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Oh, I knew, peripherally. Used to coach prone smallbore. It's just a marque that's associated with air rifles, in my immediate geographic circles, if it's known at all. Never seen nor heard of a rimfire Weirauch on a line, hereabouts. My eyes would have boggled like olives. "What the actual... May I please have a look at that???" It was my primary smallbore rifle. I've shot smallbore, high power, F-class, etc. Lots of stuff.
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I regret that my comment offended you. I was certainly being silly, but I meant no insult.
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I regret that my comment offended you. I was certainly being silly, but I meant no insult. Thanks, I understand. Silly is ok by me! lol I was really trying to say that I enjoyed your prose on the the 28 bore. The Weirauch thing was simply ancillary,
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Well, the Weirauch is a bit of firearms curiosa, to be sure. Even the experts stumble on that one.
I think I bought it from champions choice, circa ~1992
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I am sure that the original poster, ed, was asking about the 28 as a SXS or O/U hunting gun. I have never owned a 28 gauge an I know they would be light and comfortable to hunt with. The only con I could think of is if you would get into competitive clay shooting. Skeet- you could do ok, but some of the other events might be a little bit difficult with a 28. I would prefer to have as much power as possible.......That said maybe one day I'll run across a 28 that suits me and give it a try. Next season my Springer Spaniel will be 2 years old and I will probably give her a chance to be out in the field. My 12 gauge 21 got to be a little heavy this year, so a nice 28 just might be the trick. Glad I listen to you guys. I learn a lot. Thanks.
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can a 28 ga throwing 3/4 oz of shot kill a wild dakota cock bird as cleanly and quickly as does a 12 ga throwing 1 1/8 oz shot?
keep it simple and keep it safe...
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It sure can. In the hands of someone that can hit stuff, at least. (not me!) I use my Side by side and O/U 28 bore's to hunt waterfowl, I have killed geese on occasion. Just watched my son kill a mallard cleanly with one shot a couple days ago, with his red label 28. (Kent Bismuth)
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Red Label!! Its a shame they didn't keep making those. I have seen a few Gold Labels recently in really nice shape that I would love to have, but a $5000.00 price tag is a bit steep for me. Glad to hear that your son does so well with his, Bob. Good luck!!
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Es mi calibre preferido desde hace muchos años. Cuando lo descubrí, pensaba que era un calibre menor. Cuando uno se inicia con este calibre atraviesa momentos de gran satisfacción y decepciones por no cazar o tirar con calibres mayores. Se fallan piezas que uno piensa que podría haber cobrado con el 20 o el 12, pero la clave es que hay que conocer este calibre, sus bondades y limitaciones. Hasta hoy he tenido seis escopetas del calibre 28: paralelas, yuxtapuestas y semiautomáticas. Ahora tengo mi compañera de por vida: una monotiro de martillo muy especial del siglo XIX.
Una vez se atraviesa la primera etapa con este calibre, cuando uno pasa de un calibre mayor a este delicioso calibre y en la que todavía no se conoce bien, llegan los días de caza y disfrute. Cada lance es un reto mayor; cada pieza cobrada se valora mucho más y, al final, lo que importa es la calidad y no la calidad. Es un calibre que considero hermano menor del calibre 16 por su contundencia y gran pegada, aun con menos gramos de perdigones.
VENTAJAS: Los cartuchos pesan menos, las escopetas suelen pesar menos que las de calibres mayores, los lances y las piezas cobradas se valoran mucho más y el disfrute cazando y rompiendo platos es, para los enamorados de este calibre, mucho mayor. Además, hay una gran variedad de modelos de cartuchos.
INCONVENIENTES: El precio de los cartuchos, aunque ahora en España el precio de otros calibres mayores se ha disparado.
PD: Siento no haber sabido escribir todo esto en inglés.
PD2: ¡Viva el calibre 28!
28 ga, hammerguns and all shotguns and rifles made by hands.
Waidmannsheil 🌿📯
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