My understanding is that the same shot and powder charge fired from a 12, 20, and 28 gauge will produce more recoil on the smaller diameter barreled gun. Am I mistaken on that? So why shoot the 28 with 1 ounce loads unless your only concern is the weight of the gun? Plus the 28s usually weigh less to begin with so that would also increase the felt recoil. Although I have never shot dove, I would think shooting a lot of 1 ounce loads through a 28 could cause some pretty good bruises after a while.

I have only shot a 28 a few times but have often thought about purchasing one for those long walks while grouse hunting. Are they generally that much lighter and quicker handling than 20's or should I just stick with my trusty Stevens 5100?

Tom C

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