C'mon guys, the non-fourtener's or even non-twentyeighter's, non-twentygauger's and even the non-sixteener's, all sing the same story: 'why carry a gun that's not as efficient a killer as the one I chose?'
If taken to the extreme, that would mean some guys could handle shooting a 6 1/2 lb. 12g shooting 1 1/8 oz of 8's at quail easily, some, a larger load than that.
The answer to the 'why a smallbore?' question is: "Because I can." The whole idea for most hunters, is recreational enjoyment. If shooting a particular brand, vintage, type of action, and yes, even size of cartridge, provides more enjoyment, why would that be an inferior gun? If killing efficiency is the only criteria, a A-5 or 391 gas jackhammer would be the obvious choice over inferior sxs guns, especially vintage sxs guns. Seems like inferior/superior is only for the individual to decide for himself.
