Show Your Favorite 16ga!

[Phil Yearout]

Originally Posted by Chris Pope

Phil- I think many of us follow Billy Preston's advice (at least I think it was Billy Preston,) "If you can't be with the one you love - then love the one you're with."

Many of us dream of a certain Parker we would love to care for, but we simply can't afford her...

Stephen Stills I believe. And to be frank the 16 above is pretty much that gun for me, though twin ivories woulda been nice. Pretty simple tastes here .

[Hammer Gun]

Well, I just purchased a nice Vulcan grade 26" beavertail forend, single trigger just sent for the letter, gun is just as he book says see if my wife can get a photo for me Gary

[Hammer Gun]

It is a 16ga Gary

[James Palmer]

currently in progress...

[Dean Romig]

Please tell us about that one James. It appears to be a Grade 7 by the engraving…





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[James Palmer]

Im not sure what grade but it's got to be close to that. This is the way I bought it. missing barrels and wood. Found a donor gun and awesome blank and its in process.....

[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by James Palmer

Im not sure what grade but it's got to be close to that. This is the way I bought it. missing barrels and wood. Found a donor gun and awesome blank and its in process.....

The serial number would likely indicate the dollar grade or grade number.





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[Harold Pickens]

You don't want much, do you Dean.
Set your goals a little higher.

[Dean Romig]

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[David Noble]

I worked up a post for this thread but I mistakenly put it in a different 16a thread.

I'm reposting it here.


There's no way I could pick a favorite. They're like children to me. I love them all equally. I'll post a few.

First my Parkers.
GHE Skeet, 1939 gun with 28" barrels. This one sat in Remington's inventory until 1942+. I bought it at a local gun show 25 years ago at a bargain price.

Next set is a group of 3 other Parker 16's.
Top, is a PH that was originally a 12ga that was returned to have 16ga Titanic barrels and D grade wood installed. (bought this from a member)
Below that is a PH with 28" stub twist, Mod and Full chokes. (Got from Ben Loving)
Third gun is a Trojan 16 with 28" Mod and Full chokes. Purchased at a large auction for $450 plus shipping and buyer premium. All in, $600.

Fourth set is a Belgium made Nimrod hammer gun with 27" barrels choked Imp and Full. This gun is tiny, the water table hardly wider than my thumb.
It weighs in at 5lbs, 4 ounces.

Next in line is a French made gun with several reinforcement ribs on the stub twist barrels. It sports interesting silver geometric inlays on the receiver and and an under lever for opening, and a smaller lever under that to remove the barrels.

Then a Winchester Mod 12 16a pump with #5 engraving.

Last set of pics are a Francotte Model BB 16ga from 1899 26" barrels. This gun was also purchased from a member here. It is in like new condition. this gun was consigned to Abercrombie & Fitch by Von Lengerke & Detmold in 1900, then later transfered to Von Lengerke & Antoine in 1902 where it was sold. I was fortunate to purchase the VL&A leg of mutton case that fits it perfectly.

I Just can't pick a favorite, they each have some special meaning about them to me, so I rotate and pick a couple of them out each time I'm hunting with 16ga.