28 Gauge Turkey Hunting - What 28 Gauge TSS Patterns BEST?

[@markreaves8086]

When I was growing up a bunch of people had 28 gauge shotguns but could not find shells so glad they are on the comeback

[@ReviewThisThing]

They seem to be. Still a little hard to find shells sometimes, but they’re out there!

[@merhunts]

I love your videos. You get on with the information without a lot of repeating. Very well put together videos and very informative. Thank You!

[@ReviewThisThing]

Thank you so much. We really appreciate that! That is definitely our goal. We know y’all’s time is valuable 😊

[@jmadar51]

Keep up the video’s I really enjoy y’all more than anyone else good job 👍🏻 😊

[@ReviewThisThing]

Oh wow. That’s very kind of you. Thank you!

[@NC-xk1eg]

Great video. LOVE the 28. I'm your newest fan & I plan to hang around. Keep up the great work!

[@ReviewThisThing]

Heck yeah! Thank you. Keep watching - over the next few weeks we’ve got a lot more 28 videos coming!

[@jmadar51]

Love your videos better than anyone else’s

[@ReviewThisThing]

That is incredibly kind of you. Thank you for your support!

[@zacheryramey5963]

You guys have some great videos, thanks a million, keep it up.

[@ReviewThisThing]

Thank you so much! I really appreciate it!

[@Hatch61]

That’s one gauge that I’ve never owned, it seems very effective. Thanks for another great review, and which ever one of you counted all those shot holes, a special thanks. Be well, and God bless.

[@ReviewThisThing]

Hahaha. You’re welcome. I hadn’t ever shot one before either. I was definitely impressed.

[@SwampDawg00]

These blow me away! Amazing review!!!

[@ReviewThisThing]

It’s crazy, right! Thank you!

[@SwampDawg00]

@@ReviewThisThing I will have one before next season if that tells you anything!! I’m shooting Indian creeks in my 20 and 12 gauges, and this 28 still looks to maintain TSS density better then both of them! Of course run the .410 for my little one and still am impressed with it.

[@ReviewThisThing]

We’re getting ready to do our pattern tests to post next year, so we’ll see how they do.

[@stevenlord782]

28 gauge is not joke even without tss. Ive owned a few guns in this wonderful bore & currently own a beretta 691 in 28 gauge.

[@ReviewThisThing]

Oooh. How’s that one shoot?

[@stevenlord782]

@ReviewThisThing i love it. Fitted two modified chokes & mainly shoot 24 gram no6 through it. I've had 28 bore browning & mirokus, nice guns but they are on 20 gauge actions, so tend to be a good 1 pound heavier.

[@ReviewThisThing]

It sounds like a real shooter. Thanks!

[@joeparker7508]

Factory has held its own

[@ReviewThisThing]

I was impressed for sure.

[@joeparker7508]

I watch yall and blue collar the 28 ga shoots better 20 or 12..Its 2 3/4 something about 28ga n sink with tss turkey loads

[@ReviewThisThing]

I LOVE the 28!

[@Chasinbirds21]

All real good. I love how the TSS performs in the smaller sub gauges! I may have to leave the 12 gauge home this year. 🤔

[@ReviewThisThing]

We’ve always hunted with 12 and 20 gauge. Initially using Longbeard XR. Then found TSS. We’ve been so impressed, that’s why we wanted to try the sub-gauges just to see. Blown away.

[@SwampDawg00]

You and me both buddy!!

[@littlejohnny210]

Absolutely insane patterns. I love the Viper Ammunition! That was a great showing by all of the manufacturers. The 28 gauge is a shooter.

[@ReviewThisThing]

They were all impressive for sure!

[@Higginbottom_2]

M Carbo makes a trigger kit for the sa-20/sa-28. I’ve put several different kits in most of all my shotguns and it makes a world of difference.

[@ReviewThisThing]

I’m going to have to try that!!! Email me a link if you don’t mind.

[@smcinerney9224]

My buddy has 1... saved himself $15 + shipping & replaced the spring with one out of an old school clicker style pen... zero issues. Improved the trigger greatly.

[@ReviewThisThing]

Thank you! It will be changed!

[@nobodyspecial1852]

Oil and shoot normally for a little break-in. Work the sear assembly against all camming points, hammer "boosting" being the second step but be careful, use vaseline or bullet lube (whatever your cast bullet secret recipe is, just use it) on the sear to fire and boost a little more. The idea is for you to follow any tactile "waller" and smooth it out a bit so you don't have weirder wear patterns later, nothing isn't off axis if you look hard enough. Then polish everything that's shown a wear pattern with kratex, do it very minimally. Reassemble and do all the oil and vaseline break-in a bit longer. Next time you tear it down, mirror shine stuff you can reach, possibly reprofile with a file too. ALMOST NEVER USE WEAKER SPRINGS, polish like glass and fit like a glove, keep sear tension so it's consistent and drop safe. If anything I usually use heavier springs and still have a reduced weight. Kratex is amazing for tool and die polishing and hand fitting. You can get by with a wimpy dremel, mandrel, and a handful of kratex bits.

