16ga

[Mike of the Mountain]

My first SxS was a 16. My favorite upland gun is a 16 whether it’s one of my Parkers or Lefevers. I’ve never missed a bird because of shooting a 16. To me they just feel right.

As for the article that Craig posted, I agreed with most of it except when the writer spoke of limiting choices. I’ll argue that choices for the majority of things in our world are increasing by design. As long as there is money to be made there will be a myriad of choices for us to muddle through. I will acknowledge that at one time 16g ammo was very hard to come by. Once again, the ammo manufacturers didn’t see profit outweighing investment. Fortunately that has changed, but it took a long time.

I like shooting all of my guns, but the 16 will always hold a special place in my days afield.