My gun has a 28 inch barrel also. I was very, very, pleased with the performance. This is my back-up gun. My main turkey killer is a left-handed Benelli SBE shooting Nitro 4X5X7s. It has killed a bunch.
I have not started hunting yet. Our season opens here in Arkansas this Saturday and I plan to hunt pretty much for three weeks in Arkansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma. I have cut back a couple states this year.