My love affair with the 16 began after handling a #2 AyA and subsequently purchasing the the gun. I have used the AyA since 2006 as my primary upland bird gun and that is after a lifetime of shooting 12 and 20 gauge SxS's.
A 16 gauge is more than adequate for upland bird hunting and because of the lack of selection and ejecta options I began loading Rocky Mountain Cartridge all brass hulls and have obtained outstanding patterns with ejecta ranging from 3/4 oz. through 1 1/8 oz.




Jim