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Sweet 16

Talyn

Talyn

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Shotgun bore sizes are well known to be determined by how many bore-diameter lead balls weigh one pound. These were 10, 12, 16 and so forth. The diameter of these lead balls was easily calculated to a thousandth of an inch when the general population was still measuring with wooden rulers. In the U.S., these bore sizes were called gauges, probably after the phrase “made to gauge.” The meaning was that new parts were compared to patterns called gauges and rejected if larger or smaller. It made mass production possible.

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Top 16-Gauge Shotguns - Gun Dog

Many bird hunters are giving in to the sub-gauge craze and finding the 16-gauge shotgun to fit all of their needs.
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I have my Dad’s old Browning Sweet 16. Dad got it new from my Mom on Christmas 1946. He was an avid quail hunter and I doubt that all the hulls that have been ejected from that old Browning would all fit my basement.. That old shotgun is to me priceless. Wonderful memories of hunting with Dad.
 
Pitdogg2 said:
Boy I can remember my uncles all had Ithaca 16ga bottom eject shotguns. They just raved abouth them. Sadly they've all passed and the shotguns disappeared.
I've got a large coffee can of purple paper hulled 16 gauge shells.
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I have a pile of the same shells. I also have a 16 gauge bolt action shotgun my grandpa bought from a catalog in the 40s. I’ve got the gun he replaced that one with too. An Ithaca 37 Featherweight in 20.
 
While I have 12 ga's, my new favs are the 16 (the two pics above are what I have in 16) and the 28 ga. in two O/Us, which are super sweet.

Because a 16 uses a smaller receiver (as does the 28) than a 12 (compared to a 20) it's really sweet with nearly 12 ga. performance, (as the 28 does to a 20).

My .02
 
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