Originally Posted By: SxS Only
I exclusively use only 1 oz loads in my three 28 gauge shotguns. Not much into "clay" pigeon shooting, but live birds like turkeys, crows and barn yard pigeons they are just deadly and I have a lot more fun shooting a 28 than a 20 gauge. I have about 25 boxes of #7 1/2 and 25 of #6 shot in stock at the moment. I mostly use my SxS and single barrel for turkey hunting, but my "go to" pigeon & crow gun is my Benelli Ethos 3" 28 gauge. And at 5 lb 5 oz, it is easy to keep up with those diving and darting black devils coming to the owl/crow decoys and a lot more fun than shooting the "orange birds" that always seem to me to be on a more predictable course and I don't have to pay anyone for a few hours of shooting each time I go out.



SxS Only


When I used to shoot 28ga Ruger Red Label the load was around 3/4 oz (about same as original 20ga one) and it worked ok for me. What you show there has power of at least 16ga "Walmart Load". Not bad if one wants to make modern 28ga all around gun. Italians load 28ga to 1&1/8oz 'Low Noise'
65mm case and 1&1/8oz Magnum "Bruiser" crazy in 76mm one.