I still like my12 ga.and have been hunting birds for thirty-one years and still do not have any problems with my 12 ga. My brother uses a 16 ga. and I have friends that use the 20 and 28 ga. all work fine. I know alot of
young people that uses a 410 and that works as well. I do not have many
grouse burgers either with my 12 ga. and it works great for me on wing
shots. So I guess it is all that the user preffers more than anything else.