"Gentleman's Gauge? My ass!!- Nash Buckingham, Paul A. Curtis, Ray P. Holland, Ernest Hemingway- true, some of these late gents and giants of literature in the gunning mileu of yesteryears now gone may have owned a 16 or two, but were serious shotgunners who preferred the std. 12 gauge. In my area, 16 gauge shells are premium priced above 12 and even 20 gauge.

"The field is the touchstone of the man"..