No, Larry, YOU need to consider the audience, by rereading my initial post. Nowhere in it did I specify S x S guns. I intentionally directed the thread toward doubleguns, which most certainly include O/Us, no?
After all, this is the DOUBLEGUN Journal website, isn't it?
SRH
Actually Stan . . .no, it isn't the Doublegun Journal website . . . unlike the Shooting Sportsman Magazine or Pointing Dog Journal websites, which are run by the magazines in question.
Your initial post covers a lot of ground . . . starting with a significant amount of condensed history. There are indeed more OU's being produced now than sxs . . . although since you started your history in the 16th century, I'd point out that the popularity of the OU is really quite recent. And Browning rather than Beretta certainly deserves credit for producing the first truly popular (in terms of numbers sold) OU with their Superposed. Beretta only jumped aboard the train that was riding on rails laid down by Browning.
Regardless of the OU's popularity, it is the sxs that rules with those who visit here. If you want to go by number of guns sold, then surely we can go by number of threads dealing with sxs vs OU's. So while Berettas are popular with some people, here you will find more fans of classic American, British, or Continental sxs. By far. Assuming your aim is for the topic of your discussion to have the most appeal here.
And Ford sells more vehicles than Mercedes, which makes Ford the winner if you count numbers. Quality? Maybe not so much.
All kinds of ways to determine who's on top. The Packers didn't even make it to the Super Bowl, but you visit your average bar in Wisconsin and you'll quickly learn which is the favorite team.
