Doug was a real gentleman and insisted on gentlemanly conduct on the site. It works out really well.
As to retailers overcharging for 16 ga shells, I guess they think that because we're gentlemen we must be rich or something. That misconception, combined with the ammo companies' insistence on loading only a few combinations and the predilection among the gentlemen and gentlewomen who use 16ga for using older, classic guns has had some really beneficial side effects. First, we share our recipes for handloaded shells that meet, or exceed, factory specs and performance in the 16ga, across the whole range of uses. Second, we've managed to create the single most comprehensive database of low-pressure loads for any of the gauges, which allows us to use our older guns to their utmost.
Anyone can go down to the store and buy a box of promo 12 or 20 ga shells. Only serious gentlemen shooters are willing to go to the lengths we do for our 16gas.
Last edited by Dave in Maine; 03/23/16 12:38 PM.
