16g guns

[Tim Guy]

A friend who is getting on in years, maybe a little short on eye sight but
not physically lacking has had is scores slowly crumble.

He actually was a remi 1100 shooter of old till the gun fell apart, then
picked up a 28" over/under and doesn't appear to get anywhere.

And no, its not me..

Anyhow, someone lent him a 16g gun the other week and a box of cartridges,
he doubled his score on the first outing (although he didn't go that well
this week)

Anyone else shot one? I got him a box of 250 cartridges @ 48quid so its not
the cheapest. The shells aren't that much noticeable in size to the 12g
(like if you compared the 20g)

I haven't had a chance to shoot it.. at 50quid for 250, I'm sure I want to.

[Derek Turner]

not the cheapest. The shells aren't that much noticeable in size to the
12g (like if you compared the 20g)
I haven't had a chance to shoot it.. at 50quid for 250, I'm sure I want to.

I bought an Williams and Powell S/S N/E 16g for game shooting because my
O/U 12g weighed about 40lbs towards the end of a walk-and-stand day.
Weighs 5.25lbs and is a joy to use. I'd have gone for a 20g but doubted
my ability to kill anything with it! Got my shells at £34 for fibre wads
to fit my 2.5in chambers but that was a couple of years ago. Bismuth is
the only non-tox load available in that size (steel and matrix available
in 2,75 inch)

None of which will interest you much if you only shoot clays, but the
group has been a bit quiet of late so I thought I'd have my 2 penn'orth!
I like the look of the Lincoln 16g but have not had the chance to try one.

[Tim Guy]

Post by Derek Turner

not the cheapest. The shells aren't that much noticeable in size to the
12g (like if you compared the 20g)
I haven't had a chance to shoot it.. at 50quid for 250, I'm sure I want to.

I bought an Williams and Powell S/S N/E 16g for game shooting because my
O/U 12g weighed about 40lbs towards the end of a walk-and-stand day.
Weighs 5.25lbs and is a joy to use. I'd have gone for a 20g but doubted my
ability to kill anything with it! Got my shells at £34 for fibre wads to
fit my 2.5in chambers but that was a couple of years ago. Bismuth is the
only non-tox load available in that size (steel and matrix available in
2,75 inch)
None of which will interest you much if you only shoot clays, but the
group has been a bit quiet of late so I thought I'd have my 2 penn'orth! I
like the look of the Lincoln 16g but have not had the chance to try one.

No.. Thats the point Derek.. We like to hear about suck things.. The list
will die if we dont chat.

Thanks for the mail.

Tim