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I’m with birddude. If the 16 is what you want, you’ll end up with it eventually anyway.

I haven’t found a good classic one yet. I have a 1969 light Twelve. I’d like to find a nice 16 ga from around that time or earlier.

I have one too. Looking forward to busting some clays before next season.

Just picked up my 2nd Marlin model 90 in 16 ga. Go to gun is changing.

I haven’t shot the 20 ga in the dove field, but I have shot skeet with it and some pheasants. Never found it to be that bad. Its a good gun.

I’ve got 3. Great guns. Lots of dove downed with one in 28 ga.

I have 3 48 ALs. Two in 28 and one 20. Can’t say enough good about them. Never one problem. My first 28 ga Franchi is the shotgun I shoot the best. Killed my first pheasant with the 20. Great guns.

Franchi 48 AL is the shiz if you can find one.

It has been a Franchi 48 AL in 20 ga. I’m hoping to make it my new A5 sweet sixteen.

If I could get in 5 coveys in 3 days, I’d be happy. But we used to have a lot of birds here in AR. Now, we don’t have any. When I was a kid, we would get into 3-5 coveys per day.

Looking like this is what I’ll do. I just feels rough when I open it. I think it needs to be torn down. I’m betting there is no lube of any kind on the internals. I’ll have to learn how to take it down.

It was a thought, but probably won’t go that route.

Looks like I’m going to be seeing the insides of mine. The gunsmith I wanted to look it over won’t do it. I can’t fix much, but I can at least get in there and look for rust and lube it up I guess. Refinishing won’t happen now unless I find someone that actually knows something about it.

I’m not sure about re bluing it either. It may have to be some other finish or it may not get refinished at all. It points real nice. Can’t wait to get it out and shoot it.

My Marlin Model 90 came in today. It needs some work on the finish, but otherwise seems mechanically sound. My send it to Art’s shop to get it looked over and a possible refinish of the receiver. Gotta love an O/U with double triggers in 16 ga. I like it so much, I may have to buy one in 20...

May be. I didn’t think it would really work for pheasant. I would have to see one before I would buy one.

I have a cheaper version of it that I use for Dove hunting and clays.

One reason I’m wondering. They say the game bag will hold 3-4 pheasants depending on the size of the bird.

Wondering if anyone uses bird bags like these instead of a vest for pheasant. https://www.missionmercantile.com/products/white-wing-waxed-canvas-game-bag-set?variant=29000430977084

I had a nice Citori many years ago that I wish I hadn’t sold. I have FAIR Iside now. A Fausti or Rizzini would be nice. Franchi sideplate is nice. Some good Ithacas on gunbroker.