After 50 years I still have my love for my single shot 16 Gage. Was my very first long gun to go hunting with I didn't have a 12 gauge pump door I was 55
16 ga. I always keep several in my gun safes. I have a sears&roebuck that slam fires. And several Russian/European SxS 16's and Winchester's. At 47 years old I can see that the 16 is a older man's field gun for sure. And I'm glad to have them.
Hurrah for making the 16 ga. shells purple! I've been buying Remington 16 ga. dove and quail loads forever, they are my favorite for my Browning Sweet 16, but they are in a black hull. Make them purple! Consistent color coding by gauge is a matter of safety.
I still have a box of 16ga 7/8oz 7 1/2 for a 1965 H&R Topper 158. I just replaced the hammer spring, now it's ready to fire those shells. My late father in law got it because of the recoil was harsh using his Excel 12ga single shot.
October of 2022 I bought a Tri star viper g2 16 gauge for rabbit hunting with my dad and his beagle dogs and it’s such a good gauge for rabbits, like you guys said, not too big but not too small. 16ga just doesn’t get the attention it deserves, the only reason I bought a 16ga was because of my dad telling me about a guy he hunted with as a kid having one and it being unique!
I came from a 16-Gauge-Centric family. Today we have none. Advances in the efficiency of the 20-gauge with the advent of the steel shot mandate for Duck hunting almost killed the 16 gauge altogether. During the lead shot Duck hunting era, the 16 bore was deadly---“Shoots like a 12; Carries like a 20”. I suggest coming out with a Remington 870 Fieldmaster. It needs to be in a platform everyone can afford and old Duck hunters like me are going back to the 870. We realize the modern, plastic Autos cannot hold a candle to the old, steel Auto 5’s and 1100’s.
I have a 870 in 12 and a Steven 311 in 20. The 311 was my first shotgun. My grandfather had a parker 16 gauge that someone was borrowing when he died. The guy never brought it back. I have never shot one, but would've to have one.
Bought a Franchi Instinct SLX Over and Under 3 years ago, best upland pheasant hunting shotgun I've ever owned and more challenging (2 chances), lighter carry and brings me a little nostalgia!
The 16 gauge is my absolute favorite. Have both modern and vintage 16s. Thank you, Remington for keeping the ammo coming. Love the transition to purple hulls and will be looking for those! There are more modern 16-gauge shotguns being built today in every price point than at any time in many, many decades -- Browning, Franchi, B. Rizzini, Fausti, Upland Gun Company, Tristar, CZ among them.
The ''Sweet Sixteen'' was introduced by Browning to the public in 1936 as a test run. This was a lighter version of the Standard model 16 ga. which was introduced in 1909. (12 ga. 1902) The gun was so well received that it was offered to the public in 1937. The name was not engraved on the left side of the receiver until 1948 and remained there until production ceased in 1976 (Belgium), re-introduced 1987-1993 (Japan). The FN produced guns were for markets outside the US hence Remington producing their version of the Auto-5 ( Remington Autoloader,1905-1911, Model 11, 1911-1949 and American Browning, 1940-1949) w/several variations. Savage had the 720 & 726 in 16 ga. (1930-1949). New model Sweet Sixteen (2016 - date) 16ga. Game load 2 1/2 dr.eq., 1 oz. shot, Field load 2 3/4 dr.eq., 1 1/8 oz.shot. Express, XLR, Magnum and so on. The Shur-shot was a great shell. Love the 16 ga. and own several makes and models (Autos, Pumps, SxS's) 👍🙏🙂
I wish you all would have the same enthusiasm for the 10 gauge! That 3 1/2 12ga kicks more than a ten and does’nt pattern as well as a 10 gauge. 10 gauge is used in Africa for lion as well.
I inherited a Remington model 31 with a polychoke that is so versatile and light in the field. Accurate, with a smooth action, slightly softer recoil than a 12 gauge. Thanks for making more ammo for my favorite pump gun!
first gun i ever shot was my grandfathers old single 16. although it had a long barrel it also had a very narrow stock, i thought it looked like an old muzzle loader. real thin narrow stock. that thing was the worse kicking gun i ever shot. it bruised me good and i could take a good shoulder punch like the boys used to give out. i carried it hunting with buckshot almost hoping i wouldnt get a shot at a deer. LOL i aways wanted one of those old small 16 pumps.
