You will be very happy with the field qualities of the M 12 in 16 ga. My Dad purchased a M 12 in 20 ga. for me the week I was born. By the time I was 14 and was starting to hunt ducks with him it was obvious that the 20 ga wasn't doing real well. He bought me a M 12 in 16 ga. with full choke in a 30" bbl. to match his M 12 in 16 ga. I started getting my share of ducks! I foolishly let the 16 ga. go when I purchased a Browning O/U Lightning while in college. I wish I had kept the M 12 / 16 ga. I handloaded for our two 16 ga.s for 6 years. It was very easy to load for and was much cheaper to put the handloads together than it was to purchase factory loads. ..... Big Cholla

BTW; I still own and shoot the Winchester M 12 in 20 ga. that is as old as I am (older than dirt) :-) ............... BC