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<blockquote data-quote="TheLBLman" data-source="post: 5387579" data-attributes="member: 1409"><p>Yes, Federal has stepped up the game a bit.</p><p>But even Federal has supply-inventory problems.</p><p></p><p>When both 12 ga & 20 ga shotguns came out with 3" chambers,</p><p>but this was not done with the 16 ga,</p><p>that was pretty much the marketing death blow to the 16 ga.</p><p></p><p>With the 3" chamber, the 20 ga could now easily be loaded with 1 1/4 oz lead,</p><p>while the 2 3/4" 16 ga equivalent was 1 1/8 oz (although could be "pushed" to 1 1/4 oz).</p><p></p><p>But I'd bet the 16 ga may be more popular right now than the 10 ga,</p><p>which had gained popularity with waterfowl hunters until</p><p>12 ga guns went to 3 1/2", then "heavier than lead" loads became available.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheLBLman, post: 5387579, member: 1409"] Yes, Federal has stepped up the game a bit. But even Federal has supply-inventory problems. When both 12 ga & 20 ga shotguns came out with 3" chambers, but this was not done with the 16 ga, that was pretty much the marketing death blow to the 16 ga. With the 3" chamber, the 20 ga could now easily be loaded with 1 1/4 oz lead, while the 2 3/4" 16 ga equivalent was 1 1/8 oz (although could be "pushed" to 1 1/4 oz). But I'd bet the 16 ga may be more popular right now than the 10 ga, which had gained popularity with waterfowl hunters until 12 ga guns went to 3 1/2", then "heavier than lead" loads became available. [/QUOTE]
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