16 ga "elsies" are nice but most are 2 9/16" chambers, and a lot of people shoot 2 3/4", which in my opinion is not worth it, especially if the forcing cones are short. Also I don't know about using the Fiocci Golden Pheasant in them, too much on the inletted wood.
It really depends on what you are hunting and the type of cover you hunt in. If it is mostly open cover after wild pheasants I would think you would want something in a 16 ga 28" imp.cyl/full close to 7 lbs.
Coverts of New England after grouse and woodcock, I would use 20 ga, 28 ga. 26" barrels cyl-sk 1/mod. In the little over 6 lbs. range.
The same would be for quail.
If you are hunting stocked pheasant, quail, or chucker, I like a 28 ga. 26" barrels, imp cyl/mod sxs or I used to use and still have a BL-4 Beretta 26" barrels, imp cyl/mod, at slightly over 6 lbs.
If you reload then the "elsies" would be my choice and are my choice as I can load low pressure staying under 8,000 psi and protect the inletted stock wood.
Last edited by JDW; 11/06/07 04:07 PM.
