Last Day of Season 28 gauge Dove Hunt

After 7 years, I decided to retire my GoPro 3 Silver and upgrade to a GoPro 8 Black. Still figuring out the different camera modes and angles, but the picture quality looks nice.
9-15-20, last day of the season and with only one box of shells and about a half hour of shooting time I tried to get to my limit but not enough time or birds to make it happen.

[@colt10mmsecurity68]

While I love the 28bore for quail, grey squirrel and cottontail rabbit, I don’t use it for dove. As 12 ga on fast and high flying dove is hard enough for me and with the super expensive price of 28ga shot shells, I won’t use them anymore on dove. But today I found a clearance sale on 28ga 7.5, Remington Express Extra Long Range” shot shells for $11 per box. They had 6 boxes left and I bought all 6! Score!!!! Usually im paying around $21 per box on 28ga.

[@pc8649]

I was shooting some cheap Fiocchi shells. They really dirty the gun, but kills doves just fine.

[@colt10mmsecurity68]

@@pc8649 Nice job.

[@ozark_trapper]

Good video!! I bought a tristar G2 viper 28ga. I use it for squirrel hunting. I also bought a mec 600 jr mark 5 28 ga reloader. I can find ton dove loads. But not many heavy game loads. . I did find some federal 28ga 1 oz 6 shot .

[@pc8649]

There’s some stuff for 1 Oz loads with a roll crimp, but not much. Plenty of 13/16 and 7/8 Oz data from Hodgdon though depending on your powder. I’ve been satisfied my Turkish auto, I just have to stay on top of the cleaning more frequently.

[@colt10mmsecurity68]

Without giving the exact location of your spot, where were you hunting? Socal desert? Western Arizona? I’m assuming AZ since you used 7.5 sized lead shot. Thanks.

[@pc8649]

Yep, western AZ. This spot is far from being great, but its close to me and there are just enough birds to keep it interesting.

[@wv.bowhunter6094]

I got a 28 ga Hatfield SAS made in Turkey. It's a good gun looks like yours alot.

[@pc8649]

Yeah the Weatherby was made in Turkey. I really can't tell the difference between all the Turkish makes and model, but likely came out of the same factory!

[@william629]

Stay shot were you using?

[@pc8649]

3/4 oz #7.5

[@stevenrega9109]

What chokes you using in that 28 gauge

[@pc8649]

Pretty sure this was with a MOD tube, but I can't quite remember. I recently picked up an extended light full choke that I'll probably be rolling with for some of the upcoming season.

[@stevenrega9109]

@@pc8649 thanks Patrick for all the information

[@pc8649]

What chokes do you like out of the 28?

[@stevenrega9109]

@@pc8649 I've had very good luck with improved cylinder

[@stevenrega9109]

Over here in California they got us using steel shot now so improve cylinder gives me a modified

[@stevenrega9109]

What kind of a shotgun are you using

[@pc8649]

Weatherby SA-08, Turkish made but surprisingly nice

[@deerslayer440]

@@pc8649 Does it jam much?