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44 AM:
While there are 32 and 28 gauges, they are rare (and expensive). The commonly used guns today are the 20, 16, and 12 gauge.
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I beg to differ:
Yes, the 32-ga is rare, but not so the 28-ga. It is shot by Clays and Skeet competitors across the country. And, the twenty-eight is gaining popularity with small bird hunters.
Don't forget the
little gun...
The .410-bore is shot in competition and the field, too. How many young shooters are introduced to shot-gunning with the four-ten? How many families have an ancestral single shot .410-bore tucked away, waiting for the next generation of shooters?
The arms makers know the commonly used guns. Look at the Remington catalog: the venerable 870 Wingmaster is available in 12, 20, 28-ga and .410-bore.
The 16-ga, being overlapped by the 12 and 20, has essentially been obsolete for years. It's still offered in limited field models for the die-hards. Browning has a hunting pump gun in 16-ga and several 10-ga duck guns. Their over/under guns are available in the
standard and commonly used 12, 20, 28-ga and .410-bore.