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Joined: 07 Jul 2011 Posts: 61 Location: Ohio, Illinois

OK family,
I have a question,

I have been saving for a new toy and i am interested in a 28 ga Bellini ultra light, but then i saw the new browning a5 sweet 16.
now I'm partial to the 16 bc i like the way they shoot and handle, but now i know i haven't handled the new A5 bc there not out yet but can you help me decide>?

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Member Joined: 09 Jan 2013 Posts: 2168 Location: Florida

Hands down the the 16ga .

Joined: 09 Mar 2016 Posts: 754 Location: Mn.

I have the 12 ga. BUL at 6 pounds it is a bird killing machine. Many other owners feel the same way about it and quite a few have picked up a 20 ga. BUL because of the 12 BUL. Most people however seem to feel the 20 BUL is just too light. And the 28 BUL is even lighter at 5 pounds even. I am waiting on the A5 Sweet 16 in hopes that it will not only give my BUL a run for the money but beat it and become (one of) my favorite hunting guns. At 5.75 pounds I think it has a good chance of it.

IF I ever get a 28 it would be a RRL or Ithaca 37 and they both come in at ~6 pounds. I wouldn't rule out a FAIR 28 either and they also are close to 6 pounds. But that is me and not everyone has the same preferences of course.

Member Joined: 18 Jan 2006 Posts: 113 Location: Arizona

I've been using the 20 ga. BUL for 3 or 4 years for dove and quail and it has been a bird killing machine. The weight is great for carrying and if I do my part, birds drop. That being said, I have an A5 16 ga. on order to arrive this fall, sometime, that may drop the BUL in to 2nd gun, as I am a devoted 16 ga. user. I'm hoping it will live up to it's expectation. in the lightweight 28 ga. category, I have a Franchi AL that is really light, but can a gun be too light? Don't shoot it very often.

Joined: 28 Sep 2014 Posts: 241 Location: Kingsland, Texas

I have not shot the Benelli ultra light in 28 ga but have heard they have quite the recoil. LGS has one as I was interested in it for the wife. Store owner told me he traded it for a Bretta A400 28 ga. because the guys wife hated the recoil. Less than 1/2 pound difference & about $300 less. I'm now looking for the Bretta myself

Member Joined: 30 Nov 2011 Posts: 1696 Location: Minnesota

I'll be waiting to actually get a Sweet 16 in my hands before I decide to buy one. usually need to shorten repeater stocks just a hair and need to make sure that's possible.

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No contest. Get the SW16.

Joined: 28 Sep 2014 Posts: 241 Location: Kingsland, Texas

Also I ordered my A5 Sweet 16 back in Feb. and I'm looking forward to using this fall's hunting season.

Joined: 05 Feb 2015 Posts: 267 Location: New Braunfels TX

I shouldered a new A-5-12ga. at Dick's, I have to say it felt good, I have my name in two different places for the 16. I own both the 20 and 12 in BUL. The 20 is only to light when shooting 3" #3 heavy shot. Shocked

Joined: 08 Feb 2009 Posts: 1308 Location: Western WA

Having owned and used a 28 ga SxS on the range and in the field for a half dozen years or more, I have arrived at one unavoidable conclusion: The 28 ga is overrated for everything except pointing at imaginary birds in the living room.

Have owned and shot the 28 gauge for number of years and have come to this conclusion. The 28 is a great skeet gun. It also makes a good bird gun as long as you limit your shots to about 30 yards. Beyond 30 yards you run out of pattern.

If I wanted a field gun that didn't force me to limit the range of my shots it would have to be the 16ga.

Member Joined: 02 Jan 2008 Posts: 451 Location: La-Tx

I wouldn't buy either of those guns. For a Sweet-16 I would buy a real one for less money and for a 28 I would get a 48AL.

we'll have to wait to see he new sweet 16 in the flesh. I have a 1952 Belgian in perfect shape but it weighs 7 lbs. The new version is supposed to be under 6 lbs.

Joined: 03 Feb 2014 Posts: 325 Location: West Texas

Keep waiting and saving money. By the time the new sweet hits the streets you'll probably have enough for both and maybe a few more. Laughing