There's nothing wrong with the 16 ga per se but the market place has shown that most think the 12 is the perfect gauge and how can one argue that. You can get anywhere from 7/8 oz loads to 2 oz turkey loads. There are plenty of light weight good handling 12 gauge guns out there. It'll do anything the 16 can do and more. If one wants a lighter shotgun there is the 20 which covers the 7/8 oz to 1 1/4 oz load range. The 16 is a good tweener but perfect?? I just don't see how that statement is anything but extremely subjective.
