Recommend me a side-by-side double barrel

[Omil]

OP'... best value is Stoeger' S/S..also you could easely take-down in half for storage/transport.

[44fred]

OP
I'm a little confused here. We will recommend based on your intended purpose.
Since I don't know what that purpose is, I can't recommend anything within your budget. If you just want to play cowboy from time to time, I'm sure anything will do. If you want a good shooter and really want to enjoy it then triple your budget and wait.
There is not much more satisfying in the gun world than a great fitting, quality double (O/U or SBS). If you bird hunt or shoot trap/skeet, you will not go back to a semi or pump. Just be prepaired to spend some more money.

[Pistolgrip Pump]

Something about western guns appeals to me. I guess just because its in my price range and I've already owned a pump action before and wanted something new. Occasional shooting and home defense would be its purposes I guess, although I would probably grab my glock first anyway.

[Sputnik]

Lots of cowboy action shooters use the Stoeger. Its affordable and reliable, especially with a bit of internal clean up. There are plenty of much nicer SxS but if your gonna beat the snot out of it why overspend? It all depends on what its for and what you're willing to spend.

[Pistolgrip Pump]

Looks like the stoeger coach fits the bill. Thanks guys!

[stevec223]

I have a new model marlin L.C. Smith (2008?) that has choke tubes(factory)... Made in Italy... Very nice 20 ga.... Not made anymore unfortunatly.... Ck them out on gb... Around 1k used.... Pm me if your in the bay area to ck it out.. Cheers...

[quiet shooter]

Recently bought a Baikal 20 ga sxs ....very solid...check gallery of guns under USSG ...double trigger .

[Parker2020]

The Homestead article for slicking up a Stoeger is a good starting point for tricking out the coach gun . You can make a handy tool for removing the latch lever spring out of a fork with the 4 tines bent over @ 90 degrees and the outer 2 tines cut off . If you hone the chambers remove the extractor first and hone the chambers until spent shells fall out when the barrels are pointed up . Then reinstall the extractor to see if you have to remove metal from it where the shell rim brass may be hanging up preventing the shell(s) from falling out freely . I used a 1/2" or 9/16" deep socket with some fine emory paper to remove material from the radiused part of the extractor that makes contact with the shotshells .

[Sheepdog1968]

Just curious. Had a 20" and wanted to try something shorter considering it doesn't affect the capacity like it does on a tube fed shotgun.

Could always cut LOP by 1.5". Just a though.