[@nobodyspecial1852]

Have you done much with conventional lead shot? Maybe not on videos due to sponsorship and market trends pushing what's hot, but I assume you do some recreational stuff still. My recreational stuff is cheap 12 gauge clay and conventional turkey loads, tweak the barrel and choke for pattern consistency and density to a point... I've not ever seen patterns like this from anything but a trap beast using very specific handloads. How does that 28 gauge pattern without TSS, because this TSS footage is very good, maybe the best at 40 yards in all your videos I've watched. Is 28 gauge anything like this generally? I've always blown off 16 and 28 for the popular stuff, what did I miss?

[@treestump7033]

I bought the SA20 gauge.I topped it with a Burris fast fire 3, and I have a JEBS 560 choke. I bought a trigger spring from MCarbo to help with the trigger pull.

[@ReviewThisThing]

Are you pleased with the trigger switch out?

[@treestump7033]

@@ReviewThisThing yes ma’am,it seems to have helped with trigger pull.

[@treestump7033]

@@ReviewThisThing it was just a trigger spring replacement.

[@ReviewThisThing]

We’re going to have to do that!

[@treestump7033]

@@ReviewThisThing let me know what you think, and the company is veteran owned I believe.

[@edwardbaxley5124]

I’ve never shot a 28 gauge. After watching this video I now want one. Lol

[@ReviewThisThing]

I hadn’t until this video. It dry has a bit more recoil than I expected, but I had also been shooting a ton of .410 before this, too. I’m a bit more used to it now.

[@edwardbaxley5124]

@@ReviewThisThing Also I’d like to thank you for turning me on to Verdict ammo. I’ve bought it for my 410, 20 gauge and 12 gauge. It really packs a punch on both ends! My 58 year old shoulder can’t take many shots with my 12 gauge lol.

[@ReviewThisThing]

Absolutely! It’s great stuff for sure. I’m glad you like it, too!

[@outdoorswithroostercurrie6984]

WOW 😮 i can’t wait to see the aftermarket choke reviews. I now know what my next purchase will be. Have you done any research on how to make the Trigger a little better?

[@ReviewThisThing]

Several people have commented about changing the spring, so we’ll definitely be trying something. This Sunday I hope to have one more video with the Trulock choke. So stay tuned 😊

[@outdoorswithroostercurrie6984]

@@ReviewThisThing Will do and thanks.

[@ReviewThisThing]

Absolutely!

[@karlkiessling3785]

@Adrian and Robbie, thank you for all the great content! I saw your post titled, "What an Introduction to Turkey Hunting for an 11 Year Old!!" My kids have started to show an interest in hunting and my 10 year old shot a nice hog here in Texas with a .243. He has started asking about turkey hunting. He is very thin and small framed, not like dad...hummmm....well anyway I was thinking of starting him on the Stevens 301 .410, but thought he might be able to handle the Mossberg SA28 and the extra distance and pellet count would be helpful. In your post you talk about the kiddo using a 20 gauge. I'm kinda at a loss as to where to start him, I want to set him up for the best chance at success. Any advice? Also, I would LOVE to see a series of videos on Youth guns/equipment and actually anything oriented at family hunting. I'm trying to build a hunting tradition with my family and hopefully I'll be successful. Thank you again for all the great video and content! Appreciate y'all!

[@ReviewThisThing]

Thank you for watching! That article was actually written by a friend of ours, and his son still loves hunting! The .410 is awesome. I know a lot of grown men who hunt with a .410. We reviewed the Mossberg 500 .410 - it's a pump action, and it's great. The SA 28 is amazing, of course. It does still have some kick, depending on ammo, but not as much as a 20 gauge. I would almost say the 28 gauge is the sweet spot for TSS and turkey hunting. Next year I'm going to be doing some work on lighter loads for less recoil in the 28, but haven't done it yet. The .410 will definitely have less recoil, but the 28 has a lot of more shot down range. So...did that help at all? 😄

[@karlkiessling3785]

​@ReviewThisThing sure does! Message heard liad and clear buy all 3 guns, you never have too many 😂. All kidding aside, I think I know what Ill do. Im going to see if i can borrow a .410 and a 28 and let him shoot a shell from both to see how it feels. If the 28 is a tolerable and co trouble guage we'll go that route ( keep in mind how small he is). If not we'll stick with the .410. Thank you for letting me bend your ear. 😊

[@ReviewThisThing]

@karlkiessling3785 absolutely! Make sure you shoot TSS if that’s what you’re going to hunt with. The recoil is a lot more on those loads than target loads.

[@dansan6294]

1 5/8 ounces of shot? damn didnt know 28 gauge could have that much packed in a shell, and those patterns are good. never underestimate a sub gauge i suppose.

[@ReviewThisThing]

Absolutely! This thing is impressive and definitely packs a punch!

