I never have been able to understand the Reason anyone would want to drop down to a 28 & then "Load it Up". A 20 gauge would be a much better choice for using 1 oz of shot. 1 oz of shot can be bought in either a Field or Express load in the 20 at much better prices than in the 28. Even if one reloads them components are much easier to come by & ore readily available. 1 oz in a 28 seems to me to be a problem much better answered with a 20. Just One persons opinion of course.
Traditionally, since the mid-1950s, we've had the choice of 1, 1 1/8, 1 1/4 and 1 1/2 ounce loads in the 2 3/4 inch 12-gauge shells. We've had the choice of 1, 1 1/8 and 1 1/4 in the 2 3/4 inch 16-gauge shells. We've had the choice of 7/8, 1 or 1 1/8 ounce in 2 3/4 inch 20-gauge shells. Why is all of a sudden wrong to have the choice of 3/4 ounce, 7/8 ounce and 1 ounce in the 28-gauge 2 3/4 inch shell?
Even back in the early days of the 28-gauge in North America, when the "standard" 28-gauge load was 1 3/4 drams of bulk smokeless powder pushing 5/8 ounce of shot out of a 2 1/2 inch shell and the faster load was 2 drams of bulk smokeless powder pushing that same 5/8 ounce of shot out of the 2 7/8 inch shell,
gun cranks like Chas. Askins were writing about getting their guns chambered for the 2 7/8 inch shell and hand loading 2 1/8 drams of bulk smokeless powder and 3/4 ounce or a bit more of shot. Probably some really high pressure loads!!
