animalpest wrote:I like doubles for hunting. They dont need as much of an angle when opening compared to a under and over, so they are quicker to reload and less likely to get hung up in low bush.
This my experience.
animalpest wrote:I like doubles for hunting. They dont need as much of an angle when opening compared to a under and over, so they are quicker to reload and less likely to get hung up in low bush.
animalpest wrote:I like doubles for hunting. They dont need as much of an angle when opening compared to a under and over, so they are quicker to reload and less likely to get hung up in low bush.
Shootermick wrote:animalpest wrote:I like doubles for hunting. They dont need as much of an angle when opening compared to a under and over, so they are quicker to reload and less likely to get hung up in low bush.
What’s a good sxs for a hunting scenario then?
animalpest wrote:I use a SKB double. Not made any more I think
mchughcb wrote:animalpest wrote:I use a SKB double. Not made any more I think
Oh yes they are. I mate ordered a new O/U a couple of years back for LH. Beautiful except for the LH part. But the sxs are good looking too.
https://www.skbshotguns.com/shotguns/250-field
Border_Bloke wrote:I always found it easier to point under & overs than side by sides, but maybe that's just me.
When was a 10 year old kid in the 1970's the local trap club would give me a Browning A5 because the recoil was lower - but I prefered U&O's.
I used to own a Barretta pump action for many years (I bought it out of the trading post in 1987 for $100) but I don't think I've ever needed more than two shots.
bigpete wrote:Out of interest what triple barrel do you use ?
bigpete wrote:Thats what I thought.
I've been keen on the 410 version for a while
mchughcb wrote:Last week I watched somebody get a jam in their verney carron veloce after the first shot. With no second or third shot the fox was on its way. The reliability of mechanical firing and a double barrel is never really considered until you start having jams at the most critical moment.
animalpest wrote:On a double barrel shotgun, both barrels are cocked when opened. The inertia when the first barrel fires takes the mechanism across to the other barrel. A misfire will not do that.
When this happens you simply push the barrel selector across to the second barrel and that is then ready to fire.
animalpest wrote:Yes they are reasonably common Blade. It allows you to select which barrel ( and which choke) fires first.
If it is fitted, it will be above the trigger inside the trigger guard.
bigpete wrote:I dont think I've ever seen a barrel selector on a sxs.....