16 Gauge - Any love for this shotgun from yesteryear?

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I just bought a 16 gauge Cooey Model 84 for deer hunting, and can't believe why I hadn't thought of this sooner. Nice and light (7 lbs); versatile (will also take ducks, grouse, rabbits, etc.); plenty good hitting power for deer in the dense Eastern woodlands where you rarely see anything more than 30 yard away, yet not too much for the kinds of smaller game that you tend to see while deer hunting. Really, this gun seems to have it all in so many regards, and I can't wait to get in the woods with it.

Any testimonials with regard to the 16 gauge?

-Wylee
 
I own several and use them. Great little guns. Tip, buy your ammo by the case when you find it. Cheaper in the long run and no worries trying to find some the night before the hunt.

Darryl
 
I own a '74 Winchester 16 gauge single shot.

My mother-in-law bought it new in '74 to shoot skeet with her now divorced husband. She used it max 2-3 times she says... and then forgot it in a closet... until she remembered about it and gave it to me a couple years ago.

I use it as my "chicken gun" !!
 
I have several 16's one that is over 100 years old that I shoot black powder cartridges with, and another that is new and weighs under 6 pounds, a fantastic upland gun.
I never have an issue with ammo because I hand load, but whenever I get a chance on a good deal for factory ammo , I grab it anyway.
Cat
 
I have a sweet spot for them .I love shooting slugs out of mine works wonders on deer ,nice and light to carry and swing ,,Dutch
 
I own a few 16's and I love the shell! I learned how to hunt and shoot on an old 16g Beretta silverhawk SxS. I find the a 16g to be a great all round gauge and has been very effective for me for anything from doves to canada geese. As mentioned, ammunition can be difficult to find at times, but I have found that between all the retailers around where I live, finding ammo has never an issue. The only time I struggled was finding steel 16g shells to use for duck and geese. The one retailer that stocked steel 16's closed down and it was only until recently that Bass Pro started selling steel Federal 16g shells. But as mentioned earlier, it pays to stock up on 16g ammo when you find it. I've never reloaded my own shells and have always thrown away my hauls, but I have recently started keeping the 16g hauls. Never know what the future holds.
 
I'm a fan...my first gun was a 16 ga single shot, still have it. Bought some ammo at Cdn Tire in the spring, they had lots at a decent price so bought a case. No slugs though... :( would be nice to get some ...
 
Back in the spring I picked up a Remington 870 Express youth model with a mod remchoke. I ordered a Trulock turkey choke for it and bought Hogue overmolded full size stocks for it. Never saw a turkey when I had it out but it I did shoot 2 rounds of trap with it and did quite well. Looking forward to getting it out this fall for grouse.
 
I have 7 of them.....2 Winchester M12 (American circa 1950's), 2 Fox Sterlingworth SxS (American circa 1927 and 1935), 1 Heym SxS (German circa 1935) and 1 Pieper SxS (Belgian circa 1925) and a Browning Citori (Japanese circa 2003). I sold the mate to the Pieper. The Pieper I kept is a mid grade and the one I sold was a field grade of the same model....made the same week, four serial numbers apart. I am actively searching for a Manufrance Ideal in 16 gauge. So, do I like them?????

As someone else pointed out, shells are not a problem unless you leave it to the last minute. I should get into reloading so I can do lighter loads for my older guns. Wonderful to carry afield. Mine variously weigh between 6 pounds even and 6 pounds 11 oz. I shoot everything with them (except geese and turkey).

That said, I have a larger number of 12 gauge guns that also get used.
 
First gun I ever fired was a 16 ga. Winchester Model 37. I was 10 years old and I stuck a high brass Imperial in the chamber. Darn thing kicked me so bad it took me 36 years to get over it and decide that I now want a 16 ga., only this time in a SxS.
 
My favorite bird gun is a 16g AYA sxs. Nice and light to carry and good enough to use on geese occasionally as well. As far as ammo is concerned, my local store usually carries a little and he will order in what I need if he doesn't have it.
 
Many would not agree the 16ga is yesteryear. :) In fact I am seeing more today being carried lately than I did back in the day
I have down sized my gun collection quite a bit over the last 10 years and many 16ga found new homes
That being said I still must have at least a dozen or so. Know in remington I have 4 wingmasters / 1 express alone and one wingmaster is second generation with the rem chokes, a model 31 and 2 or 3 1100's of which one is also a rem choked new release . I use it's barrel on one of the vintage ones since I find it a bit smoother cycling and great for steel shot
Cheers
 
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