O/U or Semi

It depends. I hunt waterfowl with my Browning Gold but I prefer to hunt upland with my Superposed. I like to be able to select the choke with a twin tubed shotgun and to have a tighter choke for the second shot on flushing huns and chickens. Too, I find the semi heavier than necessary or desireable for upland hunting.

Lots of guys use semis for skeet (the majority as I believe you can use three shots if necessary for doubles) but I'm no expert. Trap shooters use either single barrel guns (BT99 etc) or doubles and sporting clays is doubles and semis.

Bottom line, shoot whatever works best for you. If there's more than one gun that fits the bill, well, what's wrong with that?
 
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Totally a matter of personal taste.

I can't stand semi-auto shotguns, all the commotion and ruckus of the action shuttling back and forth drives me nuts compared to other shotguns where the only ruckus is the report of the shot. The only one I ever shot that was OK was an 11-87 Premier.

I have shot most of my trap and skeet with a SxS, and some with an over-under. I like them.

I have also hunted and shot informal targets with an 870. Currently, it is probably the only repeating shotgun I would consider buying.
 
BigUglyMan said:
Lots of guys use semis for skeet (the majority as I believe you can use three shots if necessary for doubles)
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No third shot for doubles in skeet. None of the standard clay target events permit a third shot.

As for the original question use what works for you. I shoot an o/u and a semi for sporting clays and each has advantages and disadvantages.

Hunting upland I prefer and sxs or o/u. Waterfowl hunting is semi-auto all the way with a pump gun as backup.
 
The only time my semi ever failed me was in the duck blind. I have found with the mud and bad weather that generally goes with waterfowling the o/u's just seem to function more reliably.

The advantage of the semi for trap is reduced recoil. Only you can judge if recoil from the light trap loads is a problem for you.
 
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