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The 28 gauge is a great bore size for fun shooting, subgauge sporting clays, 28 gauge skeet competition, and upland bird hunting. Upland and fun are best done with a gun scaled to size, whereas the sporting and skeet shooting is best done with a gun on a 20 gauge or heavier frame.
Ammo IS expensive, so reloading is a must unless you have the money, or you are planning on shooting maybe a flat per year.
Components are readily available everywhere on the internet, from light target loads to 1oz heavy hunting loads.
Personally, a Remington 1100 in 28 is about the ideal gun to introduce new shooters - it is heavy enough to minimize recoil, and it has 50% more pellets to ensure success (and fun) shooting targets.
As to stand alone and only, that all depends on you and your needs/wants. I shoot clays with a gent who ONLY shoots 28 gauge guns (he has several) - they are used for clay targets on skeet, five stand, and sporting clays as well as his forays after quail - he has no need for anything else
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