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Joined: 08 Mar 2007 Posts: 134

The 16 on a 20ga frame is the way to go, that is if the 20 frame is strong enough.........Merkel did it and they are incredible guns.......

Besides the tooling for the 20ga frame is there, so the only issue is barrels.......

16 on a 20 frame would be sweet. Even sweeter if for an up charge they would give you stock dimensions you needed. 28" or 30" barrels and fixed chokes. Most important they need to bring the gun in at about 6 lbs and if on the 20 frame that should be doable.

How much extra could it cost to put a set of 16 barrels on the 20 frame? Good grief, it's like they try to think of ways NOT to do things, instead of trying to figure out ways TO do things. It gets tiresome.

Imagine if Tony offered it in a 16/20 2 barrel set. Holy cow, that would be an amazing combo, especially if he offered the extra barrels to be fitted to previous 20 RBL owners. There's no way he could lose, and think of the extra buzz!

Some 29 gauge frames will NOT candidates for 16 gauge barrels since the firing pins are too close and will not line up with 16 gauge chambers. No amount of engineering can spread them, while 20 gauge barrels on a 16 gauge frame wouldn't be an issue as the barrel space could be increased to match the firing pins.

A Lefever 16 ga. on a XX 20 ga. small frame is a superb example of why it IS possible. Rather than thinking of reasons NOT to do it, Uncle Dan just did it, over a hundred years ago, and it is one of the most sought after and legendary guns today, thanks to foresight and brilliant engineering. We should be exceeding these examples today, not making excuses. It is really kind of sad in my opinion, that over a hundred years since his example, American manufacturers haven't come up with anything to equal his design, let alone surpass it.

Mark,
Well said. I think I might just have one of those little babies.

You definitely do John. Glad you saw the light Very Happy