Verrrry nice, Mike.
I agree, why have just one when you can have as many as you like? This rings of the old "one rifle" debate. Same answer; it can be done, but why? I've shot clays, dove, quail and phez all with the same gun in the past, an A-5 12g. If that's your bag, have fun. Me? I like a 26" little gun for quail and a longer (mid-long barrels) gun for phez. Dove just needs a light recoiling small bore.
In the last few yrs, I'm kinda doing my own little .270 Jack O'Connor thing with the 20g right now on upland. One attraction for me to the 20g is the cheap ammo. Another is the low recoil. So, I bought a sporting clays O/U in 20g and some hunting guns. Most of my shooting is with 7/8 oz Federal promo stuff at clays, quail, and dove. Phez get 1 oz. Rem Nitro Pheasant loads. This is the 3rd year I've hunted phez with a 20g and I never feel undergunned nor felt the need to reach for that 12g in the truck. Yeah, a 16 is a better killer than a 20 and a 12 is a better killer than a 16. No matter, pick your gun and go hunt. Good hunting and shooting will make more difference than the gauge you pick, beit 12g or 28g.
