Originally Posted By: Jagermeister
PS. People pay lot of money for new Merkel SxS shotguns and in terms of aesthetics those guns are truly horrendous. There is no doubt unless one is talking classic Mauser sporters or hideous multi-barrel complexities when it comes to guns Italians do far, far better job than Germans.

I can't comment on Merkel s/s - as I haven't handled one. However Merkel o/u may look ungainly, but they have fantastic fast handling - and I prefer a gun that handles well to one that looks well. I much prefer the Merkel 303 to a Beretta SO6.