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| < 16ga. General Discussion ~ New to Site |
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Sat Apr 14, 2007 2:32 pm
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Hello every one
I am new here and back into the 16 gauge fold. I have always loved the 16 and all I can say its nice to be back. |
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Sat Apr 14, 2007 3:45 pm
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| Welcome aboard, and what ya shooting? |
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Sat Apr 14, 2007 3:54 pm
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Glad to have you here. This is interesting and fun. I have always favored the 16 too and have gotten back into it ina big way since I got tangled up with these cats.
Gary |
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Sat Apr 14, 2007 6:13 pm
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Welcome aboard southpaw02! Tell us a little about yourself and what you do with that 16.  |
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Sat Apr 14, 2007 6:26 pm
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Thanks every one. I had on old pump gun. I sold because shells were getting hard to come by. Now I have a Winchester 24 that I plan on using for upland bird hunting. and I plan on getting a few more 16s.
One would say I have the fever. |
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Sat Apr 14, 2007 7:04 pm
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Hey, great to hear you have a new Model 24 there. I am in Iraq and about two weeks from heading home. I have one sitting at my FFL that I bought on AA. Can't wait to shoot it. I will contact you to compare experience and get advice when I get there. It is my first SxS. These guys have convinced me that I will never make the big time until I try one with the barrels the wrong way  |
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Sun Apr 15, 2007 5:19 am
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As RevDocDrew might say, "What made you stray from the fold, my son? Did the devil prevail that 20ga is better?"  |
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Sun Apr 15, 2007 9:37 am
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| Welcome home son. How heavy is that M 24? How long are the barrels? |
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Mon Apr 16, 2007 7:21 am
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At the time it was really hard to find shells and hulls to reload for the 16 So I traded that one to a friend for an Ithaca 37 12 ga. and never got another 16 gauge gun until recently. Yes I really missed not having a 16 but I never found one.
That was until I came across a good deal on the M24 it was made in 1941 and has 28" barrels F & M chokes and weighs about 6 pounds. And since I was looking for a SxS at the timing couldn't have been better. |
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Thu Apr 19, 2007 9:02 am
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| Glad to hear it. I'm looking to find a M 24 16 bore, but all I've found are the wrong config.( 12) |
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