28 gauge

[Rapier]

On the other hand. All of my 28s have been Browning guns and all steel frame guns. I carried an early Super Light all steel gun to Argentina and shot doves and ducks with it on a 10 day trip, about 6,500 rounds, no problems at all. I bought that fixed choke gun in Tulsa for $800, sold it for $900, to buy a Citori 28ga w chokes. Just look around and be patient a nice 28 O/U can be had at or just under 1K.

The 28 I have right now is a 525 Citori with 30 inch tubes and chokes. It was a bit pricey as a set, but, the Browning guns hold their resale value if you buy a nice used gun. Plus you do not take the instant new/used hit.

You go to Argentina or South Africa bird shooting and you see Browning Citori after Browning Citori, because they are built like a tank. You shoot a lifetime of shells on a single trip and the Citori just eats what you feed it and asks for more. In all of my trips across the ponds only one part have I ever seen break on a Citori, a friend had an ejector hammer spring break, the outfitter had the spring replaced in 2 hours and that was in Argentina out in the brush, in the middle of no where.

As has been said, the 28s reload like falling off a log. Which is a real plus as the 28s are costly since you rarely ever see 28s as an "on sale" item.
Ed