Stevens Model 555 Over & Under 28 Gauge
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- Опубліковано 9 тра 2022
- Shooting and discussing the Stevens Model 555 Over & Under 28 Gauge!
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I’m not even that into firearms, but this guy has some good grandpa energy that keeps me coming back
As long as u keep coming back brother. They definitely have a way of growing on
You.
Same here, from a country where weapons are banned and I never shot anything
Yet Hickok is amazing to watch
@@alessiobubbles5345 I'm always sorry to hear about other countries oppressing their citizens. We hear over and over again, about how a unarmed populace are routinely victimized by their own government. Genocide, unstoppable crime, violence, the inability to fight back, and overthrow a tyrannical regime. It's sad, scary, and a lesson we all must take to heart. As a American, I can't explain how lucky we are. So many take this for granted, and demand our disarming, so only the gov, and criminals have them. It's all about power, and control over us.
When we forgo our rights, citizens become subjects. America must never fall for this bullshit. We are one of the last country's to recognize this God Givin right. The second ammendment protects all the rest, and keeps us from the genocidal tendencies that all corrupt government have when they are allowed to rule with impunity. People don't realize how much power they have. There are way more of us, then there are of them. Fight for your rights, and never give them an inch. Victims, we are not. This tyranny
Must end, and they must be held accountable. Freedom is everything. Stay strong my brothers. Because no matter your country, religion, ethnicity, you are loved, and needed. Appreciated,
And understood. I love all my fellow man,
And woman. Stay the course, and mabe change will happen. Demand it. Live it.
Who are they to control us?? They know they are wrong. Their evil does not go un noticed. And somday, we will all be free.
A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people, to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.
I used to be anti gun when i was 15, then i grew up and now own 3 guns and it is amazing
hes got that GGE (good grandpa energy)
Love a 28 gauge from what I’ve read it has the same pattern as a 12 with less pellets I grew up shooting a ruger red label 28 gauge fantastic gun
That’s true, but that’s true of any gauge. A 10ga has the same pattern as a .410. And the same velocity for the most part. The difference is just the quantity of
Shot.
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The patterns and velocities match going up and down gauges. Once you cut pellet count down, the "knock down" (killing) power goes down as you don't hit your target with as many pellets as the bigger gauges.
@mrkannon9 I just inherited a red label 28ga 50th anniversary with the engraving and gold bird on the receiver. Dad kept it NIB so I haven’t shot it but I’m dying to!
The 28 gauge has a much higher degree of renown in Europe than here in the states, sadly. It’s actually a very capable little cartridge that is perfectly capable of hunting use.
I'm in Europe and I've never seen a 28
@@wonderloaf France, Belgium, Italy and Spain.
The french call it 14mm.
It migth differ per region.
Smallest allowed caliber here in the Netherlands, but never seen one. Only found some 28ga cartidges nicely put in front of my door steps to make a point or something.
@@wonderloaf of course, cause it's illegal in Europe even to carry a knife
@@lichnostsvobodnaya Not true lol, some European countries have better gun laws than states like california or new jersey. Switzerland even has gun laws on par with or possibly better than the US.
@@lichnostsvobodnaya as it should. For me, if you can't prove that you are mentally ok, you shouldn't even carry a rock🙃
That's what great teachers do. They have an insatiable curiosity, and ask questions. Thank you sir.
During the animal apocalypse I kept seeing 28 gauge on the shelf so I started buying my limit of 28 gauge every day and before I knew it I had cleared out the shelves of the 28 gauge but I did not on a 28 gauge shotgun….So I bought a 28 gauge shotgun and used it with great success this past dove season… I was a 12 gauge guy all they way, but now I’ll use the 28 regularly from now on
You know if you're a gun nut if you buy ammo for a gun you don't have! Love it. Thanks for all the great video's!
I’m a huge fan of 28 gauge. I shoot sporting clays and hunt upland game with 28 gauge, although with different guns better suited to each purpose. It does very well! Lighter guns that are quicker to mount with less recoil that reduce flinching produce more accurate shots. I hope the U.S. comeback continues to gain steam.
With tungsten shot the 28 guage is coming back strong. I'm a reloader and after I started reloading TSS I don't even pick up my 20 guage
I have a 28 gauge and they work real well on pheasants and other small birds. they have low recoil which is perfect for smaller statured people.
LMAO. Good one.
