All very well said, gentleman- but I am 'old school" so to me, Captain Paul A. Curtis, Ray P. Holland the "Shootin'est Gentleman from Deep Dixie all said it best- 12 gauge, and in Nash's own great phraseology, "Never send a boy to do a man's job"!! Now, I only shoot pheasants, waterfowl and turkeys, and live in the 'Nawth-- where we can't shoot doves or quail, those "midget birdies" maybe yes, a nice 20 bore would suffice.

"The field is the touchstone of the man"..