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<blockquote data-quote="TheLBLman" data-source="post: 5386746" data-attributes="member: 1409"><p>The problem now with the 16 gauge is the lack of a reasonable selection of 16 gauge loads. I'm afraid the 16 gauge is destined to continue to fade further into the abyss. A shame, but seems the current reality.</p><p></p><p>The original 16-ga Browning autoloader was introduced in 1909 (this is with what my grandfather killed so many ducks); the "Sweet 16" came later. Also in the early 1900's, Remington obtain patent rights from Browning to produce the Remington Model 11, which was almost an identical clone of the Browning A-5.</p><p></p><p>My very first shotgun was a Remington Model 11 in 20 gauge; 1st shotgun I myself bought was a Browning Sweet 16. When I began turkey hunting, I didn't own a 12 ga anything. Consequently, 3 of my first four wild turkeys were taken, not just with a 16 gauge gun, but with three different 16 ga guns. One with a 16ga Fox Double, one with a Stevens 16 ga Double, and one with a Browning Sweet 16.</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.americanrifleman.org/content/browning-auto-5-the-first-successful-semi-auto-shotgun/[/URL]</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://blog.cheaperthandirt.com/sweet-16-unappreciated-16-gauge-shotgun/[/URL]</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://gunsmagazine.com/guns/shotguns/the-sweet-sixteen/[/URL]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheLBLman, post: 5386746, member: 1409"] The problem now with the 16 gauge is the lack of a reasonable selection of 16 gauge loads. I'm afraid the 16 gauge is destined to continue to fade further into the abyss. A shame, but seems the current reality. The original 16-ga Browning autoloader was introduced in 1909 (this is with what my grandfather killed so many ducks); the "Sweet 16" came later. Also in the early 1900's, Remington obtain patent rights from Browning to produce the Remington Model 11, which was almost an identical clone of the Browning A-5. My very first shotgun was a Remington Model 11 in 20 gauge; 1st shotgun I myself bought was a Browning Sweet 16. When I began turkey hunting, I didn't own a 12 ga anything. Consequently, 3 of my first four wild turkeys were taken, not just with a 16 gauge gun, but with three different 16 ga guns. One with a 16ga Fox Double, one with a Stevens 16 ga Double, and one with a Browning Sweet 16. [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.americanrifleman.org/content/browning-auto-5-the-first-successful-semi-auto-shotgun/[/URL] [URL unfurl="true"]https://blog.cheaperthandirt.com/sweet-16-unappreciated-16-gauge-shotgun/[/URL] [URL unfurl="true"]https://gunsmagazine.com/guns/shotguns/the-sweet-sixteen/[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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