New pheasant shotgun??

BUL 12 gauge...hands down. Iā€™ve shot montefeltro 12/20 for 25 years. The ultralight is what I grab when not shooting one of my double guns.
 
I have 5-16 gauge shotguns; all but 1 are Browning auto 5's. The new one is the Sweet 16 A5 which I used last fall and took to Illinois and Iowa. It weighs just shy of 6 lbs. You can carry it all day and still be ready for that magical last hour of light when that final chance at a rooster comes around. I shot 12 roosters and 26 ducks with that shotgun and it fits like a glove; didn't have to use any punishing 3-inch shells either.
Recoil is not bad and I use 1 ounce reloads of #9 for skeet. I'd recommend the Sweet 16.
 
I also have one of the new Browning A5 Sweet 16ā€™s. It carries like a 20 gauge, as was pointed out because of its light weight, but it hits like a 12 gauge. I love mine and it will be passed down to the next generation in my family.

Iā€™ve shot pheasants with my Sweet 16 in the Texas panhandle, Kansas, and South Dakota, as well as a few quail here in Texas. I also have a Benelli Montefeltro 20 gauge. I carried it in South Dakota a couple of years ago pheasant hunting, but I did use 3ā€ Fiocchi Golden Pheasant #5 shot. That little gun has really turned into my go to for quail hunting here in Texas.

I donā€™t think you could go wrong in picking either one for a gun that will last a lifetime and use to hunt multiple upland bird species.
 
Yea I donā€™t like the safety on beretta

the only negative thing I read about montefeltro is itā€™s to light and an issue if recoil sensitive
 
fadetoblack188 said:
Yea I donā€™t like the safety on beretta

the only negative thing I read about montefeltro is itā€™s to light and an issue if recoil sensitive
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Light gun, heavy load equals more recoil. It will always be that way.
If your pheasant hunting, shoot five or six rounds (or less) to kill three roosters. I don't think you'll notice the recoil in a hunting situation.
The last few years I've been carrying a lightweight 20 gauge, it has worked well for me and I'm recoil sensitive.
Good Luck!
 
Fadetoblack188,
Get your Monte yet? Just wondering if you had a chance to get it and run some shells through.
 
Wolfchief said:
I have 5-16 gauge shotguns; all but 1 are Browning auto 5's. The new one is the Sweet 16 A5 which I used last fall and took to Illinois and Iowa. It weighs just shy of 6 lbs. You can carry it all day and still be ready for that magical last hour of light when that final chance at a rooster comes around. I shot 12 roosters and 26 ducks with that shotgun and it fits like a glove; didn't have to use any punishing 3-inch shells either.
Recoil is not bad and I use 1 ounce reloads of #9 for skeet. I'd recommend the Sweet 16.
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I'd like to know where you get 16 ga 3" shells? 16 ga. guns are chambered for 2 3/4" shells and 3 inchers do not exist, to my knowledge.
 
The way I read it. He never claimed it's a 3-inch gun.
 
You are correct, 5 Stand. Of course none of my 16's are 3 "....that's the point of shooting a 16 gauge; the guns generally (but not always) are lighter to carry and the 2 3/4 inch 1 ounce to 1 1/8 ounce loads, usually Remington Express #4,#5 or #6 shells I use are very effective on upland game. For waterfowl I use either the Federal 15/16 ounce steel load of #2's, or Bismuth loads. I normally don't shoot at geese with the 16 ( I have a 12 gauge 3" A5 for that) and the above mentioned loads work well on ducks. I've used 16 gauges for over 15 years now and as all-around bird guns, they are hard to beat.
 
What's the weight on your 16s Wolf?

I second the 2.75 shells. My Maxus can shoot 3.5s but I pretty much shoot 2.75s. I've never missed a bird and thought to myself "I'd have had that one if only I was shooting 3 inch shells". I miss because I miss. Plus, ballistically a 2.75 typically is faster than a 3 inch shell if you're comparing apples to apples shell wise.

I will follow that up and say I would never use a gun regularly that couldn't shoot at least 3 inch shells. I use my Maxus for everything I hunt. Upland, waterfowl and turkey. So I need the option. Maybe one day I'll have dedicated guns for each, but until then...
 
Munster927 said:
What's the weight on your 16s Wolf?
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Not speaking for Wolf here, but my 16's are roughly as follows:
Old style Auto5 Sweet 16 I believe is right at 8 lbs or maybe even a hair over. Really not all that sweet, but man I love that gun.
New A5 Sweet 16 is 5 lbs, 13 oz.
1929 Model 12 is right at 6 lbs.
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Munster--the Sweet A5 weighs 5 lbs. 14 oz. I have a Winchester Model 12 mod choke that weighs about 6.25 lbs. I also sometimes use a Merkel 1620 side by side that is an amazing bird gun, choked IC/mod and it weighs 6.2 lbs. When the weather's rough I leave that one at home. The two Belgian Sweet 16 auto-5's weight the most; haven't specifically weighed them. I really like the new Sweet 16 A5 because it's so light, fits me and when I need a 3rd shot, it's there. I've seen some complaints in re: the sharp radius of the pistol grip but that doesn't bother me, I don't even think about it. I've experienced no malfunctions with it in the field.
 
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