload or do not shoot very much. Safe factory shells are hard to come by for many of my neater guns.

It is a fine 20-25 yard game gun. Limited by charge weight, birds to shoot and my shooitng ability, it gets too little use. 2" guns are just a fun niche gauge that is rather limited in their use but which are a real pleasure to hold, carry and shoot. And I do far more holding and carring than shooting.

Resale is always a concern for some and none for others. I fall into the later group. My guns will be resold after my death so what they bring in price will not be of any interst to me.

Have a friend who reloads 2" 12, but I'd guess that most folks who buy those guns do not reload. Ammo is certainly pricey if you buy factory stuff--even compared to 16ga shells, which will set you back more than either 12's or 20's (unless you're REALLY lucky and find them on sale). 24ga . . . I recall Zutz writing about reloading for the 24, but you'd need to chase down both dies and components. One advantage of the 28 is that, while the initial cost of the ammo is higher, it's a very easy gauge to reload--and, given the fact you're not using much powder or shot, makes a whole lot of bottom-line sense.