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<blockquote data-quote="TheLBLman" data-source="post: 5386296" data-attributes="member: 1409"><p>I love 16 gauges.</p><p>They were once the most popular "bird" hunting gauge in the South.</p><p></p><p>The very first shotgun I saved my money and bought in my youth (and I worked many long hours in hot fields for low wages!!!) was a Browning Sweet 16.</p><p></p><p>I hunted absolutely everything with it.</p><p>This was before screw-in chokes, so you had to buy extra barrels.</p><p>Bought it initially with an improved cylinder barrel, soon added a full for ducks & squirrels,</p><p>and a "buck special" for deer.</p><p></p><p>My grandfather killed thousands of ducks with a Browning Sweet 16.</p><p></p><p>Back then it was quite common people hunted everything they hunted with one shotgun.</p><p>Although I killed my 1st deer with a 20 ga., I did kill my 1st turkey with a 16 ga. (using the same shells I used for squirrels & ducks). This pre-dated not being able to use lead loads for waterfowl.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheLBLman, post: 5386296, member: 1409"] I love 16 gauges. They were once the most popular "bird" hunting gauge in the South. The very first shotgun I saved my money and bought in my youth (and I worked many long hours in hot fields for low wages!!!) was a Browning Sweet 16. I hunted absolutely everything with it. This was before screw-in chokes, so you had to buy extra barrels. Bought it initially with an improved cylinder barrel, soon added a full for ducks & squirrels, and a "buck special" for deer. My grandfather killed thousands of ducks with a Browning Sweet 16. Back then it was quite common people hunted everything they hunted with one shotgun. Although I killed my 1st deer with a 20 ga., I did kill my 1st turkey with a 16 ga. (using the same shells I used for squirrels & ducks). This pre-dated not being able to use lead loads for waterfowl. [/QUOTE]
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