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I've also got another Zabal Bros 10 ga sxs with 20" barrels. It's a great novelty item. I always ask around if anyone wants to shoot it. It's getting harder to find suckers.....

I haven't found a comfortable way to shoot it yet. But, whatever I shoot with it stays shot.

Alan

"Don't see those here very often. Are you a hunter?"

"Not seriously. I prefer to think of it as hiking while armed."

Today, at the Whittington Center, "you are one in 10,000".
Which was the staff's response to, "These gun racks are not suitable for doubles, while out on the Blue course."

I tried mansplaining a widow on a sporting clays Facebook group whom was sharing the two sight planes information. Apparently her late husband was the smartest man she ever knew, and took it very personal that anyone would have knowledge that would say otherwise. With the advent of FB and forums I really question going to school for this stuff and my learned experiences.

There are lots of very smart people on this board, just ask them.

I don't have any of these "problems" gents, as I shoot waterfowl mainly by myself now-a-days, and use my LC Smith Ideal LONGRANGE when I can afford Bismuth loads for it. 90% of the "guns" at our Tower shoot pheasant club shoot Binelli autos- I usually use a full choke M12 with express lead loads-- I like to use a side-by-side on the dairy farms for barn pigeons and the stray crow that flies over--my current "fave" is a 1920 field grade L.C. Smith, 30" M&F, DT, EXT. I like this because I pick up ALL my empties, and my doubles with ejectors tend to throw them a bit from my position-- Most of my summer months shooting is evenings, after woodchucks and raccoons, and mainly with scoped varmint rifles-- RWTF

I have helped and instigated several guys who come to my house in South Dakota for pheasant hunting to add at least one SXS to their battery.

I only shoot SXS guns unless it's raining or snowing that day. I pretty much bring 3 roosters back to the house each day. That gets guy's attention and prompts some interest.

We have some "show your sxs nights" each week if there are a few sxs shooters there. We all enjoy that.

I have no idea why I didn't comment on this thread way back in 2020, but to the op's question:

"what kinda ol' dubbabaarl is that you shootin'?"
JR

When on the occasional chance I visit the skeet range I take my Leige hammer gun and a good handful of handloaded BP shells. When by off chance I miss one not a word is said, as it should be.

“Nice gun, if you’re robbing a stagecoach”.