True sixteen gauge over and under shotguns are tough to find. By “true” I mean O/Us with actions scaled for sixteen gauge barrels. When a 16-gauge O/U is built on a 12-gauge action, it looses these handling benefits and makes itself obsolete.
16 gauge FAIR Model 600 Over & Under Shotgun
This 16 gauge FAIR over-under is far from that. In fact, it’s a great double, a true step up from a 20, but lighter and quicker than a 12. FAIR shotguns were imported by New England Arms from about 1999-2005. I’ve seen a lot of them and most of them have been nice guns.
I own a 16ga Merkel 200e o/u built on a 20ga frame. It has a straight grip and comes in at 6lbs 4oz. I had it fitted with Briley chokes and lengthened the stock with a leather pad. It’s neither fancy nor expensive, but a nice well built field gun. With 27″ barrels, it’s handy
for grouse and mountain quail.
Sounds like a nice gun. Thanks for the comment.
Gregg