Back when pheasant hunting was my life' passion, I used a 12. Not because I deemed it necessary. But because it's what I had. Used a 1400 XTR with a special order 22" VR barrel. Shot 7 1/2's through an IC tube since over my Britts, shot distances were wherever you chose to pull the trigger.
So were I to go out and start all over again today, I would likely carry a 20 o a 28 and be none the disadvantaged over the "old days".
