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16 ga for bird hunting
Posted on 8/16/12 at 12:05 pm
Posted on 8/16/12 at 12:05 pm
Anybody use a 16 ga. for quail/dove hunting? Found a deal on a 16 ga Citori O/U and was thinking about pulling the trigger. What say you?
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Posted on 8/16/12 at 12:08 pm to LSU_Lou
Hell yes. Great bird gauge IMO.
Posted on 8/16/12 at 12:13 pm to LSU_Lou
I would buy it. 
Now where do you go to quail hunt? It's gone to hell in a handbasket. There are very few wild coveys anymore.
Now where do you go to quail hunt? It's gone to hell in a handbasket. There are very few wild coveys anymore.
This post was edited on 8/16/12 at 12:15 pm
Posted on 8/16/12 at 12:20 pm to speckledtrout
Thanks for the info Wick
I go to a hunting lodge outside Amite, LA. No wild coveys though. They put them out. Very hard to find wild quail in large quantities anymore
I go to a hunting lodge outside Amite, LA. No wild coveys though. They put them out. Very hard to find wild quail in large quantities anymore
Posted on 8/16/12 at 12:20 pm to speckledtrout
28 guage for dove/quail
Posted on 8/16/12 at 12:22 pm to OhFace55
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28 guage for dove/quail
Those shells get expensive for doave and cheap for wild Louisisna quail. I want to pick up a nice 20 ga o/u with 30" barrels for doves...
Posted on 8/16/12 at 12:28 pm to LSU_Lou
I have an old Sweet 16 that I dove hunt with sometimes.
Mostly a nostalgia thing, since its been passed down to me
Mostly a nostalgia thing, since its been passed down to me
Posted on 8/16/12 at 12:30 pm to LSU_Lou
Yes
Posted on 8/16/12 at 12:32 pm to BarDTiger81
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Yes
Thanks for that insightful post.
Posted on 8/16/12 at 12:34 pm to Bussemer
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I have an old Sweet 16
Myself as well, Ive used it for pheasant, quail, grouse, etc... done quite well
Posted on 8/16/12 at 12:35 pm to LSU_Lou
I'd buy that in a heart beat.
I'd love to have a .16, .20 and .28.
I'd love to have a .16, .20 and .28.
Posted on 8/16/12 at 12:38 pm to BarDTiger81
Don't mention it 
In all seriousness, I grew up shooting 16 gauges and love them for bird and small game hunting. Pull the trigger man.
In all seriousness, I grew up shooting 16 gauges and love them for bird and small game hunting. Pull the trigger man.
Posted on 8/16/12 at 12:40 pm to BarDTiger81
Thanks BD
Posted on 8/16/12 at 12:50 pm to LSU_Lou
My 16 gauge Wingmaster comes out every opening day of Dove season. Fine squirrel gun too.
Posted on 8/16/12 at 3:07 pm to LSU_Lou
1. 20 gauge = plenty for quail or dove (as is 16 gauge).
2. Ammo for 16 gauge will get expensive (compared to 12 or 20) if you plan on chooting a lot.
2. Ammo for 16 gauge will get expensive (compared to 12 or 20) if you plan on chooting a lot.
Posted on 8/16/12 at 3:16 pm to Bussemer
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Bussemer
same here
i love that gun, but it kicks like a mule
Posted on 8/16/12 at 3:18 pm to LSU_Lou
If I had one, I'm sure I would.
Posted on 8/16/12 at 3:47 pm to LSU_Lou
I have a sweet 16 and a remington 11-48. They are all I dove hunt with. Mostly just the sweet 16. The remington doesn't hold a pattern for shite so I dont use it much. 16 gauge was made for the dove field in my opinion. After an afternoon of shooting my shoulder thanks me for not using a 12 gauge.
Posted on 8/16/12 at 3:49 pm to LSU_Lou
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Anybody use a 16 ga. for quail/dove hunting? Found a deal on a 16 ga Citori O/U and was thinking about pulling the trigger. What say you?
Good gun, but shells are hard to find and cost extra.
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