20 Ga – 2.75″ #8 Shot 1oz – Remington Heavy Dove (28779 / RHD208) – 250 Rounds

Dove season burns through shells, and a 20 gauge hunter needs enough payload to fold fast, darting birds. This listing is Remington Heavy Dove Load 20 gauge 2-3/4 inch 1 ounce #8 lead shot, MPN 28779, sold as 250 shells. It is aimed at dove fields, quail coveys, and clay practice in the weeks before opening day, and a case covers a group of hunters or a whole season for one.

Remington rates 28779 at 1,165 fps. A full 1 ounce payload is heavier than the 7/8 ounce found in most 20 gauge target loads, which puts more pellets in the pattern without moving up to a 12 gauge. Number 8 shot is a traditional size for doves, quail, and other small upland birds at typical field ranges. It also breaks clays well for practice, though recoil is a bit more than a light target load. Lead shot is not legal for waterfowl.

It fits shotguns chambered in 20 gauge with 2-3/4 inch or longer chambers, such as the Beretta A300 Outlander and 686 Silver Pigeon, Benelli Montefeltro and Ethos, Browning A5 and Citori, Remington 870 and 1100, Franchi Affinity, and Mossberg 500. A common question is whether a heavier 1 ounce load patterns better. It adds pellets, but every gun patterns differently, so shoot paper at 25 to 35 yards with your choke. Another common question is whether this works in a youth 20 gauge. Yes, if the chamber is 2-3/4 inch or longer, though a lighter load may suit very small shooters.

Remington 28779 is new production ammunition, not reloads, made in the USA. This listing ships as 10 boxes of 25 shells, 250 total, from one lot, so your pattern stays consistent from the opening hunt through the end of the season. Sharing a case among a hunting party is also a practical way to keep everyone on the same shells.