The 28 is very popular in the Ruffed Grouse and Woodcock hunting community, and also rabbit hunting. Great video, always great content. Keep it coming!
When I was a kid back in the early '80s I remember an old man had a 28 gauge over and under I just recently purchased one for my son and I've used it more then he has bird hunting
I shoot a single barrel 28 ga. Iver Johnson I got out of my grandpa's attic. So nice. Ammo was hard to find at retail 25 years ago but getting easier now. Glad you did the video. Your videos are what gave me interest in UA-cam. Like so many have said, your style is just spot on.
I love the fact you was showing the bullets and then decided to put it in😂😂😂 you’re so awesome. NRA needs to bow down to you dude your amazing
Back in the late 70's good ol Kmart sold the O/U Bioto, from Spain if I recall correctly, for under a hundred. My buddy bought a 12g and liked it so much bought the 20g, 28g and 410 to make a complete set. Lots of great deals back then. My safe still holds a few. Great vid as always. Thanks
I also live in Tennessee and I lost my left arm in a motorcycle accident at the age of 15.
I have shot all gages but enjoy the 28ga the most. Have shot skeet, trap, and sporting clays in the nationals in San Antonio and the 28ga is my favorite shotgun but I am only 79 and
open minded. Sure did enjoy your you tube on the 28 ga. It was great.
Keep Your Powder Dry.
HFL
The 28 Always fascinated, Ammo Always a consideration.great presentation thank you for sharing.
I used to shoot a lot of skeet and always loved shooting 28 gauge. I always preferred using sub gauge tubes or a barrel set in my 12 gauge gun to shoot 20, 28, or .410 though. It lets you keep consistency in gun weight and sighting plane between the different gauges. Until i got down to .410, i couldn’t tell the difference in scores between the gauges. .410 was a different game. Keep up the good work Hickok!
My dad had a Mossberg 28 gauge auto loader. It was awesome for bird and squirrel and rabbit. Lived that shot gun.
That’s a nice little shotgun ! I once had a Savage Fox / Stevens Side by Side 20 gauge, double triggers with engraving of a fox and grouse on the color case hardened receiver that my father gave to me , and I small game hunted with it when I was younger ( I even hunted deer with that shotgun and would load double ought buck shot in the full choke cylinder and a rifled slug in the improved choke cylinder) …. It had fixed chokes of full and improved cylinders left and right respectively. Unfortunately it was stolen from my house . I’ve always wanted to replace it with something that I could afford and now you showed this video that has inspired me .
BTW , that is an “ extractor “ which only extracts the spent ( or live ) cartridges. An “ejector” does like you said , ejects or throws the cartridges flying out of the breech .
I have a High Standard Flite King in 28 and it's my favorite shotgun!!! Cheap and easy to reload with a MEC 600 too!!
I have the 20 gauge and I love it.
Looking to get into shotgun reloading, saw the price of those presses and had to rethink my strategy
I took an interest in the 28 a few years ago, (after watching an episode of California Bird Hunters I believe). I ordered one, possibly the last one H&R made, & loved it. I saw the Stevens 555E & bought one. After a thousand or so rounds shooting trap it's great, I love it & it's made me much better behind a12 gauge.
Thank you! You’ve helped me understand and make a decision on purchasing an over and under!
Love watching you ❤
Bought a Remington single shot way back 1980,love the shotgun. It has put to rest a lot of ruffled grouse, and couple bunny's. Man your channel is awesome, that double be awesome like my Remington, have great Tuesday. 🇨🇦
Love the videos brother always makes my day better thank you and your son, much love from the Connecticut.
Sir you are a treasure trove of reference for an artist like me.Your vid are so informative I usually study your vids for reference
When I was a kid, the 28 gauge was the quintessential WOODCOCK gun.
It has since gone on to be a star of the trap and skeet ranges.
A lot of people use them for upland hunting and even duck and goose hunting, but traditionally....28 gauge = woodcock hunting.
28 ga is the perfect shell for skeet and quail. It's my favorite gauge. My sweetheart gun is a Browning 625 in 28 ga.
I think it would be great for a short defensive shotgun. Maybe a Shockwave, for example. One of the problems, I suppose, with the 28 gauge is that there's not an array of ammo available in terms of buck shot, 00 buck, slugs, etc. It's primarily used for clay pigeons and bird hunting.
Personally, I would definitely buy a 28 gauge shotgun in defensive configuration. I think there would be a market for it as long as more ammo variety became available.
How's it do for tree trimming?
