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I really appreciate the 16 Ga Society site. I've been a member since 1/2002. Good folks, good messages. Support it! I believe the 16 gauge site started in June of 2004. S Long, current administrator and the guy who set the site up for Doug Oliver, joined on June 2 of 2004. No members are listed prior to that date. Best, Ted
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I can still log on despite being absent for years, therefore, I suspect they're doing just fine.
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To gain a feel for the former popularity of the 16 gauge in France, go on eBay and search "sertisseur" . The clear majority of roll crimpers will be 16 ga.
Gil
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A venture into the arena of "Dick measuring" perhaps. What do you Limeys use for geese?? Perhaps a 10 bore??
"The field is the touchstone of the man"..
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My "Personal" beliefs are that skeet shooting killed the 16ga. when it started the intent was to use a variety of gauges with a decided step between them, thus the 12, 20, 28 & 2˝" .410. Those people actively engaged in skeet shooting naturally leaned toward the 20 for a lighter gun afield. Prior to this the 16 had been a great favorite for southern quail hunters as well as north eastern ruffed grouse hunters. The proliferation od shells for skeet has kept prices down for the 12 & 20. This does not apply equally for the 28 & .410, they are normally higher than even the 16 though usually more readily available.
The British were never "Big" on the 16 or any other gauge smaller than the 2˝" 12 for that matter. Continental Europe was the forte of the 16 for many years.
My Lefever 16 @ 6 3/4lbs is not quite as light as I would have preferred but I shoot it well & LOVE it to death. Another gun which I shoot probaly as well as any I have ever shot is a birmingham J P Clabrough 12ga @ 6lb 14oz so 2 oz heavier than the Lefever 16. This seems to be a weight range which I shoot well. This is all for field use I am not a competitive shooter.
Long Live the 16
Miller/TN
I Didn't Say Everything I Said, Yogi Berra
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Sidelock
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The answer to any question about "why a 16?" is the Parker 16 on the zero frame.
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Sidelock
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Replacement, how true.
A few years ago I helped my hunting buddy restore a 16 gauge Parker built on an 0 frame and everyone who picks it up is impressed with the feel. The gun is fed nothing but reloads in RMC brass hulls and is a bird getting delight.
Jim
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A venture into the arena of "Dick measuring" perhaps. What do you Limeys use for geese?? Perhaps a 10 bore?? Not sure what they use, but relatively recently there was a guy by name Williams, I think that made 8ga doubles made on 10ga frames. He also sold 8ga Bismuth shells.
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Sidelock
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Replacement, how true.
A few years ago I helped my hunting buddy restore a 16 gauge Parker built on an 0 frame and everyone who picks it up is impressed with the feel. The gun is fed nothing but reloads in RMC brass hulls and is a bird getting delight. Another good one was old 16ga Sterlingworth made in Philadelphia Pa. made with light weight barrels. I almost bought one with #3? barrels, but passed because it had some hobo single non-selective trigger that would not re-set to discharge the left barrel. 
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RWTF, if we're gonna quote old gun writers, how about this one from Major Charles Askins: "For my own use, if I could own but one gun, that one would be a 16-bore, 6-3/4 pounds weight, 30 inch barrels, one barrel modified and the other full choke..."
The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits. - Albert Einstein
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