16ga

[Brazos A-39]

I grew up shooting purple hulls in a hammerless Savage single shot. That thing would knock the boogers out of you. I still have it but seldom shoot it. I shoot a lot and favor the 12 over everything else. I change the payload accordingly. I love my 7/8 oz 7 1/2 load for the 12!

[Mike of the Mountain]

Originally Posted by Wally Barrick

I grew up shooting purple hulls in a hammerless Savage single shot. That thing would knock the boogers out of you. I still have it but seldom shoot it. I shoot a lot and favor the 12 over everything else. I change the payload accordingly. I love my 7/8 oz 7 1/2 load for the 12!

Knock the boogers out of you!! Now that’s just funny right there!!

[Alfred Houde]

Between 1995-1998 I was living in Hampton, Virginia. One day I was in a local Wal-Mart with the wife, and I swung by the Sporting Goods section. There was about a dozen or so boxes of NOS 16-gauge Federal Field and Remington Shur-Shot loads in 7.5 and 8 shot.

I bought a couple of them, went back the next day and bought a couple more. Next visit they were gone.

You can still find 16-gauge loads in the local Wal-Mart where I live now. It is usually Remington Express or Federal Game loads in 6 or 7.5 shot.

[BRDHNTR]

Edgar, I'd be happy to take those shells off your hands.

[Dean Romig]

We’ve probably all read Allen Newell’s description of his inherited 16 gauge VH that his grandfather ordered new.
Granddad ordered it with so much drop that Allen could hardly shoot it, and the fact that it was so well worn Allen made the decision to send it to DelGrego’s for a complete restoration, including a new stock.
Allen sent me these pictures asking me to post them so that everyone could see the beautiful VH 16 that he cherishes so much.

With Allen’s permission…


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[Bill Murphy]

Del Grego?????

[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by Bill Murphy

Del Grego?????

???????? isn’t that what I wrote, sans the space?

At least I didn’t say Delgrecko…



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[Steve Hodges]

My go to Grouse and Woodcock gun is my Dads 1912 Ithaca Flues 16 gauge gun. 26" barrels factory choked Cyl/full. Weighs 5.9 Lbs. Gun is original and a joy to carry and shoot.

[Phil Yearout]

Doug Oliver started the 16ga Society in 2004; I joined that same year as soon as I was aware of it; I'm member #47. Doug was a fellow Kansan and he and I had numerous conversations early on. I volunteered to help and he said he's keep than in mind, but he really wanted it to be his baby and keep it a one-man show. Since Doug's passing a person who goes by s_long (listed as member #3; the first two are Doug himself) who I understand is a good friend of Doug's and the family has been keeping it going, such as it is.

Some folks there are frustrated about the way it's being run currently and there seems to be a push by some current members to expand the administration; a couple of them have been pretty vocal about it. As is typical, the loudest complainers want someone else to do something about it. It was suggested that a complainer start his/her own site if they are so dissatisfied but of course no one is willing to put in the time, effort and money to do that.

I have no inside info but I expect that it is the way it is because that's the way Doug wanted it. Frankly I find the site to be rather unwelcoming to some of us early members; in looking at the membership rolls I see only one or possibly two members who joined earlier than I who even post there anymore. I do check in regularly but rarely post; most of those are ignored, and if I'm honest I don't care much for most of the current posts.

Sites seem to come and go unless there's a strong organization (like this one ) behind them. Sorry of this sounds petty but knowing Doug's vision for the 16ga Society and the site, it might be best to just let it fade away. JMHO.

My hat with the original society logo...

[Dean Romig]

I had the black cordura 16GA Society bag but one day while shooting Skeet at my club I left it on a shelf inside the clubhouse like a lot of members do. When I finished shooting my round I came back inside and it was gone. It had measuring tools, cleaning equipment, four different size bore snakes and three boxes of RST shells in it.
That was one of the reasons I stopped shooting there. How could I ever leave one of my Parkers in the rack to go to the men’s room if there’s a thief lurking about?!?





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