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Joined: 19 Feb 2008 Posts: 443

Charles, that is what I refer to as "A Mad Screaming Break!!" And yes, it does work. Very Happy

sv

I had a weird experience at the range last week. After shooting a nice round of skeet with my 16 sxs (I think I broke 20 or 21), I went to a duck tower station, which I have never tried before. Man, those clay thingies are out there in a hurry! 40-50 yd shots were common, and my ic/m 16 was not the ideal setup. I think I missed four or five before I even hit one.

After chatting with and watching five other guys with 12ga. Benelli autos and target o/u's do well, I asked if I could try the long barreled Benelli. Not having shot a single barrel gun in quite some time (years), I couldn't even point it, let alone hit anything! The whippy, long barrel was wiggling all over the place and I couldn't even track the target. I then tried an o/u and did better, but when all is said and done, I found the inherent stability and level sighting plane of the sxs to be an advantage. Granted, I'm used to them, but they just seem to handle better to me.

That's my 3 cents.

Joined: 15 Oct 2004 Posts: 787 Location: Indiana

As I first stated in one of the opening replies to the post, I am hard pressed to tell the difference in the way I shoot O/U's, autos, pumps or the SxS. Today I got out of bed, loaded up my equipment and drove to the skeet club. As I am prone to arthritis, and recoil can bother me, to reduce it I took my 28 ga., 26" Citori (choked IC/Mod) to the club along with a 20 ga. Beretta Silver Hawk SxS with Mobil Chokes and the cyl/skeet tubes screwed in.

After the general friendly BS, we shot 2 rounds; weather was beautiful for a change. I shot one with each gun; shot a 24 with the 28 ga. O/U and a 23 with the SxS (did it to myself and missed twice on Low 4, Rats--t!) When I am feeling halfway decent I am just as likely to go straight with the one as the other. I try not to "out think" myself on all this theory and just keep my eye on the target, head on the stock and SWING THROUGH. I've found when I do that, it doesn't really matter which, or what gun or gauge I'm using...

There is one major advantage shooting a SxS instead of an O/U. If you frequently shoot an O/U your dominant eye will begin to crawl upward and eventually relocate in the middle of your forehead. That won’t happen regardless of how often you shoot a SxS. Rolling Eyes

Is that why Charles is so goofy looking??

ash

Member Joined: 15 Jul 2007 Posts: 230 Location: SW Idaho

The advantages of a SxS.....................it does make for an extremely long thread.

Joined: 13 Dec 2006 Posts: 694 Location: MN

Like I said, I just like the pretty pictures. And the dog seems to retrieve best when the birds are shot with a S x S!! Could be my imagination, but more of the birds seem to be dead when I shoot a S x S. Laughing

One unmentioned advantage of a SXS and O/U over pump or autoloader:
One can miss just as many birds with fewer shells. Wink

Gil

Member Joined: 27 Jun 2005 Posts: 1545 Location: Michigan

Lets up the stakes a might .

Lets make it a compairson between.

A J. C . Higgins Bolt Action 16ga and a Mossberg Bolt Action 16ga.

I am really looking at buying one of the things , I know it sounds funny but I am really thinking about it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Regards Charles

Member Joined: 15 Jul 2007 Posts: 230 Location: SW Idaho

Member Joined: 21 Mar 2008 Posts: 48 Location: NJ

JonP wrote: Could be my imagination, but more of the birds seem to be dead when I shoot a S x S.

JonP, Now you are starting to sound like me about shooting a side by side......I love it!! Laughing

Joined: 13 Dec 2006 Posts: 694 Location: MN

Another important difference...I would never soil a good S x S by shooting one of these.... Laughing

This is the best and highest use for a good S x S... Wink

Member Joined: 15 Feb 2006 Posts: 135 Location: Anchorage

Charles,

One of my guns is a Mossberg 16 gauge bolt action with a Polychoke. I have never really used it, but my brother did and it worked well for him. So as one of the others suggested why do you want one? It may give me an idea why I should appreciate the one I have.

Trigg