I had a few Winchester md 12s in 12 ga and decided I would like to
have one in 16 ga after seeing a nice one at a local trap range. I liked
the smaller 20 ga receiver that the 16 ga was built on. Well one led to
two which became four. Recently I added a nice Winchester md 97 in
16 ga to the herd. Fourtunately one of the local big box stores carries
16 ga game loads in the usual 6 & 8 shot sizes. The 16 is obsolete
no doubt but somehow that seems to add to the appeal. The
association with the "good old days" I guess.