@@savage22bolt32 You could probably pick which leaf you wanted to prune with the right choke.
I believe brenneke makes 28g slugs
@@hickok45 Henry 410 axe is a lotta fun
My first was a Stevens Savage 22/410 OA at 8 yrs. old. About 3 months after I joined the Navy, my mom wrote me a letter saying while cleaning out the freezer it had 89 squirrels in it. Thru the fifties it kept my family in rabbits and quail. Still have it after 69 yrs. Well my grandson has it in perfect condition. Try to get it from him!
I know a lot of youth who started off shooting one of these for trap and upland birds. Great little shell!
I love my tristar viper g2 in the 28 gauge my first gun was a 28 many squirrels and rabbits
Thanks for your work
I to had never shot a 28ga. In my 70 odd yrs. Until last year when again Walmart,s had a gun clearance,I picked up a Hatfield auto for 125.00$. It patterns great and looks good.Only wish I had it back in my rabbit hunting days.A thumbs up for all of your video.s.
I had a old iver johnson 28 gauge single shot break open. Had it sense the 80s. Loved it. Couldn't miss with that ol shotgun. They definitely don't make em like they used to.
I love the 28 gauge for rabbit and squirrel hunting. It works very well on any game you would hunt up close lets say 35 yards and in. One of the best parts is you don't get all the pellets from it as you would from a 12 gauge. The game is easier to clean and fewer pellets to break a tooth on. This little Stevens would work if it where just a hunting gun. Field shotguns tend to get beat up after a few trips. The biggest thing is how it patterns. The less expensive over under or side by side is the barrels are not calibrated very well so one barrel may be way off on the point of aim/impact. Thanks much
Got the 555E & I've put 400 shells through already. No hiccups at all. I love it on the trap range.
My cousin from Arkansas loved his German 28 gauge double barrel for quail. RIP Bill.
I love the stevens 555 28. I hunt out west in rugged terrain and having a light gun for bird hunting makes the hunt more enjoyable. A 28 has plenty of power when hunting behind pointing dogs. Ive killed everything from sage grouse and pheasants to forest grouse and quail. Great gauge and gun for the price!
Love the 28gauge. I always shot the 12 gauge when dove hunting. Last year a lot of videos started popping up on the 28. I did a lot of research on it and had to buy one and try it out. I never considered myself an expert shot in the field but I am a very good shot in the field. All my hunting buddies thought i wasted my money on the gauge and laughed at me for buying it. Until that opening day, I can tell you I have never shot so good. The closest she'll to bird ratio I have ever shot 15 birds to 18 shells. I don't think I wil ever go back to a 12 gauge for dove hunting, and the people who state the 28 doesn't have the range of a 12 has never shot one. The first thing I noticed is the killing range on doves is the same. I say to anyone who does not believe me then just invite me to a dove hunt and I will be happy to prove it.
That was a refreshing change. I love them all!
I've got my Grandma's Browning Superposed 28 gauge, four-barrel set. She used it for years hunting quail, grouse, woodcock, pheasant, and dove hunting. I have used it for the same things for years. I absolutely love that old Browning and wouldn't trade it for anything.
A common practice with over and under is shooting bottom barrel first as it will reduce reset time or target acquisition because the barrel rise is less predominant then when shooting the top barrel . Also good idea to use a tighter chock pattern on second shot is correct because of longer distance when following up on same moving target.
I purchased Stevens in 20 gauge with short barrels. They consider it a youth shotgun. But since my wife does not like the recoil of a 12 gauge, the reason I bought it for her for home defense. It's a superposed like that one, made in Turkey, reasonably priced, with some very pretty furniture. I love it.
I love the 28 gauge. I don't think it's a good first shotgun, the ammo is super expensive (reloading helps). You can't beat a 12 gauge, but the 28 gauge is a lot of fun. I have used my 28 for dove and quail hunting. I can't hit anything with a 12 or 28, so no difference there. Kidding, the 28 seems to be much closer to a 20 than a 410 as far as patterning. You can carry a box or two in your vest and not feel like you're dragging a plow around. The gun is typically lighter too.
He’s a little out of his wheelhouse here. 28 gauge is a superb bird shooter and clay breaker. Most serious skeet shooters I’ve known shoot mainly 28 gauge out of their “tubed” 12 gauge skeet guns. Low recoil. Fantastic shot pattern. But a true 28 gauge shotgun, built on a 28 gauge frame, is simply a joy to hold, swing, and shoot.
