There is something of a glut of 12s (both good and mediocre). This is caused by the aging of the Baby Boomers and their desire to continue to hunt through middle and early-old age with much lighter guns. The classic example of the "pig in the python" where there are not enough people (who hunt) coming behind them to use the guns they have left behind.
"Pig in the python"-- or perhaps "The honey in the Lion"--I have been buying used 12 bores for years, rather than the 16, 20 or even smaller gauges. Why: ??- (1) More of the 12's made than the other gauges, so the law of supply and demand prevails (2) Best prices and selection of ammo and reloading components (3) All my shotgunning heroes shot 12 bore guns: Nash Buckingham, Ray P. Holland, Paul A. Curtis--
