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What is the status of the 16 Gauge Society? It appears that they are not taking new members.

I was told the forum moderator died and it is running on autopilot at this time.

There are some members running the forum now. Self-regulated from what I see and its an amazingly well-mannered place. I joined in December; it took a week or two for an administrator to process my request.

Still working as normal

It is the only other board I visit daily

They're kind of busy right now out looking for 12 and 20 gauges.

You're a funny guy.

Seriously, though, the founder and owner died a while back and members have been working with his family to keep it running. B/c it's a totally volunteer effort, things move slowly. I think that b/c they tend to keep the 12 and 20 gauges out, the manners are better and more easily maintained. 16 ga being the gentleman's gauge and all that.

If someone is having problems getting on the site, some of the members there also post here and under the same name. A pm through here to one of them could be helpful but it might just take a while if you're waiting on 16ga.com already.

I didn't know the fellow, but find it hard to believe that a sixteen gauge promoter would desert us. Rest in peace.

Thanks to all of you for your help on this. I hope the 16 Gauge recovers from the loss of it founder soon.

"Gentleman's Gauge? My ass!!- Nash Buckingham, Paul A. Curtis, Ray P. Holland, Ernest Hemingway- true, some of these late gents and giants of literature in the gunning mileu of yesteryears now gone may have owned a 16 or two, but were serious shotgunners who preferred the std. 12 gauge. In my area, 16 gauge shells are premium priced above 12 and even 20 gauge.

Francis: you have once again shown yourself to be the ass.
Doug Oliver was a transplanted Kansan, and a gentleman, and the continuation of the 16g Society after his premature death is a testament to that fact
http://dailycaller.com/2014/03/31/doug-oliver-the-keeper-of-the-16-gauge-flame/