To me it is a matter of aesthetics. I owned three shotguns: a Browning Superposed 12 gauge, a 16 gauge side by made by August Schuller, and a 20 gauge Series I side by made by Vincenzo Bernardelli. The Browning was well made, but it was big and bulky. It was a trap gun and it performed well, but i always enjoyed mounting the side bys. They seemed like they were an extension of my body and they balanced forward of the trigger guard. They were, both, stocked with pistol grips and beavertails. I own an Italian over & under made by Rizzini, but it is a sporting clays model.

Colin L. Kendall