Love my 16ga shotguns. As was touched on, the main reason interest in the 16ga first started to subside in popularity in the early 1920's was due to the game of skeet shooting excluding it. Up to that point the 16ga was often preferred over a 20 or 12ga due to it's payload and size/weight advantages as was also mentioned. The second thing to come along that really drove the proverbial nail in the coffin for the 16ga was the advent of the 3" 20ga shell in the mid to late 1950's. Now the 20ga could match the payload of the 2-3/4" 16ga and offer an even greater size/weight advantage, but for many they found the recoil of the lighter/smaller 20ga shotguns shooting 3" shells to be a bit more than they liked. Aside from that, the only thing else to say is I hope the "retro" paper hulled 12ga shells that popped up out of nowhere a year or two ago become a regular item and will be offered in more gauges in the future. There's just something special about waxed paper hulls and the unique spell they give off when fired. That and the eco-nuts out there will be happier that we're using less plastic.
i got a 16 ga. mossberg 500aa in 16 ga. i got it back in the 70s from western auto i was 15 years old . ive still got it today i hunt with it I LOVE 16GA.
I have a sportsman 58 and a wingmaster 16 ga in the safe, I pick up a couple of boxes any chance I get! Thanks for shedding some light on the under appreciated 16
I got a double barrel shotgun that's a muzzleloader. Gentleman at the gun shop figured it to be about a 16 gauge and dated it somewhere around the 1870s or 1880s.
I have and hunt with a Remington 11-48 , 28” Modified, only problem is finding ammo here where I live, even Bass Pro in Gainesville doesn’t carry any variety
Why not #4 and #6 in your one ounce game loads . The older guns with the short chamber ,mine a model 12 winchester likes #4, #6 please help us out. Wabash Puma.
I'm a little surprised that noone mentioned the square load of the 16ga. Shot column diameter matches the hight of the shot column, creating a better or more consistently patterning load. In theory at least. I own 16s Rem 31, Rem 870, Browning Citori and Stevens 311. Love the gauge
16 ga is my favorite shotgun chambering. I have three shotguns chambered in 16 ga, 2 SxS and one 1 O/U. More ammo manufacturers need to bring out more 16 loadings. BTW, purple hulls are traditional for 16 ga.
The biggest problem for the 16 is price of shells where i live a box runs around 16 to 18 dollars a box 20 around 9 to. 11 a box cost hurts it and i love my model 11 sportsman a lot of people try to buy it of me in dove feilds even had a gamewarden walk off with ittelling me he would send me my money later on
@@markcloer2274You can get 10 pellets in a 16 gauge of true .33 cal 00 buck no problem and send it well past 1300 fps with common powders. If you really wanted too, 12 pellets of 00 is doable too with the right powder.
@@MarkJones-kq8lx I just remember hunting with a 16 gauge that looked like a browning but had Remington on the gun. It had ducks on one side and pheasants on the other if I remember correctly. The guy told me that browning bought that patent from Remington. Just what I was told by that old man back in the 90’s
Remington model 11? I don’t know if Remington made it for browning or what the deal was but it definitely looked like a browning but said Remington on the side
Remington made the Auto 5 for Browning during the war years but the originals were made for JMB at FN Herstal. Not all parts are interchangeable between the Remington and Browning either. Savage also made a humpback. There is more to the story but this is a short version.
@@AFD2427 thanks for the response. I found some information about it on gun broker that was pretty interesting. It says Remington started making the model 11 from 1905-1947 and selling it for browning. It says 850,000 were made. It also mentions Remington producing some for training in WWII
A 3 inch 16 gauge or 3 inch 28 gauge are totally unnecessary, just the way for firearms and ammunition manufacturers to sell more product. Just one consumer's opinion.
Yes, the 16ga is very much alive ! Have 3 of them, keep the shells coming!
I've got 2, and have had 4 others!
16 gauge,I prefer
After 50 years I still have my love for my single shot 16 Gage. Was my very first long gun to go hunting with I didn't have a 12 gauge pump door I was 55
16 ga. I always keep several in my gun safes. I have a sears&roebuck that slam fires.
And several Russian/European
SxS 16's and Winchester's.
