Miller:
The first line of my first post was:
To answer the title of the thread:
20 GA vs 28 GA IS THERE ALOT OF DIFFERENCE ?
And the first line of the first post of this thread was:
I went on a whitewing & quail hunt late in the season with a friend that brought his 28 ga SxS choked IC & Mod shooting 3/4 oz shells and a 20 ga SxS choked IC & Mod shooting 7/8 oz shells.
In my first post I wasn't participating in the discussion about the heavier nonstandard loads, just the question he originally posted.
When you replied to my first post I thought you were pointing out the versatility of the 20 gauge. I was pointing out that the recoil would likely go to unpleasant in a 5-3/4 pound 20 gauge gamegun or you would need to go to a heavier gun.
You are obviously good at mathematics and I appreciated the fact that you got the theory that shot density and effective pattern diameter went up with the square root of the number of pellets.
16 gauge 2-1/2" chambers were English proofed at 1 oz. The standard 2-1/2" English 16 guage load was 7/8oz per Burrard. In 20 gauge it was 7/8oz proof marks and 3/4 oz standard loads. Same type deal with 28 gauge.
I think my problem is that I wrote a post that sounded terse when I intended to write conversationally. I apologize for my ineptness.
Best,
Mike
