MCgunner
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I'd like to try a 20 gauge auto, something like a used 1100. Hard to find used, though, usually 12s around here. A 20 would perhaps be lighter and faster, though I doubt it'd match my little SxS.
O/U vs S/S
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tactikel
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I tried SxS several times , and had a 12 ga Ithaca SKB. I just could not shoot it as well as O/Us. Got a OU SKB, the narrower sight plane tended to focus my eye on the target IMO. My go to grouse gun is a CZ OU 20 ga, and the SKB OU has taken over 100 Pheasants.
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Gentlemen go afield with a graceful O/U in a tweed jacket. After 65 years of shooting you are eligible...
Being a traditionalist, I find the gracefull lines of a straight gripped (English style) SxS to be the most aesthetically pleasing,
From a pratical side, the SxS shape gives the foreend hand a nice triangle shape to hold on to and the straight stock seems to somehow prevent overshooting.
I had shot other SxS guns and had some difficultys learning to sight downthe rib but since buying a Stoger 20ga double with a CORRECTLY fitting stock I no longer have any issues with that!
Proper stoxk fit is paramount in the selection of a gun no matter what it's intended use! I found mine by dumb luck but I suggest that you take a learned pal with you while shopping for yours.
If you were weined on a pump or semi-auto, perhaps an O/U might be best for you. It gives but one sight plane to look down and simulates a pump/ auto.
Again look for stock fit.
Try to envision what clothes you will be wearing because a heavy jacket can require a shorter LOP.
I have read of troubles with single trigger SxS's Check into that...
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From a pratical side, the SxS shape gives the foreend hand a nice triangle shape to hold on to and the straight stock seems to somehow prevent overshooting.
I had shot other SxS guns and had some difficultys learning to sight downthe rib but since buying a Stoger 20ga double with a CORRECTLY fitting stock I no longer have any issues with that!
Proper stoxk fit is paramount in the selection of a gun no matter what it's intended use! I found mine by dumb luck but I suggest that you take a learned pal with you while shopping for yours.
If you were weined on a pump or semi-auto, perhaps an O/U might be best for you. It gives but one sight plane to look down and simulates a pump/ auto.
Again look for stock fit.
Try to envision what clothes you will be wearing because a heavy jacket can require a shorter LOP.
I have read of troubles with single trigger SxS's Check into that...
HTH
ZVP
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farm23
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There have been good points given and I have decided to look for a SxS. It seems a CZ-Bobwhite may be a reasonable choice if I can find a used one at a decent price. I see new in the box for sale at Bud's but I will try and find a used one. I will keep the O/U in mind in case one shows up.
MCgunner
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Just a thought, but I'd prefer to try one out in a shop for fit before ordering one.
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farm23
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I agree, what ever I get it will not be ordering one sight unseen.
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