[@jimmymcclendon6210]

Awesome!! Does that SA 28 have a way to mount an optic?

[@littlejohnny210]

They come with a picatinny rail, or you can put a meadow creek mount on. Check out the Blue collar Outdoors channel. They did some patterning with this at 60. It's absolutely insane!

[@ReviewThisThing]

Yep! It comes with a pic rail. We just hadn’t mounted it yet.

[@troyeller734]

Thanks do you like that gun and how is the trigger?

[@ReviewThisThing]

Our complete review of it actually goes live today at 1:00!!! But, sneak peek-love the gun, but we did switch the trigger spring. Now it’s great!

[@rickvann3489]

I wish this Mossberg model was American made and not Turkey made.

[@ReviewThisThing]

That would be nice.

[@smcinerney9224]

Watched your video pattern ing the new Mossberg SA28 Turkey Tactical. You mentioned in the video about doing a future video testing different chokes for that particular gun. This leads me to my question: have you acquired any chokes for that gun & if so have you test fit them to see if in fact they fit? I recently purchased the same shotgun & have tried 2 different Carlson's Choke Tubes for it: 1st: BERETTA BENELLI MOBIL EXTENDED TURKEY CHOKE TUBES #15549 2nd:HUGLU 28 GAUGE EXTENDED TURKEY CHOKE TUBES #03018. Neither one would thread. Again I'm curious to know if you have any aftermarket chokes tubes & have attempted to install them? Thanks

[@ReviewThisThing]

That’s a great question, and because it is pretty much a brand new gun, from what I understand, they’re still figuring out all the specifics. So far I have a Trulock, Kicks, Rectifire, and Jebs that all fit.

[@smcinerney9224]

@@ReviewThisThing do you happen to know the model numbers of those particular chokes? This was Mossbergs reply when I inquired about those issue: Good morning. The thread pattern told to us by the manufacturer is the Beretta and Benelli. Third party items not fitting on the gun isn't something we can help with, especially if the choke the gun came with is functional. You can try cleaning the threads of the gun and the choke, but would not force it, and strip the threads. If you wanted to send the barrel in for inspection, our techs can look at it, but we can't install or function test third party items. Thank you. Sincerely, Customer Service Team O.F. Mossberg & Sons, Inc.

[@ReviewThisThing]

Super helpful 😁 I don’t have the chokes with me right now, BUT, I assure you customer service at Trulock, Rectifire, OR Kicks would be incredibly helpful in making sure you get the right one. Give them a call.

[@smcinerney9224]

@@ReviewThisThing Thank you for your time assistance & information

[@ReviewThisThing]

Absolutely! Let me know if you need anything else. Tell them I sent you 😊

[@HaleYeahFishing]

Couldn’t help but notice that the bolt only locked back on the first 2 shots, did you load more rounds in the tube on the other shots? I am in the process of researching everything I can find on the sa-28 and tss right now, my wife got one 2 weeks ago and while patterning I only loaded one round at a time and the bolt would only lock back occasionally. I didn’t think much of it and only realized there was a problem when she shot her first Tom with it a few days ago and it hung open with the second round on the carrier. Again I thought it was just bad luck, but it happened again the next day on her second gobbler! Luckily she made great shots and there was no need for a follow up shot. Very interested to hear your experience with the gun and tss, I am shooting 3 of the same ammo from your video and all have the issue. Thanks

[@ReviewThisThing]

I noticed that as well on a couple of loads. I haven’t tried multiple rounds yet. I will tell you that I did another ammo test with a Trulock choke, and the bolt locked back on all of them. I’m not sure how that might make a difference, but we’ve got 3 other chokes to test out, so we’ll see how they do. I’ll let you know what I find.

[@quackkiller7774]

Have you done an mossberg sa 20 ??

[@ReviewThisThing]

We haven’t. I haven’t shot one of those yet.

[@driftlesshunter9200]

You may already know this, but the Mossberg SA Series & the Tristar Viper G2 are basically the same shotguns. Camo pattern, barrel length, & other minor things may be different.

[@ReviewThisThing]

That’s what I’ve heard - made in Turkey and then imported by Mossberg. Thanks!

[@chadd587]

Where are the ammo links? I cannot find Viper in any ammo shops. Not sold out just not at all.

[@ReviewThisThing]

Hey! Sorry, but YT won’t let me link to ammo. As of right now, to order Viper, you have to email the company. From what I understand, they’re still working on an online order portal.

[@11Bulletstopper]

Obviously all dead turkeys What is interesting in terms of most uniform and even pellet dispersion the 28 liked the lighter loads

[@ReviewThisThing]

Right! And I suppose it could have something to do with the choke, too. We’re going to shoot it quite a bit more with different chokes and see.

[@11Bulletstopper]

I think so. Whatever that constriction is, I’d find one that is a touch more open like 10 thousandths bigger, if I was a betting man I’d say that would get the heavier loads “tighter”

[@ReviewThisThing]

I’ll have to try that.