Home | Ezine | Forums | Links | Contact
NitroExpress.com: 16 Gauge--Is the ultimate hunting gauge

View recent messages : 24 hours | 48 hours | 7 days | 14 days | 30 days | 60 days | More Smilies


*** Enjoy NitroExpress.com? Participate and join in. ***

Shooting & Reloading - Mausers, Big Bores and others >> Shotguns

85lc
.400 member


Reged: 19/01/18
Posts: 1031
Loc: Georgia, USA
Re: 16 Gauge--Is the ultimate hunting gauge
      11/08/21 10:38 AM

I think there are several issues.

The 12 ga gun was popular in England whereas the 16 ga was popular in German and elsewhere on the Continent. I think gun trends followed England and, after 2 world wars, German things were not very popular.

In the age of black powder, the 12 ga just out performed the 16 ga. I think that image has stuck in the minds of American hunters.

There is no 3-inch 16-gauge. Had that been developed, perhaps people wouldn't be swooning over the light weight 20 ga as an upland game gun.

Now on a personal level, I like a 16 ga and have hunted ducks and quail with one. However, if goose hunting with steel, I am using my 3 1/2" 12 ga.

--------------------
RB

Post Extras Print Post   Remind Me!     Notify Moderator


Entire topic
Subject Posted by Posted on
* 16 Gauge--Is the ultimate hunting gauge Ripp 11/08/21 12:18 AM
. * * Re: 16 Gauge--Is the ultimate hunting gauge NitroXAdministrator   12/08/21 01:02 PM
. * * Re: 16 Gauge--Is the ultimate hunting gauge NitroXAdministrator   12/08/21 01:08 PM
. * * Re: 16 Gauge--Is the ultimate hunting gauge JHeath   14/08/21 03:48 AM
. * * Re: 16 Gauge--Is the ultimate hunting gauge Yochanan   20/11/22 10:48 PM
. * * Re: 16 Gauge--Is the ultimate hunting gauge lancaster   22/11/22 12:38 AM
. * * Re: 16 Gauge--Is the ultimate hunting gauge NitroXAdministrator   22/11/22 01:12 AM
. * * Re: 16 Gauge--Is the ultimate hunting gauge DarylS   22/11/22 05:51 AM
. * * Re: 16 Gauge--Is the ultimate hunting gauge Longknife   26/11/22 02:36 AM
. * * Re: 16 Gauge--Is the ultimate hunting gauge 85lc   26/11/22 06:39 AM
. * * Re: 16 Gauge--Is the ultimate hunting gauge 85lc   26/11/22 06:57 AM
. * * Re: 16 Gauge--Is the ultimate hunting gauge sharps4590   20/11/22 11:22 PM
. * * Re: 16 Gauge--Is the ultimate hunting gauge 93x64mm   11/08/21 07:23 AM
. * * Re: 16 Gauge--Is the ultimate hunting gauge Ripp   11/08/21 11:32 PM
. * * Re: 16 Gauge--Is the ultimate hunting gauge Ripp   11/08/21 11:33 PM
. * * Re: 16 Gauge--Is the ultimate hunting gauge 85lc   12/08/21 03:04 AM
. * * Re: 16 Gauge--Is the ultimate hunting gauge 85lc   11/08/21 10:38 AM

Extra information
0 registered and 82 anonymous users are browsing this forum.

Moderator:  NitroX 



Forum Permissions
      You cannot start new topics
      You cannot reply to topics
      HTML is disabled
      UBBCode is enabled

Rating:
Thread views: 3520

Rate this thread

Jump to

Contact Us NitroExpress.com

Powered by UBB.threads™ 6.5.5


Home | Ezine | Forums | Links | Contact


Copyright 2003 to 2011 - all rights reserved