The shotgun always sat in the same place, a corner in the old farmhouse bedroom next to the closet. It was not a Sweet Sixteen by any means. It was plain Jane, more utilitarian like the tractors ...

During the latter part of the 19 th century and first half of the 20 th, the 16-gauge shotgun was a very popular bore size, especially for upland hunting applications. Often referred to by admirers as ...

Browning’s introduction of the A5 semiauto in Sweet 16 should, I hope, raise the 16 gauge’s profile a little. With the Sweet 16, Browning did it right. Rather than put a 16-gauge barrel on a 12-gauge ...

In the late 1700s, brothers John and Joseph Manton established the standard for all custom shotgun makers to achieve. Joseph Manton had the gift for turning steel and wood into fine works of art that ...

I could’ve blamed the wind (which I did, a little), but otherwise the fault rested squarely with my poor shooting. It certainly didn’t lie with my shotgun, a circa-1953 Browning A5 Sweet 16 with a ...