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 Re: ? 12 or 20 Gauge?
[Re: cocodrie]
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01/15/19 04:47 PM
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5PounderOnAFrog
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Do you shoot a .243? If so get the 20ga. Nailed it 
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Re: ? 12 or 20 Gauge?
[Re: cocodrie]
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01/15/19 04:47 PM
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fouzman
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Do you shoot a .243? If so get the 20ga.
"Things turn out best for those who make the best of the way things turn out" - Zachary Troy Schrah - a young man with vision far beyond his years.
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Re: ? 12 or 20 Gauge?
[Re: DCmac]
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01/15/19 05:00 PM
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COFF
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If I was only going to own one shotgun, it would be a 12 ga semi auto. That will work for any hunting you want to do.
That said, for quail or pheasant hunting where you are walking all day in the brush, I take the 20 O/U. 20 because it is lighter to carry all day. O/U because I always try to pick up my brass and I don't want to have to hunt for it when I am trying to watch a downed bird and watching dogs and everything else.
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Re: ? 12 or 20 Gauge?
[Re: Mo]
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01/15/19 05:11 PM
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Chris B
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12. The more pellets in the air , the more likely you are to hit something.
Mo This is my theory. If 12 gauge gets to easy you can always buy a 20.
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Re: ? 12 or 20 Gauge?
[Re: 5PounderOnAFrog]
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01/15/19 06:51 PM
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hopalong
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12 is better all around. With a 20 you will be limited to dove and quail for the most part. If you get the opportunity to hunt ducks, geese, turkey, etc, you'll be a little under-powered. 12 will work fine for all of the above. Get good with it and buy a 20 down the road if you want more of a challenge.
And someone is going to get on here talking about how their uncle took an elephant with their single shot 20 gauge, but I promise a 12 is a better all around gun if you are only going to own one shotgun.
it was not an elephant, it was a rhinoceros and he was charging. jeeeeeeeeez man!
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Re: ? 12 or 20 Gauge?
[Re: DCmac]
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01/15/19 10:11 PM
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butch sanders
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12 easy
its hard enough to hit a dove
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you want to kill them clean
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Re: ? 12 or 20 Gauge?
[Re: DCmac]
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01/15/19 10:17 PM
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lconn4
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20 for those who can shoot straight 
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Re: ? 12 or 20 Gauge?
[Re: DCmac]
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01/15/19 10:53 PM
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TR176
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There are 410 pellets in one ounce of #8 shot. Apparently I need the most I can get. So I go 12.
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Re: ? 12 or 20 Gauge?
[Re: DCmac]
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01/15/19 11:16 PM
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Okie Poke
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Re: ? 12 or 20 Gauge?
[Re: 5PounderOnAFrog]
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01/15/19 11:55 PM
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SheldonS
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12 is better all around. With a 20 you will be limited to dove and quail for the most part. If you get the opportunity to hunt ducks, geese, turkey, etc, you'll be a little under-powered. 12 will work fine for all of the above. Get good with it and buy a 20 down the road if you want more of a challenge.
And someone is going to get on here talking about how their uncle took an elephant with their single shot 20 gauge, but I promise a 12 is a better all around gun if you are only going to own one shotgun.
My daughter shooting her 20 gauge Berretta AL391 proved that thinking wrong with many successful hunts including geese and Sandhills. Changed my mind about the 20 as well. Ammo, choke pattern and skill are the most important. This is an example. https://www.huntershandbook.com/articles-1/2018/7/22/12-gauge-versus-20-gauge-for-duck-huntinghttps://www.chuckhawks.com/twenty_vs_twelve.htm
Last edited by SheldonS; 01/16/19 12:22 AM.
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Re: ? 12 or 20 Gauge?
[Re: DCmac]
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01/16/19 01:53 AM
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Mr. Majestic
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You could buy a couple of Yildiz O/U shotguns in 12 and 20 plus a case of each in birdshot for one of the three B's. Go to the skeet range to see what you're better with then sell them and buy a B.
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Re: ? 12 or 20 Gauge?
[Re: DCmac]
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01/16/19 02:30 AM
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skeeter22
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Anything the 20 gauge can do, the 12, can do better.
Peter Capstick
I have both and just pick and chose.
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Re: ? 12 or 20 Gauge?
[Re: DCmac]
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01/16/19 02:33 AM
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Pintail711
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SBE2 in either gauge
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Re: ? 12 or 20 Gauge?
[Re: DCmac]
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01/16/19 02:48 AM
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ksjmf
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20 gauge in an over/under will be a pleasant gun to shoot. If you cant hit any birds then switch to a 12 gauge with 3.5 inch round. Or practice... take your pick. My preference is a Remington 1100.
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Re: ? 12 or 20 Gauge?
[Re: DCmac]
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01/16/19 03:39 AM
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leethefishking
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