The late Don Zutz once wrote that if a engineer with no shooting or hunting experience set out to design the ideal shotgun shell he would probably come up with the 16 gauge. I have owned one 16ga in my life which was an Rem870 back in 1967. I ended up giving this gun to my father when I bought a 12ga 870. At the present time I own 12 and 20 gauge shotguns. I believe if you are going to hunt all kinds of upland game, turkeys, ducks and geese and you only are going to own but one shotgun that you can't beat a 12 ga with choke tubes. If on the other hand you are going to have more than one shotgun then a 20ga or 16ga shotgun is a much better choice for upland hunting. I use a 20ga with 1oz loads for 99% of my upland hunting but if I had a 16ga with 1oz loads to use, I would be just as happy.<P>The only drawback with the 16ga is the limited compotents for reloading it. The shells are usually able to be found at places like Wal-Mart or KMart. <P>Good Hunting,<BR>George
