side by side versus under and over

[deckerhead]

"The o/u is longer, heavier with a single trigger, pistol grip stock and interchangeable choke tubes. "

Not necessarily true CB........I have a Browning "Superposed" with an English stock and fixed chokes.

 

[Cardamonfrost]

I like the O/U better (I own and use both). Just find the sight picture so much better.

My O/U is my clay gun for that exact reason. Knowing where its coming from and going to makes the stacked barrels much more useable to me.

My SxS Is more of a field gun, and in particular, the way its regulated and the tapered rib makes it a very usable duck gun ( rising birds) for me. Although my Sauer and Sohn Royal doesn't go into the boat very often anymore... FWIW, I find the sight picture too wide for sporting clay, but good for instinctive.

C

 

[Brutus]

My one SXS is really a German drilling and is a very gun at 10 1/2 pounds without ammo and sling.

My one O/U is an older SKB in 20 gauge with fixed chokes and sits right at around six pounds loaded.

 

[Claybuster]

"The o/u is longer, heavier with a single trigger, pistol grip stock and interchangeable choke tubes. "

Not necessarily true CB........I have a Browning "Superposed" with an English stock and fixed chokes.

Sure but I was speaking only of my guns. I've seen a sxs with a pistol grip and choke tubes too. I'd never own one but they certainly do exist.

 

[catnthehatt]

Sure but I was speaking only of my guns. I've seen a sxs with a pistol grip and choke tubes too. I'd never own one but they certainly do exist.

And single selective trigger as well!
My Pedersoli has a Prince of Wales grip and screw in chokes.
There is a FAIR Isisde sitting in my garage right now that is a SXS, single trigger with screw i chokes.
I also have a 16 gauge O/U with double triggers and fixed chokes with an English stock.
All those are options , heck , I have seen several O/U's without a rib, many people think they automatically come with them!:>)
Cat

 

[Ahsan Ahmed]

LOL!

For Skeet, other than O/Us, I also use a pistol grip/semi-beavertail, 12ga SxS model 626E, SST with mobile chokes.

For Upland, other than SxS, I also use a 20ga O/U model S-55 with DTs, English stock and fixed chokes that weigh around 5lbs. And a 20ga Citori with straight stock, 24in bbls.

 

[planemaker]

I shoot SxS,s and O/U,s with the same success in the woods, preferring bbl length @ 26" pistol or prince of wales grip. I cannot shoot worth a damn straight English stocks on either much to my displeasure as I love the look of the British game gun SxS.

No contest the long barreled (32") Sporting O/U is superior for me on targets. That being said, it's not like there are many target specific SxS,s being produced. SKB Japan produced the 385 as a target SxS but I have not seen one let alone tried one one sporting or 5-stand. Perhaps a Euro Pidgeon weight gun like the AYA 53 would be suitable ? But big bux.

Some of our American friends are taking pistol gripped 30" Browning BSS,s (heavy guns !) choke tubing and using for sporting with good results.

 

[brybenn]

CZ makes a target sxs gun. Believe it was based on the ring neck. Nice looking gun

 

[Ahsan Ahmed]

CZ makes a target sxs gun. Believe it was based on the ring neck. Nice looking gun

Nice indeed, I wasn't aware they were offering something in that configuration. Hope the shotgun stands up to high volume usage....

 

[brybenn]

It was built much heavier with a high rib. Adjusting comb and butt pad. Nice gun. I haven't heard of any long term usage though

 

[Bland]

Never shot an O/U shotgun before the other day. A fellow lent an almost new Browning Cynergy 12 ga for my first time shooting clay. Not a bad gun to start out with. I am used to SxS's but of course not clay shooting. Did everything wrong, of course, but the locals Rod and Gun club were tolerant as it was a fun turkey shoot for Christmas. Much different look and I caught myself looking to the right side of the barrels a number of times when lining up a shot, which I invariably missed when I did that. Lots of fun but a much different way of lining up a shot for sure and from my limited experience would say I would prefer the SxS in the bush because my field of view is better for the quick shot.

 

[SuperCub]

So true. My wand-like 20 ga. SxS is the scourge of the thickets, but is nearly hopeless on the skeet field. Way too light and jumpy.

As to why the O/U has become the dominant double, I think much has to do with plain ol' fickle fashion. The O/U has become the "cool" gun, and like most aspects of fashion, the change may not be fully explainable. Part of the reason might be that some see the SxS as a throwback to the past; its Grand Dad's gun. It is true that those of us who prefer SxS's tend to be FUDDS at heart.

^^ Fixed it for you. ^^

 

[ninepointer]

^^ Fixed it for you. ^^

Never been called that, but if liking SxS's, good Whisky, hunting dogs, maps, history and days spent in the woods makes one a fudd, then it can't be all that bad

 

[Roalco]

Never been called that, but if liking SxS's, good Whisky, hunting dogs, maps, history and days spent in the woods makes one a fudd, then it can't be all that bad

Count me in too, it's much better than being a mall ninja wannabe!

 

[beretta boy]

Never been called that, but if liking SxS's, good Whisky, hunting dogs, maps, history and days spent in the woods makes one a fudd, then it can't be all that bad

Me three ... but much prefer rum over whisky ! A sea-going Fudd perhaps ????

 

[Brutus]

Never been called that, but if liking SxS's, good Whisky, hunting dogs, maps, history and days spent in the woods makes one a fudd, then it can't be all that bad

I kind of like this, however my SxS has a third barrel underneath.