16ga.com ~ View topic - DeHaan S2 16ga Weight

Joined: 09 Sep 2006 Posts: 863 Location: NoDak

Hi all, I was looking around and thought I'd check out what DeHaan has now. I looked at the S2 in 16ga and saw the weight at 7.4 lbs! Boy that to me is heavy for a 16. Why would you want a 16 in that weight? I love 16's but I like them because they are supposed to be light, slim and trim. For that weight you may as well get a 12.

This in no way is ment to be a slam on DeHaan. From what I've read they are good guns at a good price. Just was floored by this weight issue.

Take Care!!

Greg

Member Joined: 16 Feb 2006 Posts: 13

I had ordered a 16ga OU from Dehaan.
I sent it back because of weight.
Their website listed the weight at 7 lbs, it was closer to 8.
They even told me when I called about returning it that some of the 16's weight more than the 12's.

Member Joined: 31 Oct 2005 Posts: 446 Location: Wisconsin

16 gauge for upland hunting, maximum of 6&1/2#'s.-Dick

Joined: 09 Sep 2006 Posts: 863 Location: NoDak

My 16g SO from DeHaan weighs 6lbs 11 oz. A tad heavy for a 16 but it handles beautifully. The S2 will weigh more than the SO because of the side plates. On his shotgun world forum, DeHaan says the reason some 16s are heavy is that although the receiver is 16g specific, the barrels are the same exterior dimention as the 12s with smaller 16g holes. Apparently it is cost prohibitive to buy smaller dimention barrel steel because of the light demand for 16s.
Buy the SO in 16 g,youll like it!

i never heard thes rules untill I joined the 16 gauge society. I've been shooting 16 gauges for fourty years, ever since I came out of the service. All those birds I've knocked down, must be hollering. I'm not fair. I've got a 6 1/2lb 12 gauge pump and I'll get rid of it if somebody gives me $350.00. Worst gun I've ever tried to upland hunt with. Swings so quick may as well be hunting with a stick. My 16 gauge sxs weighe 7lbs. 4 ozs. My over under 16 gauge is heavier and I haven't missed a bird since I tried it. My 20 gauge o/u weighs 7lbs 4 ozs and I used that for the first time and 4 fior 4 on the birds. You can have your light guns. Go to the gym and workout. Lift a few weights. I don't post here often anymore, but I'm tired of this light gun is better. Half of those guns are probably not as light as people say anyway. I know you all walk ten miles and are tired and need the light gun to finish the day. Have a good day.

Joined: 06 Apr 2007 Posts: 70

hey old hunter i finally got the std 12 refinished and back together. i'll shoot you, no pun intended, a few pix tommorrow. i'm w/ you on the weight thing. guess i'm just not enough of a connouisseur to notice a few ounces either way.

Member Joined: 17 Feb 2007 Posts: 497

Oldhunter, there is a place for both heavy guns and light guns. Heavy guns, so folks can bitch about how heavy they are, and light gun so they bitch about how they kick! Cool

Truth be told, most of us would shoot better with guns that are heavier than "the ideal weight". I like my 6-1/2 pound Fox 16 A LOT, but sometimes I think I shot better with my old (heavy) Stevens Embarassed

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Fin

Joined: 18 Mar 2007 Posts: 280 Location: Southern Ohio

When I think upland game, I think Grouse and Woodcock. It's ones own privilege to use a 7 1/4 pound gun for upland hunting, but you'll most likely be in a minority, I personally think 6 to 6 1/2 is about right depending on the gauge.. Take Care .. MDC

Joined: 03 Jul 2005 Posts: 370 Location: Amarillo, Texas

For hunting where I walk and carry the gun all day I like 6-1/4 pounds or less with a longer barrel.

For dove hunting and clays I like a 16 to weigh more than 7 pounds.

I am 52. Until ten years ago I carred 7-3/4 pound all day without noticing it.

Best,

Mike

I think I'm with most of you on the weight issue. If you're standing around all morning hunting doves, the heavier gun is the more accurate one.

Last year during our Arizona dove hunt, my nephew, along on his first hunt, couldn't hit squat with my Model 37 sixteen -- he kept stopping his swing at the moment of the shot. Gave him a big, heavy 12 gauge Sarasqueta and he started knocking them down. It's so heavy he couldn't stop his swing if he wanted to.

Now, when I'm climbing desert mountains looking for chukar or walking the mesquite chasing quail, I want the lightest functional weapon I can find. I just follow the maxim: a tool for every job (at least that's the excuse I give my wife for why I own so many guns). Laughing

The more I read these posts, the more I think that my SO at 6lbs 11oz may be the perfect weight for me. I shoot some clays to keep my hand in but quail. woodcock(Yes we have woodcock in FL) and pheasant are my love.