My first SxS (early 1990's) was a William Powell 13 guage muzzle loader...from there it's progressed to cartidge guns...Top teir vintage English hammer guns. I've Traded and bought into the guns I wanted...I've been real lucky so far.

I still like the Damascus barrels and hammer guns but they're not a reqirement anymore. I've got a nice sidelock I shoot pretty well....but I still find myself reaching for the hammers sometimes when I shoot it.