PJ, have you ever hunted ruffed grouse in dense tangles of briars? Have you ever hunted bobwhite quail? I'd love to watch you lug your magnum around all day in hilly, rock strewn brambles.
Nial
A two inch chambered twelve gauge is not the only, the easiest or the most sensible option for a gun to use, in lieu of a heavy duck gun, for bobwhite quail. It makes little sense to me either, unless someone just wants to have something different from most everyone else. A 20 or 28 is a much more economical and reasonable way to have a lightweight game gun, which will be used with 3/4 or 7/8 oz. loads, than a two inch chambered twelve.
I've seen a lot of different guns and loads used for quail in my lifetime of chasing them, but never saw a two inch twelve. The overwhelming majority of quail hunters would think it is an answer to a problem that never existed. Me included.
