16ga.com ~ Search

Been shooting a 16 ga Repro since 1994. Seldom use the 20 ga bbls, which are 28-inch QI/QII. Straight grip, splinter, single trigger. The 16 ga is a delight to carry and very effective on wild prairie ...

Never tried the B&P's, but got a couple flats of Gamebore back in the 90's. They were made in the UK and marked #5, but weighed/counted out to be #5.5. They were so effective on wild pheasants tha ...

Back in the 1960's the Imperial hunting loads had extra high brass. I have a box of paper 16 ga Imperials from that era in number 4 shot. I remember buying a fair amount of Imperial ammo in the early ...

I've loaded lots of the BP sporting 16. They have loaded nicely in all hulls except remington, where they do bulge sometimes. Seems to me I read in BPI literature that it is not necessary to apply pre ...

I've used the polywad inserts in 16 gauge and they worked well. Pattern testing showed that they nicely opened my IC/MOD to make 12-15 yard shots possible in popple thickets. I roll crimp mine to make ...

Thanks for sharing your story and picture--beautiful bird and a good looking gun too! Had a wonderul season in MN with ample opportunity for the dogs and 16 gauge. I started hunting in the glory days ...

I've purchased from BPI for many years--good service, no problems. Ive loaded the Trap Commander 16 wad in Fiocchi hulls in the past year without bulging the hulls. BPI has taken an interest in the 16 ...

I think you are on the right track. I've used a 16 choked IC/mod since '94 on MN/SD wild pheasants. If you do indeed "let them get out there" the somewhat tighter choking you are contemplati ...

I too, have a small acreage just off edge of south metro. Went duck hunting tuesday am, got one drake woodie, but flushed a hen and rooster walking down there, been seeing more pheasants on roads than ...

How about just using spreader loads? I have a O-frame, 28", 16 that is bored IC/MOD (Parker Repro). With spreaders, my pheasant gun becomes a fast handling open-choked grouse/woodcock gun.

Sportsman16, I'm a native Minnesotan and life-long resident.

3doc, the 1 1/16-oz #5 are great for pheasants and ducks. Larry Brown's caution about potentially thin patterns with #5 should be heeded however. My IC/MOD 16 works well with them. Suggest testing the ...

I've always wanted one, have handled a few--they are heavier than most similar sxs of same gauge and bbl length. About 15 years ago, I spent a couple days hunting SD pheasants with a guy who had inher ...

Too little rain is the problem so far. My friends just got back from the Lower Brule, south of Pierre. Pastures were brown and temps in 90's. Warm and dry is good for nesting and hatching, but rain is ...

Our rifle team practiced on a range in the basement of our high school in the early 60's. In shop class we made scale-model replicas of Naval 24 pounders that fired black powder/lead-ball charges. Dur ...