Originally Posted By: YellowhammerIs there some nostalgia involved in wanting to hunt with a .28 ga?
Seems better to go with something else. Maybe a cross bow or a sling shot.
I'm old and lazy and don't like lugging my 12 gauges. I have a .28 gauge that is super light and would make a good coyote gun if I could just find some factory #4 buck or high density T.
If people don't think a 28 gauge can kill at the same distances as a 12 gauge or any other gauge, its usually because they don't understand ballistics. A #4 buck pellet traveling 1,300 fps from a 12 gauge barrel has the exact same kinetic energy as the same pellet at the same velocity from a 410. The difference is just in the number of pellets in the air, not the "strength" or effective range. What it comes down to is accuracy, if you and the gun/choke are able to put the pellets where they need to be.
The 28 gauge is an awesome gauge and I've killed a bunch of upland birds, waterfowl, turkey and even a deer with it (slug). If I could fine a factory load for high density T shot It would probably work pretty well for yote.