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| < 16ga. General Discussion ~ Interesting shotguns. |
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Fri May 12, 2023 6:02 pm
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| Colonel Townsend Whelen said,'only accurate rifles are interesting'. My version of that would be,'only 16ga shotguns are interesting'. Amiright? |
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Fri May 12, 2023 9:41 pm
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case1775,
I would say only 16 gauge double guns are the most interesting!
Although I just purchased a new colt Stainless Steel .357/38 hand gun that is pretty darn nice also.
all the best,
Pine Creek/Dave
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Sat May 13, 2023 4:54 am
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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 |
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Sat May 13, 2023 5:46 am
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As a hunter more than a collector, I like the bargains that restored guns can represent.
Especially 16 gauge guns. When I go to collector shows coupled with shoots, it's common to see haughty collectors sneer at great guns that have been re-blued, have new case colors, had the chokes opened up or just about any kind of work done to them that makes them not original.
I have swooped in more than once when its time to pack up and bought something that was picked apart by collectors all weekend for a great deal.
Here's a few beauties that have been restored or had custom work done. All 16's.
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Sat May 13, 2023 7:47 am
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You are quite the FOX  |
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Sat May 13, 2023 8:42 am
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Thanks!
Foxes are definitely my favorite, although I like Parkers and LC Smith's too.
Left - Right: Original XE 16, Custom XE 16 , Restored A 16 , & 2 Sterlingworth's. I lied earlier, one of the Sterly's is a 20 on closer inspection. |
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Sat May 13, 2023 8:49 am
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I love my 16's but lately I've found my 12ga SBT's to be pretty interesting  ...
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Sat May 13, 2023 9:46 am
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Really nice collection of SBT’s!
I’ve had the chance to buy a few over the years but never pulled the trigger on any except for a Baker that I used to have. |
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Sat May 13, 2023 9:52 am
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| Only 16 gauge SxS are interesting . . . oh, and O/U's . . . and repeaters . . . Oh, and I forgot, 10's, 12's, 14's, 20's, 24's, 28's, 32's, 9mm garden guns . . . and rifles, all of them, almost, and pistols, some of them, and ah . . . and ah . . . airplanes and motorcycles and cars and boats and girls . . . machine tools, hand tools, houses, books . . . and girls. There, I think I've definitely got it now . . . maybe. |
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Sat May 13, 2023 12:21 pm
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Shotgun Boogie: ..."he' got a Sixteen gauge choked down like a rifle,
with his daughter you better not trifle
I think I'll wait til her Pappy's run outta shells!
There you go! 16 guage and girls in one song. |
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Mon May 15, 2023 6:31 am
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| Hammer bill wrote: |
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
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Ditto. |
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| case 1775 wrote: |
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Colonel Townsend Whelen said,'only accurate rifles are interesting'. My version of that would be,'only 16ga shotguns are interesting'. Amiright?
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You are right![/b] |
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Thu May 18, 2023 12:32 pm
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| case 1775 wrote: |
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Colonel Townsend Whelen said,'only accurate rifles are interesting'. My version of that would be,'only 16ga shotguns are interesting'. Amiright?
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You are right! |
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