I love a 28 ga. I grew up on that gauge in a remington 1100! Best youth gauge made! Kick of a .410& capable as a 20ga! Many clay pigeon & skeet shooters use it. I used it on quail, dove, pheasant, rabbits, & squirrels.
I wanted an O/U for years, and finally picked one up 3 years ago. My only gripe with this Stevens is the price. Scheel’s shows $699. I paid the same for my Condor Competition with 30in ported barrels, adjustable comb and a set of chokes. Both are beautiful shotguns, but the Stoeger is a little more bang for your buck. Awesome review though! Once you shoot an O/U, you won’t want anything else!
got two vintage Stevens double (sxs) 16ga. need a 28 sxs. . going to range this week end with underwood .30 carbine after watching your carbine video again. thanks for all your great videos.
Thank you for the 28 gauge review. I've done s ton of small game with a. 410, always wondered about the 28 gauge . Nice price on the over and under. My next goto gum is the 16. Have Ann old Ithaca 16 gauge side x side. Love your videos. Thank you.
Very nice 28 gauge. I always wondered what it would be like and how it would perform being a 28 gauge. Thank you for sharing that with us.
Love both my Beretta 28ga shotguns. It's become my favorite shotgun load to shoot clay games or bird hunting. Same 3/4oz loads you find in 20 ga. Lightweight and easy for my daughter to shoot.
I have a beautiful O/U 28 gauge it’s my favorite all around shotgun and sees far more use than any of my others. I love it for everything from squirrels and cotton tail rabbits up to pheasant.
Some of the less expensive models use their 20 gauge receiver with a smaller bore out so they are heavier. The specially designed 28 gauges such as my Browning are almost prohibitively expensive because the volume sales are so low, but the pattern on small bird loads are near perfect. Great for dove.
Great job I have never shot a 28 Guage either my first shotgun was a Stevens single shot 12 Guage full choke which was a hammer fired I was 14 at the time and it was a Christmas gift from my Dad it was bought from the local Whites store sadly I sold it about 4 years later sad day I wish I had never sold it
Darahn Sparks- that's cool and Hickok45 rocks. Also, You can search and watch people loading a U-Haul truck.
I picked up a 28 gauge autoloader for my wife...and I fell in love with it, myself. It does everything for me that I want from my 12, but less recoil and less weight.
Shooting 28 gauge for 50 years absolutely love it
Hickok45
I am 78 yes old I grew up in the midwest hunting pheasants and rabbits great shooting Guage you have to be fast to hit birds.
My grandfather left me a 28ga Stevens and it's a great shooter. Guy that ran an old country store tried to sell me a side by side double barrel 28 for $150 and i didn't buy it, he even offered to let my pay for it over time ,, what a regret i didn't take it. That was 40~ years ago.
Just a pleasure watching his videos regarding firearms.
I’ve wanted one for a while four grouse and quail. My 16ga works just fine, so I’ve not scored one as yet. Small and light, they’re great for packing around in the hilly grouse woods. Thanks!
Thats cool and different Hickok45 never heard of a 28 gauge shotgun thank you for a good video Stay cool and stay safe Hickok45 😎👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
I’ve been hunting with this shotgun for years in 20 gauge. Its a great gun and I have nothing bad to say about it.
Hickok I am a Skeet shooter and shot in the Registered Shoots. Which are small tournaments that are usually 4 Gun Events. This means that you shoot 100 rounds in each of 4 calibers. The calibers are 12, 20, 28, and 410. In addition there will also be a 100 round Doubles event where the targets are thrown as true pairs at stations 1 thru 7 and back. Generally the Doubles are 12 gauge events but any smaller caliber is perfectly legal. Generally the best shooters use a 28 gauge for the Doubles. Because for those shooting with sub caliber tubes the 28 has almost no recoil and it's believed that the 28 produces a longer shot string than any other caliber. Most of the AA and AAA shooters in Michigan shoot just 2 calibers, the 410 and the 28 gauge.
Now for me, my practice caliber is the 410 and I use a 28 gauge Beretta with 410 barrels mounted. Learned at my first Registered shoot in 2021 that this 67 year old just didn't have the strength to swing around a 9.5 lbs. shotgun for 400 rounds, on the last round of the 410 event I only hit 8 out of 25 because I just couldn't move the barrel. Sold my 410 and 28 gauge tubes to a friend and purchased my 28/410 2 barrel set combo gun. It was the smartest gun purchase I have ever made, it's a pure joy to shoot and I've been improving at a steady pace. BTW the choice to practice with the 410 is because it's the least expensive caliber to reload, the recoil is nothing, and it requires high precision for each shot.
