over under vs. side by side

[larryt]

I think it's a matter of just pulling out the partially ejected shells. The supreme sends them flying over your shoulder when you break it open.

[jordan870]

thats cool.
everyone who has had a stoeger double barreled gun seems to have liked it????

[joepamjohn]

i am going to be using it for trap and skeet and hunting of everything that is not waterfowl.
why dual triggers?
any info on doubel barreled guns would be helpful to see if i even would want one.

If you are looking for a quality S/S look for a Browning BSS or Winchester Model 24. You will spend more but will appreciate it in the long run, especially at resale.

Both have a single selective trigger.

[Chris M]

I've got the mossberg silver reserve 12ga over/under. I use it for waterfowl hunting and clay shooting. If I ever get the chance to shoot dove, quail, pheasant, etc., I'll definitely be taking this one with me.

It shoots 3" steel shot rounds just fine. If you go with this one, you'll definitely want to get a better butt pad. The Limbsaver 10001 fits...but you'll have to drill a new hole in the stock, since it doesn't line up with the bottom factory hole.

[otteray]

Please go here for endless discussions on the topic

http://www.shotgunworld.com/bbs/viewforum.php?f=142

[Mike A]

Most people who were trained on a pump or an autoloader shoot an O/U better than a SXS; the only exception is those SXSs that have a raised rib that is like a single sighting plain (yeah, I know you don't actually sight a shotgun. But having one point of reference seems to help if you are used to that.).

If you intend to use nothing but double triggers, go ahead and get them. But if you are already used to a shotgun with one trigger, I'd stick with that. Double triggers are great for several reasons, but they DO take some getting used to. Until you are used to them, you'll have a single shot when a bird gets up....

I love SxSs and have several, but have given up on double triggers, since I also use an O/U with a single trigger. Most people can't switch back and forth between the two systems effectively--I sure can't. And I still shoot my O/U better than my SxSs, having been raised on a pump.

BTW Winchester 24s DON'T have a single selective trigger, although the Browning BSS does. Poster was probably thinking of the Win 21....but if you had the $$$ for one of those, you wouldn't be talking Stoeger, would you?

[jordan870]

Most people who were trained on a pump or an autoloader shoot an O/U better than a SXS; the only exception is those SXSs that have a raised rib that is like a single sighting plain (yeah, I know you don't actually sight a shotgun. But having one point of reference seems to help if you are used to that.).

If you intend to use nothing but double triggers, go ahead and get them. But if you are already used to a shotgun with one trigger, I'd stick with that. Double triggers are great for several reasons, but they DO take some getting used to. Until you are used to them, you'll have a single shot when a bird gets up....

I love SxSs and have several, but have given up on double triggers, since I also use an O/U with a single trigger. Most people can't switch back and forth between the two systems effectively--I sure can't. And I still shoot my O/U better than my SxSs, having been raised on a pump.

BTW Winchester 24s DON'T have a single selective trigger, although the Browning BSS does. Poster was probably thinking of the Win 21....but if you had the $$$ for one of those, you wouldn't be talking Stoeger, would you?

ya i dont have much.
i saw a stoeger for like 320