Has someone proven that to be the case? Or is it internet wisdom?I heard the issue with these was the soldering that holds the barrels would shoot loose with steel.
I love my CZ's, some of the best pointing SxS I've ever used in the field.View attachment 937072
Came from a gunsmith. This concerning older SxSs without chrome bores and not made to handle steel shot, not the newer ones.Has someone proven that to be the case? Or is it internet wisdom?
I was wiping my weapons down today and I have two shotguns that I personally think are wonderful shotguns. The first being a "hardware gun". It is an old Eastern Arms side by side 12 gauge. I believe I've got it dated to the late 30s.
It is an excellent condition. It's fun to shoot andl it locks up like a bank vault. The second is a Stevens 5100. 101.6 12 ga. It also is an excellent condition and I have a letter from Savage Stevens it was made in 1939.
I don't shoot these that much. When I do, it is just target rounds.
Does anyone still shoot side by sides or hunt with them?. I know up through the fifties they were very popular and then they seem to have lost their luster.
I would never trade, sell or get rid of mine.
Nice looking SxS. The length of pull looks long to me. Is that an illusion or is it really long?
Front...I thought of a question for double trigger guns. Is the length of pull usually measured from the rear trigger or the front trigger?
I thought of a question for double trigger guns. Is the length of pull usually measured from the rear trigger or the front trigger? Not a big deal, it just occured to me to ask. Never really thought about that before.
I can't see that it really matters; your hand position on the grip doesn't change when you pull the front or the back trigger, but i guess they have to measure from a specific point.Front...
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A shotgun with a straight, aka English Style, grip is meant to be shot with a longer LOP than one with a tightly curved radius grip. It allows for a longer offhand grip as well for better swing dynamics.Nice looking SxS. The length of pull looks long to me. Is that an illusion or is it really long?
Actually, I DO change my hand position with DTs. It slides ever so slightly backwards for the second trigger.I can't see that it really matters; your hand position on the grip doesn't change when you pull the front or the back trigger, but i guess they have to measure from a specific point.
Oh, about the SxS being dead? Make a visit to Mid-South Guns, in Wagram, NC. I never saw so many side-by-side shotguns in one place in my life. One whole wall of the shop was lined with them in two rows, one over the other. Must have been 300 of them at least.
I can't see that it really matters; your hand position on the grip doesn't change when you pull the front or the back trigger,
I agree, I move my hand a bit too...I disagree........granted, it is not a LOT of movement, but I do move my grip just a smidge; that helps prevent that familiar trigger knuckle some folks suffer from when they move to the back trigger.
Good info. I’ve wondered before why some SxS’s have what seemed to be a longer LOP than is the norm.A shotgun with a straight, aka English Style, grip is meant to be shot with a longer LOP than one with a tightly curved radius grip. It allows for a longer offhand grip as well for better swing dynamics.
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This is my 1926 Lafevre Nitro Special in 20ga. Family heirloom, belonged to my great grandfather. I just took possession of it last year and although I do it rarely I really enjoy shooting it I do it very rarely. I’m the 4th generation with it and I plan to take it out once a year just to let it stretch it’s legs. Just as I did a month or two ago with this tasty little grey squirrel. One barrel is modified the other is full, great gun. I’d like to find another SxS I can shoot regularly.
If it was my only 20ga, it would be in regular use but it has filled the roll of a farm Defense shotgun that my wife can handle the recoil of if I’m not there to use the 12 lolI can understand the sentiment of protecting Great Grad Pa's shotgun but the Nitro Specials are a pretty solid design and not prone to breakage. I have one, though not a family heirloom, and shoot it regularly. No high velocity stuff and I hold the latch in the open position when closing to minimize the wear and never dry fire it. Replacing a firing pin requires a special tool and a lot of cuss words. Ask me how I know.
Mine is choked cylinder/full and swings nicely.