CoalTrain49
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I had a 12 ga. Win 23 for awhile. I found it to be too heavy to hunt with. I much preferred British doubles. A few makers like Beretta still make a nice modern sxs's but just to expensive for me. I don't hunt anymore anyway.Depending on the dress code of the hunt. I don't mind taking my Sauer & Sohn 1942 boxlock out every now and then (and I got my wife a fully engraved Mts111 when she got her PhD - she calls it her "handbag"), but given the choice I much prefer inertia semiautos for their practicality and fast handling.
Then again, I've been eyeing Winchester 23:s for quite some time now and wouldn't mind a Pigeon or Super Grade example, maybe even a matching pair for pheasant hunts. The S&S needs to be retired from active duty, my father bought it when he got back from the front after WWII and it's seen a lot since.