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28 gauge shot gun?? Never heard of one of those.

I have noticed that the 28 gauge is usually part of a brace of skeet guns. Yes, I've heard of the 28 guage, but I have never seen 28 guage shells for sale in any of the sporting goods store I once frequented.

I suspect the lower recoil is preferred along with it might be a tad more sporting because of the lessor shot than a 12 or 20 gauge gun.

There is a concept of "too much gun" where you use a large bore gun to shoot a small thin skinned bird. If you do this there isn't much left to eat. So small gauge guns are popular when hunting small birds like quail, woodcock or partridge. (This line was actually uttered by Rooster Cogburn when his partner shot a turkey but had tore it up a bit)

Pheasant are larger and tougher so you use a 20 or 12 gauge for those, and for Turkey and Duck or Goose it's usually a 12 or 10 gauge with Magnum shells.

There is a great deal of science and physics to it because the shot sizes change as well.

With all that said, a 28 gauge is usually the first choice on a skeet field for women because of it's low recoil, and for those shooters who are so expert that they prefer a greater challenge. My 5'1'' 103 lb wife shoots my Benelli 12 gauge just fine, but we're getting her a smaller gun this year so she can shoot more regularly. We're going to try her with a 20 gauge because the shells typically cost less, but if it's still too much for her we'll go with a 28.