HarvDog Posted January 12, 2007 Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 My dad asked me a question today that I didn't know the answer to. However, I knew ya'll would... Is the trend for doubles now primarily over/unders and if so why? Is there an advantage between one or the other? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted January 13, 2007 Report Share Posted January 13, 2007 Re: O/U versus Side by Side The trend is definately o/u guns, no question. Look at how many manufacturers offer sxs guns vs how many have o/u guns. The sxs guns are nostalgic. Not that they can not be good guns and do the job, but they do have drawbacks. Some of the drawbacks are: POI Regulation. Depending on how good you are at wing shooting, you may or may not notice that one barrel shoots left and the other shoots to the right. With todays turkey loads its easier to get o/u guns to hit the same place than a sxs and still be a nice looking gun. Obstructed View. The sxs barrels take up a lot more visual space when you are swinging on a target. As any good wingshooter will tell you, you swing and lock your eyes on the target and squeeze the trigger. You can be distracted by this fat OO in your way. The o/u guns will give the same view as any single barreled gun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarvDog Posted January 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 Re: O/U versus Side by Side Thanks AJ. This makes complete sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Xen Posted January 16, 2007 Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 Re: O/U versus Side by Side love my browning citori... had to replace the locking block after 30k to 40k rounds (use to shoot a lot of competition skeet) - only problem i've ever had with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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