At 47 years old I can see that the 16 is a older man's field gun for sure. And I'm glad to have them.
just got home from chukar hunting with a 16 gauge Remington, today when I saw this video posted :)
Have my father's 16 gauge semi? Automatic Remington.
In 1965 he bought the day I was born and I've taken a lot of game with it, including deer.
Hurrah for making the 16 ga. shells purple! I've been buying Remington 16 ga. dove and quail loads forever, they are my favorite for my Browning Sweet 16, but they are in a black hull. Make them purple! Consistent color coding by gauge is a matter of safety.
Have my grandfather's 16 gauge side by side from the late 30s. Beautiful gun from a period when form and function were equally important.
I still have a box of 16ga 7/8oz 7 1/2 for a 1965 H&R Topper 158. I just replaced the hammer spring, now it's ready to fire those shells. My late father in law got it because of the recoil was harsh using his Excel 12ga single shot.
October of 2022 I bought a Tri star viper g2 16 gauge for rabbit hunting with my dad and his beagle dogs and it’s such a good gauge for rabbits, like you guys said, not too big but not too small. 16ga just doesn’t get the attention it deserves, the only reason I bought a 16ga was because of my dad telling me about a guy he hunted with as a kid having one and it being unique!
one of my best 16s is my model 58 sportsmen in ADL with all 3 barrels awesome rabbit gun great video
I still own and hunt with my Remington 58 in 16 gauge!
I’ve got three 16”s: 1952 870 Wingmaster ADL Deluxe with the 28” matted rib barrel, 1961 11-48 plain barrel 28” modified choke and 1976 1100 with the 28” modified choke vent rib barrel.
I came from a 16-Gauge-Centric family. Today we have none. Advances in the efficiency of the 20-gauge with the advent of the steel shot mandate for Duck hunting almost killed the 16 gauge altogether. During the lead shot Duck hunting era, the 16 bore was deadly---“Shoots like a 12; Carries like a 20”. I suggest coming out with a Remington 870 Fieldmaster. It needs to be in a platform everyone can afford and old Duck hunters like me are going back to the 870. We realize the modern, plastic Autos cannot hold a candle to the old, steel Auto 5’s and 1100’s.
Yes make a 16 gauge Fieldmaster pump on a 20 gauge frame with rem choke tubes. That would get
people's attention
My favorite gauge. Have a Remington 870, Stevens 311, iver johnson single barrel and an ol Fox sterlingworth all in 16
I have a 870 in 12 and a Steven 311 in 20.
The 311 was my first shotgun.
My grandfather had a parker 16 gauge that someone was borrowing when he died. The guy never brought it back.
I have never shot one, but would've to have one.
Bought a Franchi Instinct SLX Over and Under 3 years ago, best upland pheasant hunting shotgun I've ever owned and more challenging (2 chances), lighter carry and brings me a little nostalgia!
The 16 gauge is my absolute favorite. Have both modern and vintage 16s. Thank you, Remington for keeping the ammo coming. Love the transition to purple hulls and will be looking for those! There are more modern 16-gauge shotguns being built today in every price point than at any time in many, many decades -- Browning, Franchi, B. Rizzini, Fausti, Upland Gun Company, Tristar, CZ among them.
The ''Sweet Sixteen'' was introduced by Browning to the public in 1936 as a test run. This was a lighter version of the Standard model 16 ga. which was introduced in 1909. (12 ga. 1902) The gun was so well received that it was offered to the public in 1937. The name was not engraved on the left side of the receiver until 1948 and remained there until production ceased in 1976 (Belgium), re-introduced 1987-1993 (Japan). The FN produced guns were for markets outside the US hence Remington producing their version of the Auto-5 ( Remington Autoloader,1905-1911, Model 11, 1911-1949 and American Browning, 1940-1949) w/several variations. Savage had the 720 & 726 in 16 ga. (1930-1949). New model Sweet Sixteen (2016 - date) 16ga. Game load 2 1/2 dr.eq., 1 oz. shot, Field load 2 3/4 dr.eq., 1 1/8 oz.shot. Express, XLR, Magnum and so on. The Shur-shot was a great shell. Love the 16 ga. and own several makes and models (Autos, Pumps, SxS's) 👍🙏🙂
Love my Remington model 31 16 gauge smoothest pump ever.
I have a German double barrel 16 gauge Bayard shotgun. It was my go to shotgun in my youth because it diden’t kick like a mule.
