I've been a 12ga guy since my teens. Never been recoil sensitive until lately. My annual trip to Saskatchewan this Fall shooting high speed steel 3" shells changed that and hurt my shoulder. Yes I can reduce loads, wear my P.A.S.T. recoil brazier etc but why carry the weight of the 12s when I have 16ga guns available?

I won't post pictures of my guns because all my 16s are pretty plain and common. A Parker Trojan, an Elsie pre-'13 gr. 2, an NID, a Fox sterly, a fluesie, and a couple of Britguns, a Greener and a W&S 700 come to mind. Oh, and an M/F Ideal and a Darne. I've been using them this Fall for upland and dove and notice no loss of effectiveness. Ducks still and always require a 12ga, IMHO...Geo