Side by Side or Over Under????

[ASHQUACK]

Put me in the o/u camp. I have 2 20's. One is an ancient Remongton and the other is a new Beretta Silver Pigeon.

[raydog]

I'd suggest you try to get out and shoot both. Personally have some sort of mental block on OU's and can't shoot them well at all. Talked to a couple of guys shooting trap and they both claimed that was not unusual. One of them said he had the same problem with side by sides.  I have an uggie side by side 20 gauge that I love and shoot well, but can't hit beans with brothers high end Browning OU.

I’m glad you said that. My father has a very nice older berrata o/u that he got from his father. I took it out grouse hunting one day. I missed a couple shots on birds with that shotgun that would drop you guys’ jaws. Evenshooting clays Im a miserable shot! It’s embarrassing how bad I am with that gun.

 My little Remington single shot I shoot fantastic!

[Gettin Birdie]

I have an old Stevens 16 gauge sxs, basically a farmers/ranchers gun.  I find myself going for that gun every time I go out, not sure what it is, but I enjoy it, 2 triggers, it's fun.  My first birds this year with my new golden were a double on some roosters, super fun.  Oddly enough, i've been looking at getting an o/u forever in 20 for upland, someday perhaps.  I don't think you'll regret a sxs, you'll find a use for it. 

[phildobaggins]

Just pay the $599 for a CZ Drake and be done 

[10mmg]

I hunted with a beretta silver hawk in 20 gauge for a long time. It had a 3” chamber and removable chokes. I like the English stock look it had as well. Nice light gun for long hikes. It took a bit to get used to the flat top look vs a single barrel but I can’t say my hit percentage was any better or worse with it.

[nwwanderer]

Talk the buyers into letting you look, handle and shoot as many as you can find, you will know.  Might take a while!!!

[duckmen1]

Since we all like the cz drake so much. Here is the 410 version. Puts the hurtin on everything that flys. Although she was a little dirty from the elements on that trip.

[jetjockey]

Don’t throw me in the CZ camp.  I say skip them and get a well built SxS that isnt a Turkish built gun.  There are WAY too many well built used SxS’s out there that will last a lifetime.  Also, spend a little more money and get a gun that will go up in value.  SKB’s are a good place to start. I love my SxS’s, even though my “meat getter” is s Beretta 686 20 gauge.

[mcrawfordaf]

Throw me in with the CZ O/U group - Uplander Ultralight.

[follow maggie]

I’m an over/under guy myself, but you’ve always wanted a side x side, so get one of those. I’ve never shot a side x side so I don’t have a meaningful contribution, this is just a cool conversation

[wadu1]

I prefer O/U's because of the sighting plane. Since Sporting Clays has side games that use SxS and Pump Guns, I now have three SxS's. The one I use the most is a Stoger Condor with 30" barrels and screw in chokes (old Win Choke).