Who is hunting with 16 gauge???

[Randy Roberts]

Originally Posted by Garry L Gordon

I admit that I'm addicted to 16s and they are my gauge of choice for all upland birds.

A smattering of my addiction. All used on wild birds with great results:
1. Cogswell and Harrison back action 30 inch Damascus barreled gun that weighs under 6 lbs.
2. GH Damascus O frame. 6 lbs. 3 oz with original cylinder/modified chokes.
3. CSMC XE with 29" barrels that weighs 5 lbs. 13 oz.
4. AyA No. 2. 6 lbs. 8 oz. Great on wild pheasants with heavier loads.
5. AH grade with 28 inch barrels. A No. 1 frame gun that weighs 6 lbs. 3 oz.

Nice Garry, an AH 1 frame 16 with 28" barrels at such a light weight. The stuff that dreams are made of, sweet ! My go to pheasant crusher is a VHE 16 with 32" barrels, did you expect anything less It's got a lot of wear but it's a solid gun mechanically with a lot of choke and I shoot it well most days. At 6-11 it's heavy by most folks standards but I don't mind it and our pheasant/sharpie hunts are not usually grinding marathons. I have only 2 other 16's and both are DHE's with 32" barrels. One on a 1 frame and the other a 1 1/2 frame which is over 7 pounds and a delight on the clays course. Happy hunting all !!

[6pt-Sika]

GH 1 frame 27” , VH 1 frame 28” , VH 0 frame 26” , Belgium 30” guild gun , three drilling’s all are 16’s . Wanna add another VH 16 with 30” F&F barrels , a DH 16 and perhaps a GH 0 frame 16 . The GH 27@ had an inch relieved from the muzzle many moons ago and that one is pure poison with my handloaded#1 buck and home cast Handloaded slugs .

[Matt Buckley]

16's are my hands down favorite pheasant guns. I own several but I love the Philadelphia Sterlingworths for carrying.

[Ed Norman]

Kenny,
A couple of months ago I got my first parker a vh 16 gauge on a 1 frame (I think) with 26" barrels, improved cylinder and improved modified. I also recently purchased a fox 16 gauge sterlingworth with 28" barrels and improved cylinder and modified. Today we went to a pheasant farm and I was 5 for 5 on pheasants with the fox. My parker has all been refinished, the safety on it is the nicest safety I have ever had on a gun. I have taken grouse and woodcock with the parker this hunting season. The fox is getting the nod because its more of a shooter than the parker which seems almost to nice to drag through the woods. I am very happy with both 16 gauge guns, I may be selling a 20 gauge beretta over/under soon I am so happy with the side by sides. This was my first woodcock taken with the fox. I am looking for a parker picture to upload too, that whole gun was completely redone, it looks almost new.

[mobirdhunter]

Ooops, I almost forgot my "new" DH 1 frame 26 inch barreled grouse gun.

[Mills]

I love 16s

[Bruce Day]

Sage grouse with 16 ga

[Jeff Elder]

I hunt ducks everyday with my 16 DHE.

[Richard Flanders]

I'm not really an avid 16ga fan but my 24" open-choked PHE16 with light small shot loads is the best woodcock and ruffie over pointing dogs in hvy cover gun I've ever used.

[Timothy Salgado]

The 16 gauge has become my main hunting gun, mainly a Browning O/U, although my grandson uses it when he joins me. On Monday and today I took two nice rooster pheasants with my 16, using Kent Bismuth Upland ammunition and the shells worked well, I’m hoping to use them on some puddle ducks in the upcoming weeks when the second half of our duck season opens.