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< 16ga. General Discussion ~ O/U v. SxS |
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Mon Sep 03, 2012 3:38 pm
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Location: Fargo, ND
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Is there any inherent advantage, primarily for upland game, of the O/U versus the SxS shotgun? |
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Mon Sep 03, 2012 3:39 pm
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Mon Sep 03, 2012 4:13 pm
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Joined: 26 Apr 2010
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Location: NCWa
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Not inherently, however if you normally shoot a single barrel gun, the O/U will be easier to adapt to, since the sighting plane will be similar. |
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Mon Sep 03, 2012 5:13 pm
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Joined: 30 Apr 2012
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Location: Vail Arizona
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First off, we assume you are talking about a 16 ga. Over & unders are OK, but if you want to come off as COOL, you better be shooting a side by side. If so you might be mistaken as the" worlds most interesting man".
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Mon Sep 03, 2012 6:08 pm
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Location: Fargo, ND
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D Carson wrote: |
First off, we assume you are talking about a 16 ga. Over & unders are OK, but if you want to come off as COOL, you better be shooting a side by side. If so you might be mistaken as the" worlds most interesting man".
D.Carson
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Rich, handsome, skinny and now cool and interesting too? Oh my, this is too much! |
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Mon Sep 03, 2012 7:31 pm
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Location: Minnesota
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The double guun world has been debating this question for a very, very long time. But nobody questions the cool factor of a 16ga SXS. |
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Mon Sep 03, 2012 7:43 pm
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Joined: 30 Apr 2012
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Location: Vail Arizona
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Oh, I forgot to mention, I shoot a Parker and a Fox, yes they are both 16ga's. |
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Mon Sep 03, 2012 8:21 pm
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Location: Plains, MT.
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If the good Lord intended us to shoot over/unders He would have placed our eyes one over the other. Rest my case.....
Ron |
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Tue Sep 04, 2012 5:12 am
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Location: Central CT
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It's simple.. If you want to look at it and carry it and get oohhs and aahhhs a side by side is the ticket.....If you want to actually hit something with regularity go for the O/U.
Seriously though, it is all what you get used to and what fits you best and to a large extent which action you prefer. |
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Tue Sep 04, 2012 5:34 am
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Make mine a SxS. Just what I'm used to & shoot better with...
Regards, |
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Tue Sep 04, 2012 10:09 am
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I believe along with most others that O/U's and Single Barrel guns work best for most people at Targets, and Doubles worked better for some folks on Game, especially Flushing Game. |
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Tue Sep 04, 2012 10:47 am
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I figure it this way, if there is some inherent characteristic of the o/u design that makes it superior to the sxs, why did it take to the 20th century for the design to become popular? The skilled artisans of old made some fine guns from the the invention of the wheel lock to the first internal hammer doubles. Were they missing something or did they know that the sxs was as awesome as it gets. |
Last edited by Ruff Hunter on Tue Sep 04, 2012 11:22 am; edited 1 time in total _________________ Thats right, I'm an armed liberal (SORT OF) and I like to shoot furry little critters.... and I kill 'em with:
12Ga LC Smith
16Ga Fox Sterlingworth
16Ga BRNO
20Ga LC Smith
20Ga Miroku x2 (Model F & Model 500)
28Ga AYA 4/53 (bucket list item #6) |
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Tue Sep 04, 2012 10:56 am
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Not sure that SxS's are all that awesome, and generally the evolution of any mechanical device makes things better and better. If you look at the SxS, there hasn't been much evolution for a very long time, where as the O/U is the shotgun choice for many manufacturers to continually change and upgrade.
When a shotgun action has a special class in sporting clays, it isn't because they are cutting edge. |
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Tue Sep 04, 2012 11:41 am
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My 2 cents would be that gun fit is far more important than config of the barrels. This comes into play more in the field than shooting clays as most people target shoot with a pre-mounted gun. If you pre-mount, you can deal with quite a lot of mis-fit and still break targets. It's a lot harder in the field.
Personally, I just love shooting a sxs (that fit me), but some can't get used to it. If your eyes are on the target (live or clay), barrel config shouldn't make a lot of difference. I also shoot all my clay targets from low gun position, just to always work on smooth gun mount. I'm a very mediocre shooter, but get a lot of enjoyment out of it. Isn't that what this is all about?
Greg |
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Tue Sep 04, 2012 1:39 pm
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Joined: 13 Dec 2006
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Location: MN
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Started with SxS and just stayed with it. As a tall shooter though, I have never found a "stock" O/U that had enough DAH for me. All sorts of SxS do...especially the older continental guns. |
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