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Been around the horn on all. But will say I've been a 16 man from 12 years of age. I'm almost 76 and never give up on 16 or god.
To late to change now Ditto.

Colonel Townsend Whelen said,'only accurate rifles are interesting'. My version of that would be,'only 16ga shotguns are interesting'. Amiright?

Hmm. Now I wonder about my 1100 barrel. It's the right length at 21" and has rifle sights, but it's also marked MOD. It does have some choke, according to my crude measurements with a micromet ...

There are 2 870 16ga slug barrels for sale on ebay right now. One is the genuine article, the other is a barrel from the 1950s that was cut down to size and rifle sights added. How do I know this? I o ...

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Not an issue and I have converted MEC reloaders to load the ...

I own shotguns in the six gauges that we commonly use in the US. 10, 12, 16, 20, 28, and 410. I have always known that there were other gauges out there, but never paid much attention. Aside from the ...

For doves, I use a different gun each outing

Last three years, not many doves the last three years

01 Sept 20 08 doves, Tristar 410 3” #6 Herter’s Rained out
02 Sept 20 15 doves, Re ...

12 - geese
16 - late season ducks/ clays
20 - early ducks(teal) and woodies
28 - quail/dove
.410 - dove/quail

Variety - the spice of life. Wink

Thats why I have so many 16s lol.

I have made a discovery about myself: I am a 2 gauge man. Allow me to explain. I own shotguns in 6 different gauges, but there are only 2 that I actually use. Most hunters will do almost all of their ...

I like to use my Iver Johnson Special Trap occasionally to take a few doves. It's a gun not seen often, sometimes referred to as the "poor man's trap gun". It is a IJ Champion with upgrades ...

Here's the load I use with federal hulls, from the lyman book. 22 grs 800x, federal 209a, remington sp 16. I usually have to put about 3/4 of a cheerio in the shot cup to get the right shot column hig ...

Thanks, guys.

Is there any difference between hi skor 800 x and hodgdon 800 x? I have hi skor 800 x, but not hodgdon, and want to load 1 1/8 oz hunting loads. Thanks for any help.

I have seen model 12s and model 42s sell for quite a bit more because of factory installed poly chokes. They are very rare, thus the value. If your friend's gun came from the factory with a poly choke ...