I wish you all would have the same enthusiasm for the 10 gauge! That 3 1/2 12ga kicks more than a ten and does’nt pattern as well as a 10 gauge. 10 gauge is used in Africa for lion as well.
No demand for it. Right?
I inherited a Remington model 31 with a polychoke that is so versatile and light in the field. Accurate, with a smooth action, slightly softer recoil than a 12 gauge. Thanks for making more ammo for my favorite pump gun!
Just bought a TriStar Viper G2 Bronze in 16 gauge. Beautiful gun, shoots very well.
first gun i ever shot was my grandfathers old single 16. although it had a long barrel it also had a very narrow stock, i thought it looked like an old muzzle loader. real thin narrow stock. that thing was the worse kicking gun i ever shot. it bruised me good and i could take a good shoulder punch like the boys used to give out. i carried it hunting with buckshot almost hoping i wouldnt get a shot at a deer. LOL
i aways wanted one of those old small 16 pumps.
During and after WW2 16 ga was considered the gentlemen,s gun.
16 ga is definitely my favorite. The 1148 an 1100 plus the 870 too bad you'll never make them with a rifled deer barrel
Have 3 16 gauge shotguns, my original 870 28” modified, a Browning Auto 5 sweet16 and a Citori Hunter 16
Love my 16ga shotguns. As was touched on, the main reason interest in the 16ga first started to subside in popularity in the early 1920's was due to the game of skeet shooting excluding it. Up to that point the 16ga was often preferred over a 20 or 12ga due to it's payload and size/weight advantages as was also mentioned. The second thing to come along that really drove the proverbial nail in the coffin for the 16ga was the advent of the 3" 20ga shell in the mid to late 1950's. Now the 20ga could match the payload of the 2-3/4" 16ga and offer an even greater size/weight advantage, but for many they found the recoil of the lighter/smaller 20ga shotguns shooting 3" shells to be a bit more than they liked.
Aside from that, the only thing else to say is I hope the "retro" paper hulled 12ga shells that popped up out of nowhere a year or two ago become a regular item and will be offered in more gauges in the future. There's just something special about waxed paper hulls and the unique spell they give off when fired. That and the eco-nuts out there will be happier that we're using less plastic.
i got a 16 ga. mossberg 500aa in 16 ga. i got it back in the 70s from western auto i was 15 years old . ive still got it today i hunt with it I LOVE 16GA.
would i ever love to find one of those, is it a tang safety
I wish they make a 3in 16ga
Reading the comments and listening to the 2 guys talking 16 is on its way out.
I have a sportsman 58 and a wingmaster 16 ga in the safe, I pick up a couple of boxes any chance I get! Thanks for shedding some light on the under appreciated 16
I got a double barrel shotgun that's a muzzleloader. Gentleman at the gun shop figured it to be about a 16 gauge and dated it somewhere around the 1870s or 1880s.
My favorite gauge use my 1957 wingmaster all the time
I love mt 16ga Browning A-5 - it was made in the 60's.
Love it! Love the 28 and 10 aswell
I have a Remington model 48 sportsman in 16 gauge I still use it been a great gun
I have and hunt with a Remington 11-48 , 28” Modified, only problem is finding ammo here where I live, even Bass Pro in Gainesville doesn’t carry any variety
Why not #4 and #6 in your one ounce game loads . The older guns with the short chamber ,mine a model 12 winchester likes #4, #6 please help us out. Wabash Puma.
Remington is missing the boat if they don't bring the 16 back in the 870 and 1100. Have you seen what used ones are bringing these days?
I'm a little surprised that noone mentioned the square load of the 16ga. Shot column diameter matches the hight of the shot column, creating a better or more consistently patterning load. In theory at least.
I own 16s Rem 31, Rem 870, Browning Citori and Stevens 311. Love the gauge
I would love to have it in a 3in
16 ga is my favorite shotgun chambering. I have three shotguns chambered in 16 ga, 2 SxS and one 1 O/U. More ammo manufacturers need to bring out more 16 loadings. BTW, purple hulls are traditional for 16 ga.
Express #4 is deadly on squirrels out of the 16.
The magnum craze of the '90s is what killed the 16ga. Glad to see it making a comeback.
