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Resource Directory Issue #72 12 Daniel Defense 300 Blackout Carbine 101 Warfighter Way Black Creek, GA 31308 (866) 554-4867 www. danieldefense.com Boyds' Gunstock Industries, Inc. GCA Logo Laser Engraving on elected Stocks 25376 403rd Avenue Mitchell, SD 57301 (605) 996-5011 www.boydsgunstocks.com Brownells Inc. EOTECH CQB Red Dot Sight, Tactical Flashlite, Competition Long Range Bi-Pod 200 South Front Street, Montezuma, Iowa 50171 (800) 741-0015 www.brownells.com Magpul Industries Corp. SGA STOCK – Adjustable Tactical Remington 870 Stock P.O. Box 17697 Boulder, CO 80308 (877) 462-4785 www.magpul.com Grupa Bumar sp. z o.o. Shorty AK w/Left Hand Selector Switch, Hinged Upper & .22rf Model Al. Jana Pawła II Nr 11 00-828 Warszawa Poland +48 22 314 15 15 www.bumar.com Dave Manson Precision Reamers Chambering Reamers, Headspace Gauges, Firearms Related Tooling 8200 Embury Road Grand Blanc, MN 48439 (810) 953-0735 www.mansonreamers.com Pyramyd Air Air Venturi Air Rifles and All Brands-Standard & PSP 18370 South Miles Rd. Warrensville Heights, Ohio 44128 (888) 262-4867 http://www.pyramydair.com NYLOK Self Locking Fasteners 15260 Hallmark Court Macomb, MI 48042-4007 (586) 786-0100 www.nylok.com Savage Arms, Inc. Youth .22 & Tac Rifle/Detachable Magazine 100 Springdale Road Westfield, MA 01085 (413) 568-7001 FAX: (413) 568-8386 www.savagearms.com Chiappa Firearms, Ltd. M-1 Carbine, 1887 Winchester Lever Action Shotgun Replicas 6785 W 3rd Street Dayton, OH 45417 (937) 835-5020 www.chiappafirearms.com 4D Reamer Rentals Chambering Reamers, Bolt Handles, Extensive Line of Custom Gunsmithing Tools & Parts 432 East Idaho St. Suite C420 Kalispell, MT 59901 (406) 752-2520 www.4-dproducts.com Joe Alesia AKA "Lefty Longridge" Next Level Shooting Clinics – Cowboy, IPSC (661) 373-2709 www.deadwoodboys.org Email: leftylongridge@ca.rr.com Holland Shooters Supply Superb Riflesmithing/Custom Rifles, Shooters’ Supplies & Accessories Long Range Shooting School 711 Avenue "H" Powers, OR 97466 (541) 439-5155 www.hollandguns.com Dealer Showroom – John Bush Huge Stock of Military Gun Parts, Accessories and Books from the 20th Century 553 Market Street Klamath Falls, OR 97601 (541) 882-4249 Email: Johnd.bush@yahoo.com
The Forgotten Sweet 16 Gauge By Chuck Hawks Guns and Shooting Online The 16 gauge has a nominal bore diameter of .662 inch. This places it neatly between the very popular 20 gauge, and the top selling 12 gauge. A 16 gauge gun is trimmer than a 12 gauge, kicks less, and does pretty much the same job unless steel shot is required. But, for whatever reason, the 16 gauge is becoming the forgotten gauge. It was very popular through the first half of the 20th Century, and was not forced out of second place in sales by the 20 gauge until the third quarter of that Century. But, since then it has steadily declined in popularity. This is a shame, because the 16 is a very versatile gauge, and handles 1 ounce of shot about as well as a 12 gauge. The 16 has always been seen as an upland gun in the US, although in Europe it was favored as an all-around gun. This latter view makes pretty good sense as the 16 patterns very well with 1 or 1 1/8 ounces of shot, which makes an ideal upland game gun, and was available with 1 1/4 ounce of shot in 2 3/4 inch Magnum shells for gunning waterfowl. This, of course, was before the advent of the US government's prohibition of lead shot for waterfowl. The 1 and 1 1/8 ounce lead shot loads are still available for upland game, and Federal still offers the 1 1/4 ounce lead shot Magnum shells, which make fine pheasant loads. There has never been a 3 inch Magnum 16 gauge shell, although these are common for the 12 and 20 gauges. This disparity allows the 3" 20 gauge shell to carry the same payload as the 2 3/4 inch 16 gauge Magnum shell. Another drawback is the lack of a 16 gauge class in the clay target sports. In US trap and skeet shooting the 16 is lumped in with the 12 gauge, while the 20 gauge has its own class in skeet shooting. It is hard to under estimate the importance of this in the scheme of things. The 28 gauge was kept alive for years simply because it is legal for small bore skeet shooting. So, with no 3 inch shell to make it an all-around gauge in the US, and no interest from clay target shooters, the Sweet 16 has had to make it strictly as an upland game gun. Federal and Remington offer 16 gauge steel shot loads with 15/16 ounce of shot at a muzzle velocity (MV) of 1300 fps. These can be had with steel shot sizes 2 and 4 only, and are mainly useful for shooting ducks over decoys. Federal also offers a 16 gauge 2 3/4 inch Magnum shell with 1 1/4 ounces of lead shot at a MV of 1260 fps. Shot sizes are 4 and 6. As mentioned above, these make good late season pheasant loads. Federal, Remington, and Winchester all load 2 3/4 inch 16 gauge "high brass" shells with 1 1/8 ounces of shot. These have a MV of 1295 fps and are available in shot sizes 4, 6, and 7 1/2. These are the heavy upland game loads. Federal also offers a Classic "low brass" or field load with 1 1/8 ounce of shot at a MV of 1185 fps in shot sizes 6, 7 1/2, and 8. The more or less equivalent field loads from Remington and Winchester propel 1 ounce of lead shot at a MV of 1165- 1200 fps. Shot sizes are #6 from Remington and 6 and 8 from Winchester. These represent the traditional 16 gauge upland game loads. Winchester and Federal offer buckshot loads with 12 pellets of #1 buck. For many years this was a popular deer hunting load in the Deep South. There is also a 4/5 ounce Foster type rifled slug load at a MV of 1600 fps from all three manufacturers. Naturally, there are no target loads in 16 gauge. The 16 has slipped in popularity, but it still makes a fine shotgun. Some used guns, such as classic American doubles, are fairly plentiful in 16 gauge. These are usually a little cheaper than the same model and grade in either 12 or 20 gauge, and are still very useful in the field. ◆ Resource Directory Issue #72 Shuey Custom Gene Shuey, Master Gunsmith Ultra Custom 1911 & Glock Pistols 21 Cygnet Dr. #200, Carson City, NV 89706 (775) 246-7662 • www.shueycustom.com PISCO Gunsmithing Bob Dunlap/Ken Brooks – Gunsmithing 1455B N. Hemlock Street, Coquille, OR 97423 (541) 396-5558 www.piscogunsmithing.com AGI - The American Gunsmithing Institute - Hobby and Professional Gunsmithing Courses 351 Second Street, Napa, CA 94559 • (800) 797-0867 • www.AmericanGunsmith.com 13
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