Underdog 2,337 Posted December 1, 2017 Report Share Posted December 1, 2017 Nothing carries as nice as a sxs. Friend of mine just bought a boxlock ejector for £60! Bargain. Only ever bought two super imposed, won't bother again. Personally I don't think they have gone out of fashion. Just that the market is getting smaller, most cabinets in the country side will have a double gun with the barrels fixed the correct way. Only poor shots and people full of excuses don't use side by side guns :-) U. 1 Quote Link to post
ianm 2,594 Posted December 1, 2017 Report Share Posted December 1, 2017 Apart from my other guns i have a 12 bore AYA no3 sxs, a 20 bore AYA no4 sxs and a cracking little spanish .410 sxs. I quite like to shoot them aswell. Our syndicate captain runs a .410 only driven day once a year with the proceeds going to a local kids charity hospice. A lot of local shooters want to come and do this day as it is great fun, i use my .410 sxs on it and really enjoy shooting it. Quote Link to post
Meece 1,957 Posted December 1, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2017 Now I don't mind shooting anything she, o/u, pump, single but a bloke I know is a real SBS fan. He doesn't even want to have a go with one of my O/U's when we get together with mates on our yearly friends clay shoot. He has amongst quite a few, a Holland and Holland sidelock made for Payne Galway back in the 1800s and a Very pretty 12 bore made on a 16 bore size action. All he shoots is 21 and 24 grm. Usually Hull comp X. Ok why then does it seem that no one wants to buy in SbS's? Quote Link to post
Feltwad 57 Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 On 01/12/2017 at 22:27, Meece said: Now I don't mind shooting anything she, o/u, pump, single but a bloke I know is a real SBS fan. He doesn't even want to have a go with one of my O/U's when we get together with mates on our yearly friends clay shoot. He has amongst quite a few, a Holland and Holland sidelock made for Payne Galway back in the 1800s and a Very pretty 12 bore made on a 16 bore size action. All he shoots is 21 and 24 grm. Usually Hull comp X. Ok why then does it seem that no one wants to buy in SbS's? I understand this person how he feels about sxs I am the same with me I started shooting 68 years ago when sxs were the thing you only rarely saw a o/u in the field Feltwad Quote Link to post
ianm 2,594 Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 Most people learn to shoot at a clay ground these days and are taught using an o/u. The sight picture is different on a sbs so the vast amount of people stick with what they know which invariably will be o/u. This makes sbs gun users a minority so consequently the gun shops cater for whatever sells the most. Quote Link to post
Born Hunter 17,610 Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 Nothing looks as in keeping with field shooting as a SxS. Frankly I think I'd prefer to have one over my Silver Pigeon. Only reasons holding me back really are OUs will handle recoil better and I'm not really that bothered to go to the hassle of chopping. Multi chokes and single triggers I don't see as an advantage. To be perfectly honest, given the freedom I'd use a half choked semi over either for everything. Quote Link to post
Underdog 2,337 Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 2 hours ago, ianm said: Most people learn to shoot at a clay ground these days and are taught using an o/u. The sight picture is different on a sbs so the vast amount of people stick with what they know which invariably will be o/u. This makes sbs gun users a minority so consequently the gun shops cater for whatever sells the most. I know a lady that rejected a super imposed and chose a sxs instead for clays, recently, double triggers too. Quote Link to post
ianm 2,594 Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 4 hours ago, Underdog said: I know a lady that rejected a super imposed and chose a sxs instead for clays, recently, double triggers too. I can choose and operate the barrel i want to fire faster on a double trigger sbs than i can on a single selective trigger o/u. 1 Quote Link to post
Torquemada 288 Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 My first shotgun was an SBS. It kicked like a mule and I couldn't hit anything with it. I moved on to o/u and my shooting improved dramatically, plus much less recoil. I still use o/u and a semi auto. 2 Quote Link to post
Born Hunter 17,610 Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 16 hours ago, ianm said: I can choose and operate the barrel i want to fire faster on a double trigger sbs than i can on a single selective trigger o/u. Nothing in it for me. I've selected which barrel I want before the gun is in my shoulder and it happens at the same time the safety is flicked off. It's easier to change your mind once mounted with double triggers but personally that never happens for me. So I don't really think one has any advantage over the other in this respect. Switching between double triggers or operating a selector becomes second nature in both cases I think. 1 Quote Link to post
Underdog 2,337 Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 3 hours ago, Born Hunter said: Nothing in it for me. I've selected which barrel I want before the gun is in my shoulder and it happens at the same time the safety is flicked off. It's easier to change your mind once mounted with double triggers but personally that never happens for me. So I don't really think one has any advantage over the other in this respect. Switching between double triggers or operating a selector becomes second nature in both cases I think. Well, I was out with someone who felt the same until he shot a duck with one shot, opened the gun and shut it again on the one unfired cartridge due to two geese approaching. Click, no recoil, no second barrel either! Beretta need recoil to switch barrels for the single trigger. On that occasion my sxs with two triggers dropped both geese! U. 2 Quote Link to post
Born Hunter 17,610 Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 Just now, Underdog said: Well, I was out with someone who felt the same until he shot a duck with one shot, opened the gun and shut it again on the one unfired cartridge due to two geese approaching. Click, no recoil, no second barrel either! Beretta need recoil to switch barrels for the single trigger. On that occasion my sxs with two triggers dropped both geese! U. Not an issue if you are switched on and select the second barrel. I've done exactly that more than once. It just requires you to be mindful of it. Every time I'm mounting the gun, my thumb is slipping the safety and I'm making a decision which barrel I want first. If you shoot enough and drill yourself to always use the safety it becomes second nature. 1 Quote Link to post
FLATTOP 3,617 Posted December 6, 2017 Report Share Posted December 6, 2017 I've been after a decent side by side for a while picked this up this evening AYA Yeoman no 4 it's in tip top condition the barrels were like glass well chuffed now got to get a day off to try it out. 4 Quote Link to post
ianm 2,594 Posted December 8, 2017 Report Share Posted December 8, 2017 On 12/6/2017 at 20:20, FLATTOP said: I've been after a decent side by side for a while picked this up this evening AYA Yeoman no 4 it's in tip top condition the barrels were like glass well chuffed now got to get a day off to try it out. AYA are good guns, however it will either be a yeoman or a no4 they are different guns. I have had a yeoman in the past and i currently own a no3 12 bore and a no4 20 bore. 1 Quote Link to post
FLATTOP 3,617 Posted December 8, 2017 Report Share Posted December 8, 2017 1 hour ago, ianm said: AYA are good guns, however it will either be a yeoman or a no4 they are different guns. I have had a yeoman in the past and i currently own a no3 12 bore and a no4 20 bore. It's a No 4 ejector 26" barrels double trigger I think I picked up the yeoman bit by doing a lot of research on them yeoman kept popping up and it stuck in my mind I was looking at the 20 bore nice guns. Quote Link to post
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