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< 16ga. Guns ~ Would you say 7 lb.s is too heavy for a 16ga O/U grouse gun? |
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Tue Jan 07, 2020 7:04 am
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Joined: 17 Oct 2019
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Location: New Jersey
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Tue Jan 07, 2020 4:10 pm
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Joined: 14 Sep 2016
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Location: KC,MO
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No. My pride weighs more than that. |
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Tue Jan 07, 2020 8:38 pm
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Location: Topeka, Kansas
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Maybe yes, maybe no.
There are more variables than weight that are important.
I find balance more important. I find a well balanced gun ( gun balanced as you are most comfortable) feels lighter all other things being equal. |
_________________ Michael
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Wed Jan 08, 2020 7:30 am
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Joined: 06 Aug 2004
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Location: Kansas High Plains
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I figure I'm about 40lbs overweight. A few ounces on a shotgun should be the last of my worries . |
_________________ I feel a warm spot in my heart when I meet a man whiling away an afternoon...and stopping to chat with him, hear the sleek lines of his double gun whisper "Sixteen." - Gene Hill, Shotgunner's Notebook |
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Thu Jan 09, 2020 6:52 pm
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Location: Minnesota and Florida
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I'm a "moment of inertia man". How much is too little, enough, or too much. Looks like a 3-bears kinda thing . . . or a 3-beers kinda thing. Let's all speculate -- that's where the fun is!
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Fri Jan 10, 2020 8:10 pm
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Joined: 08 Feb 2009
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Location: Western WA
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To me it’s more about balance than weight (MOI to be precise). That said, I’ve fallen out of love with Citori.
B. |
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Mon Jan 13, 2020 7:22 am
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Location: Denver, Colorado
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I forget who wrote it, but the line "6 lbs in the uplands" seems to still apply. I know it certainly does for me. |
_________________ 'Tis better to burn out than it is to rust...... |
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Tue Jan 14, 2020 6:31 pm
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Location: KC,MO
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Lloyd3 wrote: |
I forget who wrote it, but the line "6 lbs in the uplands" seems to still apply. I know it certainly does for me.
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He was talking about how much jerky to bring. |
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Tue Jan 21, 2020 9:06 pm
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Location: Las Vegas
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Another vote for way too heavy!
Matt |
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Sat Feb 01, 2020 7:08 am
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Joined: 23 Feb 2008
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Location: Nebraska (It’s not for everyone)
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A 7 lb 16 b sort of defeats the purpose of an upland gun. I like my 16’s to weigh no more than 6.5 lbs and I have 12’s they weigh less than that. Fit is the key but I carry a shotgun way more that I shoot it and after 7-8 miles my 6 lb 16 feels heavy.
Now why a manufacturer would put 3” chambers in a 5.5 lb 20 is beyond me. |
_________________ Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius.
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Tue Feb 04, 2020 5:37 pm
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Joined: 09 Aug 2007
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Location: WI
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I classify guns in two categories:
1. Carry a lot, shoot a little
2. Shoot a lot, carry a little
And the dividing line for me is more of a gap - less than six pounds, it's a #1 gun. Seven pounds or more, it's a #2.
I have three 16's that are all less than 6 lbs, and they are all guns I use preferentially for grouse.
I have a 1927 A Grade A.H. Fox what weighs in at 5 lbs 12 oz as my fair weather gun, of course I always forget that it has two triggers.
My all around rain/snow/because I really like it 16 is a Citori Superlight Feather at 5 lbs 13 oz.
And the newest member of my little 16 gauge family is a new A5 Sweet 16 at 5 lbs 13 oz.
These are all carry a lot, shoot a little guns.
Another Citori I have is a 525 Field, and at 7 lbs I find it too heavy to comfortably haul around the woods up hill and over dale all day.
And frankly if you're going to shoot a 3" 20 gauge shell, you might as well be using a 12 gauge. I never much saw the point in those, and there are some fine 12 gauge guns under 6 lbs out there. |
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