Is there a right time to carry your gun for defense, or should you carry it all the time?

Let's continue that discussion in this hour of gun talk.

Welcome to Tom Gresham's Gun Talk, where there's more to talk about than shooting.

There's reloading and hunting and self-defense, too.

All right, back with you here, Tom Gresham.

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We'll talk about ammo.

We'll talk about shotguns.

I've been talking with people about 16-gauge shotguns for some reason this week.

People want to know about that.

Love 16-gauge shotguns.

Underutilized, under-appreciated these days.

But if designed correctly, a good 16-gauge shotgun is utterly delightful

to carry, to shoot.

One of the things that people do, though, unfortunately, is they buy two heavier loads.

People think, I'll get a 16-gauge instead of a 12, but then I'll put heavy loads in it and make it like a 12.

Well, then just get a 12.

The whole idea of a 16 is you get a smaller frame, a lighter gun, easier to carry, more

comfortable in your hands.

Don't go putting one and a quarter ounce loads in there.

Put one ounce loads in there.

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