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gak · March 9, 2010, 01:53 AM

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16gauge shells are hard to find here & very expensive when you do...
Jeremiah
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I don't know where you are in Az, but in the Phoenix area most--ok, many--stores (except the likes of Wallyworld last I checked) have 16, sometimes even when they don't have or have been low on others. Big 5 "always" has 16 on hand. I'll grant you, like the other stores typically (?) not much if any variety, just Remington game loads, but all I usually need anyway. Yes, when Big 5 has these game loads on sale, it usually is a buck or two more per box than 20 ga; I don't recall the 12 comparison.

Love the 16 and +1 the theoretical top choice here for the 1 gun battery someone posed the question on. Unfortunately, the gun world over the years often has not been driven by logic, or .44 Special and .32 Mag(s) would have been much bigger hits early on, 7-30 Waters would have flourished, and 7mm-08 would adorn the shelves as much as 30-06 and .30-30. That said, I'll admit to being a card carrying member of MA (Masochists Anonymous).

March 9, 2010, 01:53 AM	#13
gak Senior Member Join Date: February 28, 2005 Location: Aridzona Posts: 2,767	QUOTE: 16gauge shells are hard to find here & very expensive when you do... Jeremiah ------ I don't know where you are in Az, but in the Phoenix area most--ok, many--stores (except the likes of Wallyworld last I checked) have 16, sometimes even when they don't have or have been low on others. Big 5 "always" has 16 on hand. I'll grant you, like the other stores typically (?) not much if any variety, just Remington game loads, but all I usually need anyway. Yes, when Big 5 has these game loads on sale, it usually is a buck or two more per box than 20 ga; I don't recall the 12 comparison. Love the 16 and +1 the theoretical top choice here for the 1 gun battery someone posed the question on. Unfortunately, the gun world over the years often has not been driven by logic, or .44 Special and .32 Mag(s) would have been much bigger hits early on, 7-30 Waters would have flourished, and 7mm-08 would adorn the shelves as much as 30-06 and .30-30. That said, I'll admit to being a card carrying member of MA (Masochists Anonymous).