Why would anyone want a 16 gauge when you can have a 20 that will do the same thing with less recoil? or a 12 that will do it better with a little more recoil?
A box of shells aint just a box of shells. Promo loads outside of informal clay busting suck.
How much are premium 16 gauge hunting loads? What is available?
Light 12's and heavy 20's kind of cover up the 16 and of course ammo selection has been weak for 30 years on 16's.I wonder why this round has fallen by the way side? Fewer people hunting small game or what?
The 28 guage is pretty much only kept alive because that is one of the classifications in registered skeet shooting competition. The 28 has a definite advantage over the little .410, but not many people buy the 28 gauge outside of skeet.
Did you know that there is even a 24 gauge? I thought it was a misprint, but I saw it myself, it was a modern production Beretta. This one was brought in by an individual, Beretta does not import them. He was trying to sell it.....because it was too hard to get shells.