Talk me out of a 16 gauge

[92FSTech]

I normally am the last guy to talk somebody out of a gun, but...

My FIL has a 16 gauge that he got from his dad, and I spent a whole day last time we were in FL trying to help him find ammo for it. We finally did find some, but only had one option, and it wasn't what we were looking for (he wanted a home defense buckshot load and we found cheap birdshot). My 12s do everything that gun does and more, and I have a wide variety of load options at pretty much any place that sells ammo.

12ga recoil doesn't bother me, but if you really must have something lighter, 20ga is almost as well supported, and packs less punch. That said, I don't really see the point of 20ga, either, as 12ga is available in such a wide variety of loads these days that you can probably find something appropriate for your needs in that gauge. Even if you're wanting to use a semi-auto, modern designs are reliable enough that they can cycle anything from powder-puff sporting loads all the way up through the heavy stuff.

Unless you plan to reload for it, I'd avoid the 16ga.

 

[Expat]

If you guys keep this up, I might decide to get a 28 g instead or in addition...

 

[foszoe]

If you guys keep this up, I might decide to get a 28 g instead or in addition...

I dont think you can ask for offers here. If you want to sell your 16 ga it should be in the classifieds.

 

[Mij]

If you guys keep this up, I might decide to get a 28 g instead or in addition...

Now, their-you-go. Have you given any thought to 10 ga.? Can’t be that bad in an auto loader. .

 

[BigMoose]

Buy it now!

 

[Expat]

Now, their-you-go. Have you given any thought to 10 ga.? Can’t be that bad in an auto loader. .

I kick myself for not getting an SP10 when they were around

 

[BigMoose]

I kick myself for not getting an SP10 when they were around

Yeah I remember when you could walk into Bass Pro and get one of those.

 

[two70]

I see a new Sweet Sixteen is just under $2k...

The smart thing to do would be to buy a 12 or 20 instead but the heart wants what the heart wants and smart doesn't always apply.

As for the Sweet Sixteen, my great grandfather had one that I shot a few times. If it were me and the newer ones are anything like his was, I'd just pay a buddy $20 to whack my shoulder and cheek with a baseball bat until I was over the desire for one and then spend the remaining $$$$ on a more pleasant shotgun.

 

[Leo]

If you guys keep this up, I might decide to get a 28 g instead or in addition...

Skeet uses 12, 20, 28 and .410 guns. A Skeet set used to include all four barrel sets in a common gun. I have sets of reducer tubes to allow the sub gauges in my 12 gauge O/U. The skeet community has shown the 28 to yield high scores often times the best on peoples averages. Low recoil and enough shot to be effective. Pretty much completely unused in the general public.

I think you need a 28 gauge also.

 

[Expat]

Skeet uses 12, 20, 28 and .410 guns. A Skeet set used to include all four barrel sets in a common gun. I have sets of reducer tubes to allow the sub gauges in my 12 gauge O/U. The skeet community has shown the 28 to yield high scores often times the best on peoples averages. Low recoil and enough shot to be effective. Pretty much completely unused in the general public.

I think you need a 28 gauge also.

You sound like a very wise man.

 

[diver dan]

I had a remington WINGMASTER in 16 ga, hunted wabbits with it since I was 14yrs old , now 70yrs old, I was extremlly happy to pass it on to a young rabbit hunter to hunt with HIS father , made the heart feel good.Wal-Mart still sells ammo in 16 ga,but get there early in season , it does go fast.I ALWAYS used #6 shot , a ton of happy memories that are priceless.Like the time I was on railroad tracks and a rooster jumped over barbed wire fence and came after me.He did stop but he has no idea how close he came to be with the lord in heaven , scaird the hell out of me.

 

[three50seven]

The 16ga is awesome, I would encourage anyone who is interested to buy one. I have 2, and will be picking up a 3rd one later today. That will give me a SxS (Steven's 311), an auto (Rem 11), and a pump (Win. Model 12). The way shotgun ammo is now, 16ga is no longer cost prohibitive. I searched around online and found a case of #7.5 field loads for around $9/box shipped. If you need non-toxic loads, Boss Shotshells is your friend.

 

[Dean C.]

Just for fun and occasional shooting I would say go for it the A5's are cool. That being said if it were for sporting use and would see a lot of rounds unless you reload i would avoid it. You can get a new production A5 in 12 gauge if it's the look you are after.

A5 Hunter - Semi-Auto Shotgun - Browning

Autoloading shotgun ready for hunting. Features include a gloss walnut stock, fiber-optic front sight, humpback receiver and recoil-operated kinematic drive.

www.browning.com

 

[Expat]

Just for fun and occasional shooting I would say go for it the A5's are cool. That being said if it were for sporting use and would see a lot of rounds unless you reload i would avoid it. You can get a new production A5 in 12 gauge if it's the look you are after.

A5 Hunter - Semi-Auto Shotgun - Browning

Autoloading shotgun ready for hunting. Features include a gloss walnut stock, fiber-optic front sight, humpback receiver and recoil-operated kinematic drive.

www.browning.com

It would just be for some woodcock/grouse hunting. I usually take a Rem 11-87 or 1100 for sporting clays. I already have a couple of Belgian A5s in 12g.

 

[Dean C.]

It would just be for some woodcock/grouse hunting. I usually take a Rem 11-87 or 1100 for sporting clays. I already have a couple of Belgian A5s in 12g.

My official verdict is now do it! with the words of caution to stock up on ammo when you can find it.

 

[Twangbanger]

If you guys keep this up, I might decide to get a 28 g instead or in addition...

H.L. Mencken said the way to kill an irrational passion is not to forbid it - it's to give it free reign, but under dispiriting circumstances:

1) Forget the Sweet Sixteen and sell 3 other guns to get a Gran Lightning 16 instead
2) Pull your hair out trying to find ammo for it
3) Give up and send the gun to Kolar for 4 months to get a 28 gauge tube-set made for it
4) Put on Khaki shorts with socks up to your knees + sandals + iPhone clipped to belt and go to the Trap & Skeet club on a weekday morning
5) Back your vehicle so far up to the skeet field the tailgate is overhanging the sidewalk
6) Shoot one round over the course of 3.5 hours, putting your Denny's refill cup in your shell pouch while shooting.
7) Tell everyone who will listen you have the only 28 ga. tubed 16 gauge O/U in Southeast Lake County, including a full recounting of every detail of the last 2 hours of the online auction where you purchased it. Make sure to ***explicitly*** detail how many more reloads per pound of shot the 28 gauge gives you vs. the 16.
8) Clean your gun for 45 minutes while repeating Step 7).

 

[JAL]

What you really need is one of these 2 gauge . . .



As seen in Tremors 4: The Legend Begins




Takes out those pesky giant sandworms with ease.

 

[Max Volume]

I've had no problem finding ammo here and there and buy some when I see it. Hammond Cabela's just had some today so I
picked up another box. They had Winchester Super X #6 shot for 17.99 a box and Herters #6 shot for 16.99 a box. Don't
see a problem with those prices. Probably have over 500 rounds now with half that being 7.5 shot for clay birds.

 

[OneBadV8]

Buy one yet?

 

[Expat]

Buy one yet?

waiting On another gun show up here.