What Gauge shotgun for Grouse hunting?

[brokenvet]

12 Gauge with dove loads

[Glockster]

20 is plenty. 

[Mr56Jeep]

20 is plenty.

 

[PolarBear]

.410 here.

[hiway_99]

A single shot 410 got the job done this weekend for me.

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[C-Money]

28ga- 12ga is ideal. A .410 would be fine for the ones that dont wanna flush. 7 1/2 or 6 shot is my favorite.

[fethrduster]

16 guage wish more peeps used and talked about em.

I just drank the kool aid and joined the 16 gauge cult. they sure are nice to carry around and pack a wallup when you need it. whats the old saying? carries like a 20 and hits like a twelve. I get it now.

Atta Boy.  Glad to see another convert.  The church of the sweet sixteen is alive and well.  We even have our own society!  www.16ga.com 

[wildweeds]

The best gauge is the one that is right for you,if you can't hit anything with a 410 obviously that's not a good fit,if you can hit 95% what you shoot at with a 20 then thats the one,if you have a hard time hitting with a 20 then a twelves your bag.All about practice really.If you practice frequently you'll have gimme shots that are easy,and you'll also do well on the tough shots too with practice.Butt,belly,beak BANG!

[Phantom Gobbler]

Must be drinking the same punch, cuz I also just picked up a 16 gauge last week. Now need to find a few feathered targets.

"I've had sasquatch take pictures of me, but I'm sure it's because he liked my 16 sxs and not because I'm the most interesting man in the world.  All seriousness aside, there is a subjective allure and romance that comes with shooting a nice sxs that is hard to quantify". - 16 Gauge Society

 
 

[jess]

12 gauge works great.. Too bad the 28 gauge is so hard to find shells for.. Thats the perfect grouse shell!

[RadSav]

20 or .410 for me.  I like the 28 but I do not reload and shells are hard to find.  Traded my 16 Ithica for my first 20 double gun.  Been a 20 guy ever since.  Though Dad's old .410 comes out once a year to put a few blues in the crock pot.

One of my Oregon buddies had two Valmet 412's one was 12/.223 and the other 20/.308.  Both were dang good shooting guns.  I see them come around every so often in the online broker sites.  Usually priced quite well.

[Stilly bay]

Must be drinking the same punch, cuz I also just picked up a 16 gauge last week. Now need to find a few feathered targets.

"I've had sasquatch take pictures of me, but I'm sure it's because he liked my 16 sxs and not because I'm the most interesting man in the world.  All seriousness aside, there is a subjective allure and romance that comes with shooting a nice sxs that is hard to quantify". - 16 Gauge Society

Nice shotgun! Thats a 16 gauge sterly in my pic too. just picked it up at the beginning of Nov. I love that gun, feels more like a 20.

[Phantom Gobbler]

Nice shotgun! Thats a 16 gauge sterly in my pic too. just picked it up at the beginning of Nov. I love that gun, feels more like a 20.

Stilly - Ditto on your SW!  Our guns look mighty similar!  Mine didn't like the Remington High Base 1 1/8 oz, 2 3/4 in. loads I fed it last weekend.  The shell casing expanded and was hard to get out of the breech. The recoil was also a bit much in the light gun. 

I have ordered some B & P 1 1/16 oz 2 5/8 in shells to try next!  My first American SxS adventure.  Mine is a reconditioned Savage 1936 model.

[AWS]

I wouldn't run any heavy load in a fine SxS, I shoot 7/8 & 1 oz loads in my old 12ga sxs's they work just fine for ducks, sharptails, and wild pheasants.

[Phantom Gobbler]

I think the choke and shell combination used is more important than the gauge for grouse.  Anything from 28 gauge to 12 gauge will fit the bill if the choke(s) are open enough for a quick shot through the brush/trees!