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| < 16ga. General Discussion ~ Has there ever been a beter dove gun than a 16 gauge? |
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Sun Sep 23, 2007 7:24 pm
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My answer is NO. 1947 Sweet Sixteen VS Oklahoma Whitewings. I has humbled by several misses but the light weight well balanced Sweet was a good match for the big Flocks of fast whitewings.
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Sun Sep 23, 2007 7:34 pm
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| Thats a really nice old gun. Looks like you shoot it well. |
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Sun Sep 23, 2007 7:48 pm
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| rhillen wrote: |
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Thats a really nice old gun. Looks like you shoot it well.
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Thanks, its a 1947 Sweet Sixteen. |
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Sun Sep 23, 2007 8:40 pm
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No.
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anything other than the 16 gauge is a passing fad
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Mon Sep 24, 2007 4:57 am
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Now I'm officially confused. I thought "Sweet" production began in '53.
Does it say "Sweet Sixteen" on the receiver?
Jeff, you out there?
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Mon Sep 24, 2007 5:45 am
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Pete,
I've held the gun in the picture and it is a honey.
The Sweet was introduced in 1936-37. It was made with short chambers till the Nazis moved into Belgium shutting down the production of sporting guns. Production resumed as soon as Patton and task force Boudinot kicked them out of Liege.
Sweets made after the war have 2 3/4" chambers. Yentzens is one of the early post war guns.
The name Sweet Sixteen was not engraved on the reciever until sometime in late 1948.
This gun does not say "Sweet" on the side, but to the trained eye it is obviously a Sweet, with a couple of clues jumping out. Most notable is the gold trigger and safety. I love the soft gold color of the early triggers, it looks more like bronze and wears better than the later (bright) gold triggers.
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Mon Sep 24, 2007 11:00 am
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A few more clues for early Sweet Sixteens. Picture one, The drilled barrel ring with matching serial number. Picture two, The drilled hammer.
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Mon Sep 24, 2007 2:21 pm
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Other than the gold trigger, are there any other clues which would be visible without field strip/disassembly?
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Tue Sep 25, 2007 4:43 am
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| Way to go, Rob! I new we would hear from you sooner or later! Great photo.Let us hear from you more often. I know it was the Dove Tune up Clays shoot that got you primed for the little whizzers! Keep that A-5 smokin'! |
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Tue Sep 25, 2007 12:30 pm
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Way to go, Rob! I new we would hear from you sooner or later! Great photo.Let us hear from you more often. I know it was the Dove Tune up Clays shoot that got you primed for the little whizzers! Keep that A-5 smokin'!
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Brent Ive been hunting Doves, Teal and clays so much no time to post. Shot Alpine on the 16th. Now that is a nice sporting clays course. |
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Tue Sep 25, 2007 2:01 pm
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Looks to me like Whitewing doves must be somewhat larger than mourning doves?
neato!
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| Rob, I'm meeting a fellow 16'er today and may have my own A-5 16 bore if I can work a deal.Wish me luck. |
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Wed Sep 26, 2007 4:52 pm
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My answer is NO.
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+1 Nice pic!
But then I don't know any better...I grew up using a 16ga for all scattergun shooting. I got a dove triple once with my trusty Ithaca 37 with full choke, but that was 35 years ago in a silage-corn field. |
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Wed Sep 26, 2007 5:18 pm
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Let me throw a wrench into the gears.
I really do like my 28 ga over the 16 for doves. Sorry guys that's my 2 cents
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Wed Sep 26, 2007 6:19 pm
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I second what Birddog said. I like my 28ga. for doves but use my 16's for the rest of my upland shooting.
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