As long as a gun throws 1 ounce of #7.5 @ 1220 fps and meets my criteria for the job at hand (fit, handling and pretty wood) the gauge, as long as it's a 20, 16 or 12, is secondary to me. I find none lacking and no magic in any of them. That applies to everything from skeet targets and starlings to ruffed grouse and FITASC clays.