My buddy has one in .410 and it's worked great for him. I think you will enjoy it.After much deliberation and research I have decided to forgo the over under in favor of an autoloader. The Tristar Viper G2 Bronze (#24178) 28 gauge gets outstanding reviews across the board. Tristar just released a new version of it called the G2 PRO (#24268). It appears to have fancier wood and different checkering than the previous versions as well as a 3" chamber. The price jumped almost $200 over the original version but It's a beautiful gun with much nicer wood. I got to handle one and give it a once-over on a recent trip and was more than happy with what I saw and felt. It seemed to fit me well and weighed under 6lbs. It seems like a great alternative to the Benelli Ultra for less than half the price.
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It had better come with a "sweet setup" guarantee for that kind of money.Beretta EELL Diamond Pigeon Sporting 28ga, with Optima chokes also sweet setup.
Although I had shot several 28ga shotties, my first owned 28ga was a NIB found in lgs Browning BPS Ducks Unlimited Edition. Since mid-70s, I've collected SKB O/U and SxS with silver receivers. Most of all, I treasure those in the 28ga. Easy carry, sweet swinging, punch above their gauge, can't put it down, definitional "go to" upland bird scattergun. Descriptively pictured in Merriam-Websters next to "S-W-W-W-E-E-E-E-E-T."Those are slick! I'd love to have one.
Could be out scoutN on a rainy day, still can find em, almost Mint condition, at Scheels, Cabela's etc, where some OleBoy has tipped outta the canoe. Left to some kin that don't care about shootN. They'll go for barely just over 1/2 price, of same brand new rig. Years of huntN left in em. They are a piece of Italy's best work. Good luck.It had better come with a "sweet setup" guarantee for that kind of money.
Looking at the image of your Red Label, its buttstock appears to be that of a gun which I could shoot well. My own Ruger O/U was quite a different story, however, and one this forum's readers may find interesting.I love the 28ga... My Ruger Red Lable is dynamiteView attachment 436862.
This is the way to buy O/U if you can find the one you want. If I remember I paid $800 cash for my 28 gauge 686 used and trade of a 12 gauge 1100 which I had probably put 80,000 rounds through. That 1100 was tired.Could be out scoutN on a rainy day, still can find em, almost Mint condition, at Scheels, Cabela's etc, where some OleBoy has tipped outta the canoe. Left to some kin that don't care about shootN. They'll go for barely just over 1/2 price, of same brand new rig. Years of huntN left in em. They are a piece of Italy's best work. Good luck.
That' is Awesome!! Nice deal, good hunting!This is the way to buy O/U if you can find the one you want. If I remember I paid $800 cash for my 28 gauge 686 used and trade of a 12 gauge 1100 which I had probably put 80,000 rounds through. That 1100 was tired.
The best part was that I bought the 1100 for $275 with a slug barrel. Sold the slug barrel for $75, shot the gun for 20 years and traded it for $300 towards the 686.
A 686 new at the time was about $1700 so I figured I came out ok.
It's been my experience that the MECs do a hood job resizing the hulls for reliable feeding.Back in the day (ok, 5 decades ago...) I did fair bit of load off my 600 Jr for my trap gun. I've never loaded for a semi auto for shotguns. Thinking about maybe getting a 600 Jr for my 28 to load for it.
Question being is it pretty straight forward to load for a semi auto shotgun? Main concern would be feeding I guess