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This topic has been going for 50 years and the 16 perseveres. I think of my 16's as 12-lights. They fit my hands and are nice to carry in the field. I do have a 20, but it sits in the bedroom closet loaded with buckshot.
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When I got my first 16 in the late 60's I came in for a fair
amount of gentle ribbing. There going to die out was the oft
repeated refrain. Well it has not, and will not. Great gauge
and going to be around for a very long time yet.
If you have used one for any period of time you will know just how effective they can be.
Good and safe shooting.
Cheers,
Taffy Atkins
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That's great! All this talk about the 16ga. has me thinking of that Merkel 1620 again. Oh well, Christmas is coming and I've been a very good boy.....
Karl
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Just a "current events" note to those who might think the 16 ga. is obsolete. Perazzi has just offered a true, scaled frame, 16 ga. O/U. It has a Woodward style, open semi-pistol grip. http://sportingclassicsdaily.com/perazzis-new-models/ I cannot imagine Perazzi introducing a gun in an "obsolete" gauge. SRH
Last edited by Stan; 01/30/18 09:53 PM.
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I have been shooting a Scott Premier 16 with 27" bbls. the past few quail seasons and, at 6 lbs., it handles, and shoots like a dream. With 1 ounce loads, it honestly, as the old saying goes, shoots like a 12 and carries like a 20. Now I know why the gauge was so popular, particularly in the South. It took me 35 years to find this gun, but it was worth it. Sandlapper
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Just a "current events" note to those who might think the 16 ga. is obsolete. Perazzi has just offered a true, scaled frame, 16 ga. O/U. It has a Woodward style, open semi-pistol grip. http://sportingclassicsdaily.com/perazzis-new-models/ I cannot imagine Perazzi introducing a gun in an "obsolete" gauge. SRH Yes, I think this plus fact that most Walmarts carry 16ga ammo from Winchester, Remington and Federal should put rumors of 16ga going extint to rest.
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We forget that the US is not the only market for new guns. I suspect there is still a stronger following for the 16 in many European countries. So that Prazzy might be a better seller there than here for them. I hope it sells well so companies are willing take a risk on small market items like the 16.
Many years ago Ruger announced it was going to make a limited run of several calibers that the experts were telling everyone were all but dead. When they announced one would be .257 Roberts they had more orders in one week than the total planned production. So many orders they simply kept it in the line for several years. The experts were wrong, just as they are wrong about the death of the 16. People like nostalgic things. They like connecting with their past either real or imagined. So the 16 lives and ammo is easier to find now than ten years ago.
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We forget that the US is not the only market for new guns. I suspect there is still a stronger following for the 16 in many European countries. So that Prazzy might be a better seller there than here for them. I hope it sells well so companies are willing take a risk on small market items like the 16.
Many years ago Ruger announced it was going to make a limited run of several calibers that the experts were telling everyone were all but dead. When they announced one would be .257 Roberts they had more orders in one week than the total planned production. So many orders they simply kept it in the line for several years. The experts were wrong, just as they are wrong about the death of the 16. People like nostalgic things. They like connecting with their past either real or imagined. So the 16 lives and ammo is easier to find now than ten years ago.
Browining Arms Company is helping nostalgia lovers along by offering new Auto-5, Citori, and BPS in 16ga. They even had limited run of .300H&H bolt guns recently.
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 A nice grouse I took last year with my DMB 16 bore. It is the perfect grouse gun for my purposes. The scaled action 16 ga rounded frame is much more svelte than the 12 and fits the hand perfectly. I am not opposed to smaller gauges, but this 16 is 6-1 and I have no need for anything smaller. I round action 16 would fill the bill for almost any upland shooter. My personal birdguns are 16s... a lightweight Jos. Harkom and a graded A.H. Fox. They have killed a lot of game for me and most likely for their previous owners. Congratulations on a truly lovely gun.
C Man
Life is short
Quit your job.
Turn off the TV.
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Just a "current events" note to those who might think the 16 ga. is obsolete. Perazzi has just offered a true, scaled frame, 16 ga. O/U. It has a Woodward style, open semi-pistol grip. http://sportingclassicsdaily.com/perazzis-new-models/ I cannot imagine Perazzi introducing a gun in an "obsolete" gauge. SRH Perazzi offered a scaled frame 16 some years ago - the MX16. I got excited and bought one.
C Man
Life is short
Quit your job.
Turn off the TV.
Go outside and play.
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