any love for the Side X Side ???? They seem to have lost their way ????

You shoot one, Like it?

What do you love about it?

What do you have?

I’m a big fan, although biased.

Current stable is a W.W. Greener boxlock 12 bore with Damascus barrels, and a Purdey bar-in-wood 12 bore hammergun with nitro steel barrels. I’m lights out with the greener, fits me perfectly and great handling.

I will always have a SxS. My favorite quail gun is an Ithaca 200 E featherweight. 25 inch barrels chambered in skeet/skeet.

My CZ Bobwhite 28 gauge is my favorite shotgun.

Had a Ugartechea many (over 40) years ago, it was nice but nothing special. Would love to have a nice little 28 guage for the bird patch, my current 28 O/U is too light.

Die-hard traditionalist (when it comes to firearms anyway) that I am, it's no surprise that I'm a big SxS fan.

There are four around here these days, but the ones that get the most use are my Arrieta sidelock 12 bore and a Winchester 23 boxlock 28.

I shot 'em all back when I was competing, and I know (and love) the single sighting plane of the O/U and I've got a real soft spot for pumps. For upland birds, give me a sweet swinging side by each and every time!

Mark

Have a light weight 20ga that is by far my preferred upland hunting gun.

I've shot an SKB 20ga. sxs since I was 20. Same with my son.

more than I thought, I need to handle a few

I'd like to have one with hammers. Just because I've seen lots of Westerns.

Fox model B 16 ga. is my go to pheasant gun.

I have a 20 gauge Lefever Nitro Express made in 1926. It's not fancy, wasn't expensive, and has its fair share of dings and dents. I love it though. Its light and fits me well. I'd like something with more open chokes for woodcock though.

I grew up hunting with a Montgomery Ward 16 gauge SxS. It looked ancient to me. Was stolen in 1978 when I was in college. I still miss it. If I had the coin I’d get a Grulla or AyA SxS 16 gauge.

The first thing I started hunting as a kid was quail. I used an old Ted Williams 20 gauge pump but I always loved it when the different farmers and ranchers would pull out their old side by side and come hunting with us. Made me always want a side by side.

I wouldn't mind having a nice coach gun someday.

I really enjoy my Beretta 471, and model 21.

I love shooting a SXS.

Stoeger makes some good ones.

I will buy another one sometime in the future

Wow that’s real pretty leswad

Thanks!

Heres the 12bore Greener made in 1895. With 2 1/2" 1oz load of #5 bismuth it still works with relavance.

And the 1883 Purdey. I wasn't able to use this gun on this particular hunt due to needing to replace a barrel(now complete)but couldn't pass up the photo op.

Like any other gun type, not all SxS's are created equal. But if you have no desire to shoot steel shot there are great deals to be had on FINE vintage SxS's for under $1500. You really need to know what youre looking at though. In that price id personally look at Belgian, German/Austrian, or French doubles. Some JP Sauer's are a fine buy.

I shoot a 1913 LC Smith 20 bore with 30 inch barrels. Handles well.

For some reason, I would really like to see a picture of this double. Could you post a pic, Jerry?

I like them have a few of them the best one I own is a Winchester 24 12 ga