Favorite? Gosh, I don't know. I'll start the dove season with a Beretta 20ga 686 Black Onyx I've been practicing with this summer. I had Cole's in Maine convert the single trigger to double and love it.

I'll shoot early season teal in September with the same gun probably. Second season doves brings out the 16ga guns in 1899 Remington, pre-13 grade two L. C. Smith, the Greeners, and 'star grade' Ithaca NID.

"Real ducks" and late season doves will graduate to the 12's in W&C Scott and Son hammer, L. C. Smith Specialty grade, Fox pin guns, and the Spanish Laurona and J.J. Sarasqueta (widow and sons).

The small game season out to the end of February will be an assortment of 20ga and 16ga Parkers (VH and Trojan), 20ga Ithaca Flues, and ithaca NIDs.

Spring Turkey will be the single shot 3" and 3.5" 12s and maybe the W&C Scott big 10 hammer-gun (if I have strength enough to tote it into the woods).

Maybe you can see why I am conflicted about my favorite gauge!...Geo