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Kimbercolt
do they make any 16ga oo buck [?]
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  • Kimbercolt
    I picked up a mossburg bolt action shotgun
    its really nice to shot dove & quail
    what brought the downfall of the 16 ga?
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  • Sav99
    I have a Mossberg model 190 16ga. I bought it at a garage sale for $20. I call it "The Loaner" because it's the only gun I will loan to anyone.
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  • David Nunn
    Better loads for the 20, would be my guess.
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  • spryor
    quote:Originally posted by nunn
    Better loads for the 20, would be my guess.

    Yep, i had one once upon a time, but finding shells for it wasn't always easy..
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  • Cubslover
    I have a JC Higgins 16ga Bolt action that my wife's grandfather gave me. He used it to feed his family.

    I use it to tear up the clays and birds. You simply cannot miss with it.
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  • iluvguns
    The 16 is making a come back, and has been for a few years now. I can find shells at our wally world. A little more expensive than 12 or 20, but if you want to shoot the best, you have to pay for it. [:D]

    In 2002 Remington started making the 16 again. Not sure if they do now or not. Here is something I read a while back at "Shooting Times" and had bookmarked:

    The narrowing of the gap between 12 and 20 gauges in effect squeezed the 16 out of position. Owing mostly to advancements in firearms technology, new metals, and better manufacturing, 12-gauge guns began approaching 20-gauge guns in weight. At the same time great strides in ammo manufacturing techniques found ways to place more shot into smaller hulls, which benefited the 20 gauge tremendously but did little for the 16 gauge.



    Furthermore, the lack of a 16-gauge class in skeet shooting competition was a slap in the 16's face and no doubt contributed to its increasing absence at gun clubs. Simply put, the 16 bore fell victim to the small gap left between lightweight 12-gauge guns and high-performance 20 gauges. Considered "sweet" no more, ammomakers quietly stopped developing 16-gauge loads, and by the mid-1990s most gun companies had dropped 16s from their catalog listings.
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  • boltaction
    I've got a model 12 16 ga with a 26 inch cyl bbl. I think it is a great shotgun.I used this gun to take a 14 point buck it shoots slugs like a rifle.I also use it to hunt birds in close. also use it to shoot skeet with.Remington came out with a auto 16 but it was built on a 12 ga frame made it to heavy. My mod. 12 look's like a 20 ga.It's real thin framed and light and that how a 16 should be.I would love to see more 16's made.
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  • tacking1
    quote:Originally posted by boltaction
    I've got a model 12 16 ga with a 26 inch cyl bbl. I think it is a great shotgun.I used this gun to take a 14 point buck it shoots slugs like a rifle.I also use it to hunt birds in close. also use it to shoot skeet with.Remington came out with a auto 16 but it was built on a 12 ga frame made it to heavy. My mod. 12 look's like a 20 ga.It's real thin framed and light and that how a 16 should be.I would love to see more 16's made.


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  • duckhunter
    3 inch 20 ga.
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  • JamesRK
    16 GA is OK. Some are fine guns, but they fill a gap where there is no gap.
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