16 gauge ammo

We picked up 2 flats of Federal 1 oz. of 8s this morning at Lawry's. You need to see if what you want is available from one of the shell manufacturers. If someone makes it, then you should be able to order flats of it from the distributor of that particular brand of shells in your area.
 
Cabellas carries #7.5s and my personal fav for rabbits #4s. They also carry #4 and #2 in steel but its not recommended for a fixed full choke. They also carry slugs. My local gun store has good selection from time to time Ive found #1 buckshot which seems to be the most uncommon load I have for my 16. Ive also found cheap S&B slugs at a local shop. Ammo hunting can be fun Id check out some local shops.
 
Not quite the answer your looking for but I've found gun shows to be a very good source of 16ga ammo. Have found boxes of slugs, buckshot and birdbshot 4, 5, 6, 7.5 and 8.
 
burns k31 said:
Not quite the answer your looking for but I've found gun shows to be a very good source of 16ga ammo. Have found boxes of slugs, buckshot and birdbshot 4, 5, 6, 7.5 and 8.
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X2 always find a box or two of decent 16 gauge fodder at shows. Whats wrong with #6 lead in a 16 gauge shell though? Back in the day I killed a canoe load of ducks with my 16 and 1 1/8 ounce of sixes...
 
There must be a lot of unused 16 gauge shotguns out there. That cartridge was one of the most numerous chamberings before the LGR got shut down.
 
16 gauge has been in decline longer than the 55 years I have been shooting. Excluded from Skeet and chambered in a lot of obsolete guns.
Many who shoot 16 gauge are reloaders due to lack of choice in ammo, and high prices.
 
saskbooknut said:
16 gauge has been in decline longer than the 55 years I have been shooting. Excluded from Skeet and chambered in a lot of obsolete guns.
Many who shoot 16 gauge are reloaders due to lack of choice in ammo, and high prices.
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It's too bad though. The 16 has been pushed out of the market to the point where it's almost not an option in new guns. People like options in rifle cartridges, even when there's many that have identical performance, but when it comes to buying a new shotgun: you can get it in any gauge you want as long as it's 12...
 
Goble's in London ON sold me a Cooey 840 16 gauge, sold a lot of ammo too; slugs, 4,6,7.5 and #1 buck is what they had when I was there. Round 13/box for the 7.5s and birdshot, SAIL might have some ammo but be prepared for 25+/box for lead and steel.
 
saskbooknut said:
16 gauge has been in decline longer than the 55 years I have been shooting. Excluded from Skeet and chambered in a lot of obsolete guns.
Many who shoot 16 gauge are reloaders due to lack of choice in ammo, and high prices.
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That is interesting since I am seeing more 16ga now being used again since I have probally seen in the 60's and more and more being offered
Many guys took advantage of when remington reintroduced the 16ga in 870 and 1100 in 2001 with choke tubes a couple of year ago and there is quite a few new BPS out there now and some new browning O/U and ithaca has a new model 37 in 16ga
Plus browning just released a new 16ga A5 in 2016 the first one with a back bored barrel
If anything it is making a small come back
Agree reloading is the way to go but good hulls are hard to find but if one keeps his ear to the ground they will poop up also
I just bought in fact 1000 new activ with 2000 activ wads which I never thought I would see again in my lifetime since they have not been around since I would say 1990
Wads are easy claybuster makes the win aa 16ga clone and hummason stocks them
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Oh yes can I please have these so called obsolete 16ga guns. I don't know of any :) My first new shotgun in 1965 was a 16ga wingmaster and I still have it today and it works like it always has plus another 12 or 15 more in 16ga
Those who shoot them still have quite a few that are used on a regular basis

Only thing sweeter than finding a bin of 2000 original 16ga wads is finding out he also has 1000 new 16ga hulls to go with them. :)
 
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There must be a lot of unused 16 gauge shotguns out there. That cartridge was one of the most numerous chamberings before the LGR got shut down.
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saskbooknut said:
16 gauge has been in decline longer than the 55 years I have been shooting. Excluded from Skeet and chambered in a lot of obsolete guns.
Many who shoot 16 gauge are reloaders due to lack of choice in ammo, and high prices.
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I was reading last year that the 16 and 28 are gauges that come into and go out of style on a regular basis. Among the gauges, 16s were second only to 12s where I grew up, while 20s were virtually unheard of. I imagine the 16's time will come again, it is indeed the scarcity of ammo that is limiting its popularity now, which is odd because as far as I can see it perfectly matches the most popular larger game cartridge in Europe, the 2.5" 12 gauge.
 
While the 16 gauge has been reintroduced in a few guns, it is a drop in the pond hardly creating a ripple. It is a gauge for those guys who just have to try everything.
12 and 20 gauge totally dominate in sales of guns and cartridges in North America.

Having acknowledged that there is nothing a 16 gauge can do, that a 20 gauge 3 inch cannot, I like the proportions of a 16 gauge gun in my hands - specifically my 16 gauge AyA side by side.

My humble prediction - 16 gauge will always be a specialist chambering, desirable in an upland gun and not important in any way, when compared to 12 and 20.
 
saskbooknut said:
While the 16 gauge has been reintroduced in a few guns, it is a drop in the pond hardly creating a ripple. It is a gauge for those guys who just have to try everything.
12 and 20 gauge totally dominate in sales of guns and cartridges in North America.

Having acknowledged that there is nothing a 16 gauge can do, that a 20 gauge 3 inch cannot, I like the proportions of a 16 gauge gun in my hands - specifically my 16 gauge AyA side by side.

My humble prediction - 16 gauge will always be a specialist chambering, desirable in an upland gun and not important in any way, when compared to 12 and 20.
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No it is a gauge for guys that know it produces the perfect shotgun round in a gun that weights 6 pounds and will out pattern any 20ga 3"
I cut my teeth on 16ga and was told in 65 they were dying but yet in 2017 they are still here
IMO you have not lived until you load two paper 16ga imperials in a win model 21 and head out opening day with your two britts
To me that is very important

If they really wanted to bring the 16ga back against the 12 and 20 all they would have to do is offer the 16ga with a 3" chamber then watch market shares
Even in their hayday in the 50's they only had 24% of the shotgun market and the 12ga has always been king and for sure there is more of a following again now than there has been in many years
Shelves where 16ga shells have vanished 15 -20 years ago now stock new offerings once again which is great to see,. Even crappy tire has them now
To each their own however
Cheers
 
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No it is a gauge for guys that know it produces the perfect shotgun round in a gun that weights 6 pounds and will out pattern any 20ga 3"
I cut my teeth on 16ga and was told in 65 they were dying but yet in 2017 they are still here
IMO you have not lived until you load two paper 16ga imperials in a win model 21 and head out opening day with your two britts
To me that is very important

If they really wanted to bring the 16ga back against the 12 and 20 all they would have to do is offer the 16ga with a 3" chamber then watch market shares
Even in their hayday in the 50's they only had 24% of the shotgun market and the 12ga has always been king and for sure there is more of a following again now than there has been in many years
Shelves where 16ga shells have vanished 15 -20 years ago now stock new offerings once again which is great to see,. Even crappy tire has them now
To each their own however
Cheers
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Well thanks a lot, now I have a burning desire to own a 16 gauge DBL. And paper shells again. And a dog again. All your fault. :)
 
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