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Originally Posted by Gary Laudermilch
What I like about this forum is that there is a wide variety of likes and dislikes. It is interesting to hear a variety of opinions. When I saw this thread I thought, oh boy this is tailor made for the light gun guys.
Well, I'm not of that persuasion and I'm an old duffer grouse hunter. I've been down the light gun road more times than I care to remember. Tom says that 6-12 is too heavy for a 20 but to me that is the ideal weight for a 20 gauge grouse gun. My 26" repro weighs 6-12 and is, in my opinion, the finest grouse gun I have ever used. Precisely why I prefer repros to original 20's - they weigh what a 20 should weigh. Just my opinion of course!
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IMO that's the ideal weight of a 16 gauge grouse gun, not a 20. I describe my grouse hunting in the local mountains as Chukar hunting with tree's. Hard to carry a 6 lb 12 ounce gun in one hand while you are using the other hand to either push limbs out of the way, or to put on the ground as you are sliding down a pile of shale down the mountain trying not to die.
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