The SKB line of SxS's are pretty solid reliable cost effective guns. I've owned one and been around others in the field. I have a good friend who owned a bird hunting & dog training operation in South Dakota who used an SKB 100 12ga as his training & guiding gun exclusively for years. That gun was beat really bad but was still ticking along after years of heavy use & abuse.
The only negatives I know of about them, is the triggers can have some sloppy feeling slack in them and the wood has a tendency to crack on the sides where the stock head fits the receiver. This is due to stress risers from the points of the frame scalloping. The center point is normally where you'll find a crack if there is one. Be sure to check for cracked wood on the cheeks of the stock head, most of this cracking can be avoided by keeping the through bolt tightened & the stock firmly mounted to the frame.
Last edited by dogon; 10/31/25 09:34 AM.
