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Originally Posted by stob
Hi #11 2.0
Look, friend ... I am not missing the "fact" nor are you. I have shot a ton of clays and loads of wild pheasant in CA and NZ ... mostly wild birds ... guns used vary from Purdy, Boss down to a cooey single shots and depending who brought what, and it all boils down to fit-fit-fit ... currently run a red label 28 with brileys that is a delight to carry, ugly as sin, but will knock anything down anything out 40yds with a load oz#5's 1oz Winchester's ... I routinely use a 20ga cooey ss imp-mod ( I have to use imperial #6's for best patterns with this gun) that I have shot since a kid that puts more birds down than those around me with their doubles and repeaters ... you will improve your shooting with a perfectly fitted gun and chokes that work as advertised ... currently for me those are the muller's ... never had such brilliant patterns consistently ... just like golf you can improve your score only so much with technology, but using the right ball with fitted clubs helps too!
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Look at post#3, and you will see that I agree that fit is by far the most important factor in choosing a shotgun. My go to upland guns all have fixed chokes, the 28 and 20 gauge have IC/MOD, and the 16 gauge has IC/IM, and I have yet to lose bird because they don't have Muller chokes in them.
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The debate always see saws between 12 and 20 gauge. The answer is 16 gauge. I would love to own one, but very difficult to find.
Elkhunter, fix that would you?
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I don't hunt upland with a 12 gauge, and seldom with a 20 gauge, I use my 28 gauge and 16 gauge SxS shotguns for at least 80% of my upland hunting. Prophet River can set you up with either a 16 or 28 gauge shotgun in several makes and models, and they can also supply you with all of the ammunition you need.
And if you doubt the effectiveness of the 16 gauge, ask densa44 how far out a 16 gauge killed chukars during the NAVHDA testing last summer.
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There is no logical debate between the 12 and the 20. They both have their places. Shooters decided years ago the 16 wasn’t the answer to anything.
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Actually both the 16 and 28 gauge have become a lot more popular lately. They will never be as popular as the 12 or 20, but they are far from dead.