You guys want to know what the best shotgun is? 16 gauge. Anyone who wants to fight me about it can come get some. Shoots like a 12, carries like a 20. It's not overkill for quail and is still great for pheasant. I mean, it's kinda overkill for dove but I've still blasted about a million of them, what of it? also mallards, once irl at like 13 years old I walked up on a creek on our ranch where we saw a bunch of ducks flying in and let fly (not aiming) with 5 shots and killed 5 ducks. sky was entirely black with ducks but this is a post about guns and not shooting. I believe that is above what was the legal limit at that time (maybe today?) so don't narc me out.