Love my 2 28 Gauges. Winchester model 12 skeet, and a Stoeger sxs in 28 gauge.
I have a Ranger 104.5 double barrel shotgun... rumor is that it was modeled after the Steven's
once more, learned from you about the 28 gauge, thank you
Love the 28 for bird and rabbit.Life is good. Your friend Dan from Jersey Defending the 2nd.🗽🦅🇺🇸👍
I read a book written by Bob Brister, he said the 28 ga is a magical gun and shoots better then it should.the shot string is very short. A 12 ga has a 6 foot shot string. So shooting a moving target, the 28 ga put more shot on the bird the a 12 gauge. Read the section about shot strings. The 28 gauge is superior in many ways over the bigger shot guns
Iam a huge fan of shotguns. Love the recoil. Have a awesome day Hickok45! From Riverside,California
My daughter videoed me shooting slugs through my 12 gauge pump gun. Towards the end of the second magazine tube, you should have seen my face wincing between shots!
Love the 28 Guage! There are some beautiful shotguns in that gauge.
Love hickok's honesty.
As a kid in the late sixties our neighbor started me bird hunting. I didn't have a shotgun so Mr. Kline started me with a 28 sxs, putting one shell at a time. I am looking to buy one and hope they enjoy more popularity in the future.
Bought my 10 year old son the Stevens 28 gauge over/under. He recently hunted pheasant with it. 2 shots 2 birds. Plus he's been using it for his sporting clays class and he's doing really good with it. Initially out of the box. The trigger pull was at 11 pbls. Had it taken down to 4 and had the stock cut down and fitted to him.
Where did you find one at? I plan to use a 28 rabbit hunting with my beagles. Side by side or over and under.
@@BigMerkGee at my local gunsmithing/ gun store here in Huntington Beach CA. Came with 250 rounds of steel shot
@@BigMerkGee Bolsa Gunsmithing.westminister Ca. I'd call then. They have more then what's on their website
I had a Winchester side-by-side made sometime in the sixties it had a set of 28 gauge barrels a nice set of 16 gauge barrels
How did I miss this video. Great stuff.
I've really started to see the value of having two barrels on a shotgun for small game hunting. Although, I found I like two triggers better than a single trigger. So much quicker and easier to select a barrel. Also more reliable from what I hear.
I have a .410 Stevens bolt action and a .410 Stevens break barrel both single shot. One was my grandmother’s and one was my wife’s grandfather’s. Both were mainly used for red squirrels. They are very simple and easy to shoot for my wife and daughter👍
You are very lucky to have such weapons in 410 caliber! I also have a weapon in this caliber, but a bolted "Mouflon -410" Привет из России!!!)))
@@horn410 you just sent me on a two hour video quest to learn about mouflon!
Had a stevens .410 3shot bolt it was a great gun. Wish I hadn’t let it go away.
@@savage22bolt32 If you have any questions, I am ready to answer you about weapons!!!
@@horn410 curious, are you in US, Russia or one of the Slavic countries? (Or I'm wrong on all counts!)
The 28 gauge is popular and common in upland game bird wing shooting (pheasants, quail, chucker, dove). Recent years, the 28/410 have started getting more popular in the waterfowl world due to Tungsten Super Shot. I have experience with TSS, and I stretched the range all the way out to 88 yards. I shot a mallard dead before it hit the water 88 yards away. Confirmed the distance via GPS. I don't ever shoot ducks that far away, it was basically a test to see how far the TSS can reach, but the ability to kill ducks with smaller gauges with TSS has made it more convenient to bring a lighter gun to the field. There are folks folding Canada's 40-50 yards away with 410s now. I'm currently looking for a cheap 28 O/U for the marsh as I'm now running TSS reloads.
Looking forward to the one-thousand round review in a few months!
Great video. I have buddies that are 28 gauge snobs lol. They are definitely effective on grouse and woodcock, even geese with the right loads.
Hoping to see a new Italian import 1894 in 30-30 on the channel. Or maybe a browning bps in 10 gauge just for kicks! Have a great day.
just for kicks! HA! good one!
So fast I never saw you pump it!
