What is the "popular" fowler right now?

[Alden]

Those ARE a couple of pretty 16 ga. fowlers. Yeah, 20 ga. smoothbore is a great all-around compromise. Kinda the "One gun" to have. I have many. But there is something to be said for a bigger ga. DEDICATED fowler and I too would probably go 16 or 12 ga. in that respect.

I guess that's an answer to a little different, or more detailed, question...

 

[chuck-ia]

You mean they bore out 20 ga. to make a 16 ga.? flinch

 

[Grandpa Ron]

My preference is for what is now referred to as the Type G trade gun. I like the looks of them.

It is light weight, simple in design, the butt plate, trigger guard and nose band are easy to make yourself.

My 20 ga. with 38” barrel handles well. I use it for Turkey hunting.

My 28 ga. with 42 inch barrel is my round ball gun because I shoot a lot. It is barrel heavy because it was bored on a twenty gauge blank. It seemed like a good idea but it was not. I would have been better off with a sleeker or at least shorter barrel.

So by now you know the answer, to your question. The most popular one is the one “you” like, because it is the one you will shoot the most.

 

[jamesthomas]

The thing about fowlers is that you have to make double sure the barrel Tapers properly if it s Oct. to Rd. barrel. It will feel and point better.

 

[Stumpkiller]

You mean they bore out 20 ga. to make a 16 ga.? flinch

OOOp! Yes. (it was late!)

 

[tenngun]

I have a center mark tulle and a track NWG, and hardly shoot my rifle guns now. Both are light, good shooters and easy on the eyes. I have thought of making a southren style smooth rifle, but right now its just an idea Im kicking around. I find a smoothy does every thing I need.
Real men ( ie: guys who are two years older then God and ware bi or tri focal glasses) shoot smooth bores. Smooties being great...Some one says 'wow you hit that-fill in the blank' you can say words to the effect of practice,load workup, and general experince can make a smoothy a practical weopen. If some one says "I cant believe you missed that" you can say "wagh I am shooting a smooty for the sport. any ding a ling could hit it with a rifle.

 

[hanshi]

My smoothbore barrel is not tapered. And while I like it very much and consider it great for deer and turkey/squirrel, it IS NOT for upland wing shooting. For pass shooting it should work just fine; but not for shooting requiring a fast swinging gun. In fact, I refer to my smoothbore as a "musket" for that very reason.