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Re: 28 gauge 1 oz. loads
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DB Bill,
I agree with you but if he said the 1 ouncers would be 12.5% better, his math would be as off as yours, it is 14.28% (8 divided by 7).
 
Posts: 4917 | Location: Wenatchee, WA, USA | Registered: 17 December 2001Reply With Quote
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3/4 oz. nickel #5, PC wads and 800x.

1 oz. loads are good in big bores, not 28 & 20's.

My personal, no cost opinion backed up by numerous dead birds.
 
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blue dot 20.0 fed 209a 2 28ga bp .125 cards
1 28ga bp 1/2" fiber =1112 fps

H110 35.0 fed 209a 1 28ga bp .125 card = 1319 fps
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Posts: 165 | Location: North Yorkshire yippeeeee | Registered: 08 May 2004Reply With Quote
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From the Hodgdon 2004 Annual reloading manual:
Fiocchi plastic target hulls:23gr.Lil Gun,Ched.209 primers,BPHV28 wads.
Same hull,powder,23.5 gr.Lil Gun,Fio.616 primer and same wad.Both loads give 1200fps.
Dont you love the 28?

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Posts: 109 | Location: New Mexico,USA | Registered: 06 June 2002Reply With Quote
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I'm curious with no hidden agenda but why would you want a 1oz load for a 28ga...how much better could it be than a 7/8oz load....and please don't say 12.5%.

I shoot the 28ga quite a bit and find the secret is not to increase the amount of shot, but rather to increase the amount of choke as you go to larger shot.
 
Posts: 4360 | Location: Sunny Southern California | Registered: 22 May 2002Reply With Quote
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I'm with DB Bill on this one also. If you want a 1oz load use a 20,16 or 12. I shoot a lot of skeet and upland birds with the 28. For Grouse, Quail, and Woodcock the std skeet load with 7 1/2 or 8's is fine.
 
Posts: 536 | Location: Mid Michigan | Registered: 02 January 2001Reply With Quote
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Yeah, me too. I use a 7/8th oz. load in a 12 for clays and quail........And in a 20 also.
 
Posts: 9647 | Location: Yankeetown, FL | Registered: 31 August 2002Reply With Quote
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DBBill has it right. If you really need more shot, then you need a bigger ga. Multiple tests over the years have shown that the 3/4 ounce load is really the most balanced for the 28 with the 7/8 working fairly well. An analogy would be someone trying to get .300 Win Maq ballistics out of a .308. It ain't gonna happen without something being strained (or blown in this example ). 28 is a wonderful ga. but it ain't a 12 or even a 20. However, I'd be the first to admit that a good man with a 28 will embarrass most guys with a 12.

My opinion, save worrying about the wt of the shot charge and shoot it enough to be expert with the ga.
 
Posts: 17099 | Location: Texas USA | Registered: 07 May 2001Reply With Quote
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I just got back from SD on a pheasant hunt. I was using my superposed 28 for the first time. I found some Fiocchi 28 ga "golden Pheasant" loads, #6 shot, nickel plated and was ecstatic with the performance. they killed as well as the 20 ga loads I had been using. Believe me, they were not too light a load for the birds.
 
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