I, too, love my 16's. I have more shotguns in 16 gauge than any other gauge, with my very favorite being a pre WWI Merkel, next favorite a Max Fischer (Berlin) hammer gun, then a pre WWII BSW (Simson) over/under. As stated above somewhere, reloading has become simply a way of life with the 16 gauge, but there are indeed FAR more choices available in the market now.