Originally Posted By: RMC
If the 12ga,16ga, and 20ga. were all loaded with 1oz of shot, 1200fps. and the guns were patterned to shoot the same...would not all be equal??? Randy


Nope. Ballisticians can pick nits all day, but the 20 would still be lighter, carry better and mount quicker throughout a hard day's hunt.

Of all the variables in wingshooting - gunner skills, gun fit, weight and balance, choke, pattern, shot weight, range, bird species, etc. - bore size is one of the least important IMHO (I confess that, over the years, I probably owe more than a few kills to those deformed shot at the edge of the pattern ). Shoot the gun and load that works best for you, and leave the worrying to the bean counters.



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