Most British pre 1970 made 28’s will be 2 1/2” guns with 26” barrels. If you hold out for 28” you will be looking for a while. Also the 2 1/2” were meant for 5/8 ounce loads, not our standard 28, 2 3-4” Roman Candles. I hesitate to buy yet one more gun which will require me to load one more specialized load.
The 700/28 will not give you the feel you are after I suspect. You might be better off looking for a 2 1/2” 20 bore which does what we make our American 28’s do with easy. Plus there are ten times as many to pick from. A British small bore can be a very alive gun. I love my Pape 20 bore hammer gun with 30” barrels. Comes in under six pounds. Only regret was it is still a 2 1/2” so I need to watch what I feed it a bit. Do stay away from double rifles which were bored out to 28 as they often are heavy as heck and handle like a nice fence post.
