Either. Accuracy, in this context, should mean the ability of a particular barrel to place the shot pattern to the same POI with the same POA everytime. If you're only firing one barrel, the question of whether or not the second barrel will place it's payload exactly on top of the first's is moot. If a rifle groups very close it is considered accurate. If an individual trap barrel delivers it's load to the same POI everytime it should be considered accurate, just at a different level.
Chuck's answer takes into consideration the very real muzzle flip difference between the top and the bottom barrel on an O/U. In any shooting regime that requires a quick and precise second shot, i.e.. flyer shooting and any clays game throwing true pairs, firing the lower barrel first will allow the shooter to regain target acquisition a split second sooner on the second, due to less muzzle flip from firing the bottom barrel as opposed to the top. May sound like splitting hairs but, splitting hairs occasionally gains a bird, and gaining a bird can be .......huge.
I just cannot see why it would matter which barrel is used on a S x S as long as the same one is used evcry shot, and if the gun is PERFECTLY regulated it really shouldn't matter anyway.
Last edited by Stan; 01/28/10 08:28 AM.