Still like the green hull
Federal started the color coding. I'm not familiar with Remington using that color for 16, though. Always Green or Black.
Well Done.
I have my grandfathers sears and roebuck 16 ga pump. Along with paper shot shells
Great pheasant load I have sbs 16
I’d buy one but shells are stupid expensive
The browning sweet 16 and pre sweet 16 are great guns
We own a sportsman 58, operational and have shells for it...don't depend on the gun for anything, but it stands ready...16 gauge is a fine option...
Bring back the 1100 in 16 gauge, a factory upland special would be amazing
Is Remington going to remake it they need to
Sure would be nice if you werent having federal load your 16ga now with their thin plastic hulls.
Is Remington still making rifles, I’ve heard their farming out to other companies to build their rifles?
I could be wrong, I think I remember having a random purple 16 gauge buckshot load somewhere
Id love to own a brand new 870 in a 16ga I’ve bin after a 16 for a while
And yes make a 3 inch 16 gauge shell!!
And purple hulls!
hits like 12 carries like a 20 they are sweet haha and im a Remington junky thanks for the video
I still have a 16 hunt with it a lot why not make it in a 3in in a 870 are in 1100 it would be a sale
Don't forget to make ammo for the guns u made in the past 5mm rem mag 17 rem 6mm and the rums
How about making some 16 gauges shells with #1 buckshot.
What's wrong with the green hull?
Need to bring back the 16 gauge 870
Damn… Audrey has got it goin on! Yeeooo!
The biggest problem for the 16 is price of shells where i live a box runs around 16 to 18 dollars a box 20 around 9 to. 11 a box cost hurts it and i love my model 11 sportsman a lot of people try to buy it of me in dove feilds even had a gamewarden walk off with ittelling me he would send me my money later on
still dove hunt with a wingmaster 870 in 16 ga.
I was given a Browning Sweet 16 A5 %0 years ago .
Keep the 16 shells alive, and please make them so they don't cost 50% more than 20ga.
I will say this Remington hull suck for reloading i wish they could fig out how to match AA hulls for this
Have a single shot. Keep ammo out there.
Yall forgot about 32 gauge. Obscure I know.
We’ve got a couple 32 gauges and a 24 gauge we use often on our channel if you wanna check them out.
I need to check that out
No 00 buck ? I love 16 iv found that they shoot tighter patterns .. yrs ago 12 was red 16 was green 20 was yellow 410 was red or black
Federal and Aguila still load 16 buckshot, No. 1 buck, can't get enough 00 in a 16 hull.
@@markcloer2274You can get 10 pellets in a 16 gauge of true .33 cal 00 buck no problem and send it well past 1300 fps with common powders. If you really wanted too, 12 pellets of 00 is doable too with the right powder.
No body much hunts rabbits anymore or small game its all Deer...alot of lost areas for such as well.😊
Looking for a 16 gauge. not many choices out there.
My dad had a 16 Gauge
Audrey is a cutie
Be cautious of older firearms with the common 2 9/16" chambers.
Have an 870 and an Ithaca double. Cool gauge.
I have two, it's best
disappointed that the two guys arent real 16 users. get someone on there who uses and knows why its better then a 3inch twenty
You got that right Erik, Their lights are on but nobody is home.
I’m pretty sure the sweet 16 was originally a Remington 16 gauge semi before they sold the patent to browning.
Wrong
@@MarkJones-kq8lx I just remember hunting with a 16 gauge that looked like a browning but had Remington on the gun. It had ducks on one side and pheasants on the other if I remember correctly. The guy told me that browning bought that patent from Remington. Just what I was told by that old man back in the 90’s
Remington model 11? I don’t know if Remington made it for browning or what the deal was but it definitely looked like a browning but said Remington on the side
Remington made the Auto 5 for Browning during the war years but the originals were made for JMB at FN Herstal. Not all parts are interchangeable between the Remington and Browning either. Savage also made a humpback. There is more to the story but this is a short version.
@@AFD2427 thanks for the response. I found some information about it on gun broker that was pretty interesting. It says Remington started making the model 11 from 1905-1947 and selling it for browning. It says 850,000 were made. It also mentions Remington producing some for training in WWII
A 3 inch 16 gauge or 3 inch 28 gauge are totally unnecessary, just the way for firearms and ammunition manufacturers to sell more product. Just one consumer's opinion.
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