20 gauge weight range

[Brett Hoop]

My go to’s are 0 frames in both 20 and 16. Couple are straight gripped, couple are capped grip. Somewhat across the board for chokes, most common are 28” barrels.
The first to find a life long home was a 16, and I have always felt it carried like a 20ga. My Sporting Clays numbers don’t change with either.
Biggest issue remembering to load the vest with the correct headstamp.

[Dean Romig]

Personal preference is either a 28 or a 16.

Some 20's just seem to jar me more than the other small bores.





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[Setter Man]

Originally Posted by Dean Romig

Personal preference is either a 28 or a 16.

An added benefit of that combo is "friends" can't hit you up for extra shells if/when they run out.

[Marty K.]

For what it is worth I like the neck on 16's they fit my hand and feel perfect.... Don't rule out a 1 frame 16 as they can be as light as an O frame as has been discussed many times on this forum and also if you get a little lucky you may find one with factory chokes I/C and F...which I believe are just right.....Good Luck in your search.

[Craig Larter]

Total weight is only one factor in my opinion, distribution of weight is way more important in my experience. The 20 gauge guns I shoot best have most of their weight between my hands. Therefore I prefer 26" guns in 20ga and shoot them better that longer barrels. I own 3 three 20/26 guns (Fox and Parker) and they weight between 5.14 and 6.10. They all feel great and shoot great to me. I know long barreled small bores are all the rage but I struggle with them. I had a 32" 16 ga Sterlingworth that felt unbalanced to me and I struggled with it.
So buy the gun that fits your ideal in terms of weight distribution, even if it's a 7lbs 20ga. Craig

[Setter Man]

Originally Posted by Craig Larter

Total weight is only one factor in my opinion, distribution of weight is way more important in my experience. The 20 gauge guns I shoot best have most of their weight between my hands.
So buy the gun that fits your ideal in terms of weight distribution, even if it's a 7lbs 20ga. Craig

"Weight between my hands"...perfect way to explain it. Last fall I traded a member of this forum for a 1-frame, 16 g, that weights 6.10. Admittedly that number looks a little heavy for a 16 g grouse gun, but it doesn't feel that heavy because of the distribution.

Chosing a 16 v a 20 is primarily a personal preference.

JDG

[Brush Buster]

It seems with the Brother's P you can find almost any combination you want if you look hard enough ,I have a 16 Gauge that weighs in like a 28 Gauge !She weighs 5 Lb. 8 Oz. ,16 gauge PH Grade with Original Factory Twist Steel 22" Barrels ! !

[charlie cleveland]

i would not leave a light 12 gauge out of this picture...75 years ago a 12 ga hammerless gun with 26 inch barrels andcldinder and full choke was king among the quail guns....charlie

[davidboyles]

I started as a kid with a 16 SXS Fox in 1960. I think the saying 16 carries like a 20 and hits like a 12 is still true. There are plenty of fast departing blue quail that end up in my freezer to a 16 ga and plenty of late season doves flying high that share the same shelf with the quail!!!! I have 4 16's and my favorites are a steel DHE 30" and DHE Damascus 28" I almost forgot the VHE steel 30" chokes IC and Full.

[Harold Pickens]

My DHE 16 and VH 20 both carry 26" barrels. Factory letters both state 6 lbs even.