Of course, I couldn't see your left hand on the forestock either.😄
Have sweet little 28 ga O/U by Yildiz, also a Turkish gun maker. Would not be surprised if they made the Stevens for Savage. Beautiful stock and stamp engraving on the receiver, plus full set of chokes.
I have the 555E in 12 gauge. The E version has the silver engraved receiver, upgrade wood, and has ejectors vs the extractors. Also from what I read it supposedly has an improved safety switch.
I’ve got a 24 and a couple 32 gauges. Love them. You can load 1 ounce loads in 24 and 28 gauge at near 1300 fps. I of course have all other gauges too.
I love your videos also!
@@aftonm693 thank you man
Great looking little gun! Great for skeet
Excellent video. Thank you 45
If you have a break action 12 gauge you can get an adapter from Short Lane to use 28 gauge shells. They're about $45 each and are currently one of the few adapters in stock.
I've always wanted a 16 gauge and still do haha. 28 gauge has been on my list to get for a bit now
(15:06) Failed to zoom on the target so we could see the pattern.
I have owned a Stevens Savage 12 gage single-shot shotgun, a 16 gage pump-action shotgun, and a .22 LR over .410 shotgun. Stevens Savage firearms are often the less expensive guns, but they usually perform well, and all three of their guns that I owned were accurate and reliable.
I don't like using more ammo sources when it's unnecessary. The birds I hunt mostly are grouse and ptarmigan in heavy brush and thick timber where things move fast. I like using 20s and .410s on them mostly. In the last few years though as they've become more popular, I've been gaining interest in 28s. A friend has one and loves it. Practical choices for me are the Stevens 555 and the Tristar Bristol SxS.
I have a 28 ga o/u it’s a great gauge and the advantage is it’s less damaging to your shoulder and body if walking all day in the field it’s less weight
Today i bought one today for my 60th b birthday in five days the first time i got to see one was in 1980 at a clay club in Miami fla love it but never got one until today
I have a stevens 28 and a tristar 28 gauge but my favorite 28 gauge in my Browning 725 and I do hunt pheasant and grouse with them have a great day
my dad goes pheasant hunting every year with his buddies. he swears by the 16 gauge and has had multiple of them. i think he likes that he can use it for turkey too if he really wanted. but he has pondered a 28 gauge on multiple occasions. to have a dedicated pheasant gun or small bird gun. here in south dakota people use them a lot!
I’ve knocked down many ducks, squirrel, and rabbits down in South Louisiana and Texas with an Ithaca Model 37 16 gauge that my grandfather gifted me. It’s my favorite shotgun hands down.
I grew up on the single shot Revelation 20 gauge bought it from Western Auto back in 1973.
With an O/U shotgun the under barrel is typical shot first. The reason is the lower position of the under barrel generates less muzzle flip enabling the shooter to get on target quicker for the second shot.
i saw another utube video saying " Hickok45 arrested " i guess someone is upset with you , glad to see you're still here , i have a Stevens side by side double brl 12 gauge it's really old i sent it off yrs ago and had the receiver case color hardened and the barrels parkerised
It's pretty amazing how badly some people seem to be desperate for CLICKS. :-)
Hickok...Guys are using it in the waterfowl world with the new innovations of bismuth and tungsten shot blends. It's becoming a very popular round for ducks because of its weight when you're standing in water all day and its speed on the swing. I prefer a 12 myself but that's why people are picking it. Technology of the ammo has improved to where the 28 is now a viable option for even big ducks.
I have one and it's been outstanding!!!
I’ve got a CZ- USA bob white g2 28 gauge it’s a great shotgun. Also the quality of the Stevens 555 has gone way down in the past 5 years I bought a 20 gauge like 7 years ago it’s great quality but I bought a 12 gauge two years ago and the quality was just not there. So I found cz USA and they make good quality firearms for a reasonable price.
A dear friend from the KC area has used a Franci autoloader in 28 for everything from trap to sporting clays to Kansas pheasants and everything in between for close to 30 years. Snobbish attitudes aside, his results speak for themselves, as they are in a word impressive. The guns in that guage tend to pattern beautifully, don't kick, and a day's wotth of shells are sn easy carry! What's NOT to love...?
Have barrel select also on safety, got the tristar 20g ss for wife cylinder, ip cyl, mod, imp mod, full chokes little black box, dont forget to explain you can select which barrel you can choose first, diffrent chokes one tight one loos for if you miss first with cyl next pull be full or watever