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Title: 16 Gauges
Post by: Eric Gregg on February 17, 2011, 11:03:45 PM

Does anyone hunt with a 16 Gauge? It appears that the 16 is all but obsolete.
Just wondering if anyone may know why firearm manufactureres do not produce them like they used to.

Title: Re: 16 Gauges
Post by: hookedspur on February 17, 2011, 11:40:32 PM

Just no one making shells for them ,they kick like a 12 but wont outshoot the 20.

Title: Re: 16 Gauges
Post by: TrophyTracker on February 18, 2011, 01:39:16 AM

I have an Ithaca M37 16ga that I wouldn't part with for any amount. Ithaca just started making them again in 2010. The Hevi-Shot Classic Doubles shell performs wonders out of it on everything I have hunted thus far.

Title: Re: 16 Gauges
Post by: Devastator on February 18, 2011, 08:12:39 AM

does federal still make a copper plated load?i have killed a few birds with those shells,in fact i still have
a half dozen shells still kicking around.not sure if they still make them,it has been many years ago since i bought them.

Title: Re: 16 Gauges
Post by: goblr77 on February 18, 2011, 09:18:03 AM

Winchester has a Super X load with 1-1/8 oz of #6 shot. This should work fine for turkeys.

Title: Re: 16 Gauges
Post by: TScottW99 on February 18, 2011, 10:41:41 AM

My turkey hunting mentor has killed birds with a 16 gauge for over 30 years. Still killing them dead for him. He uses the Winchester load.

Title: Re: 16 Gauges
Post by: WyoHunter on February 18, 2011, 04:50:16 PM

I wish I had the Browning Citori Lightning 16 ga. I sold about 15 years ago. It was a great gun that carried like a 20 ga. and killed pheasants like a 12 ga.! :icon_thumright:

Title: Re: 16 Gauges
Post by: EMSDJ2 on February 18, 2011, 04:57:58 PM

I have 16 gauge shells but no 16 ga gun :TooFunny: :TooFunny:

Title: Re: 16 Gauges
Post by: Odessa on February 19, 2011, 06:32:01 AM

Quote from: WyoHunter on February 18, 2011, 04:50:16 PM
I wish I had the Browning Citori Lightning 16 ga. I sold about 15 years ago. It was a great gun that carried like a 20 ga. and killed pheasants like a 12 ga.! :icon_thumright:

My wife bought me this one for Valentine's Day, it's from the current limited run. Have a preserve bird hunt scheduled for this coming Friday - I have great expectations.

(http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/medium/Citori_16_ga.JPG)

Title: Re: 16 Gauges
Post by: dawei on February 20, 2011, 03:44:52 PM

Quote from: timb on February 18, 2011, 08:12:39 AM
does federal still make a copper plated load? i have killed a few birds with those shells,in fact i still have a half dozen shells still kicking around. not sure if they still make them, it has been many years ago since i bought them.

They still make them, I use THIS (http://www.federalpremium.com/products/details/shotshell.aspx?id=193).

Title: Re: 16 Gauges
Post by: schuylkillspur on February 20, 2011, 09:25:52 PM

(http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss115/earljeff/KansasTurkeyHuntapril09014.jpg)

I used the H&R 16ga with a custom choke installed and Remington Express #7 1/2 to kill the Kansas Rio @ 33yds

Title: Re: 16 Gauges
Post by: Eric Gregg on February 22, 2011, 09:27:17 PM

Nice gun and nice turkey :smiley-char092:

How hard was that gun to come by in 16?

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