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Hi all, just was kind of wondering are you the only one in your group of hunting partners/friends who carries a Side by Side?

If so, what kind of kidding and ribbing do you all get (both fun and not so fun)?

For me, I'm the only one. Everyone else carries a pump or auto. Even one of my sons is a pump guy (he's only 11, so I have time to work on him). Here's some of the things my pals say (all in fun BTW):

"You hunt with that old gun"

"Kind of a snob with that high class gun"

"You can't kill anything with 2 1/2" shells and 1 oz of shot"

"You need to shoot 3"mags with 1 7/8oz of 4's"

"A 16ga!!!"

"My $200 pump will kill them as dead as your $3000 gun"

These are just a few...what about you?

All the best!!

Greg

Just turn up with a hammer gun with non-reboundng locks and loose off black powder all day at a driven pheasant shoot!

Yes, I am usually the only one.

I hunt my place only - so I see nuthin'.
...but if there were not sales of autos n' pumps...not a shotgun would be sold.

Lowell now you know you do all your hunting with a .22....

Smallbore your English knowledge is needed...

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I remember about 6-7 yrs. ago I showed up with my one Baker and they snickered. The game fell from the sky just as well as the auto's and pumps. Then the next year I showed up with my ml'ing SxS and they snickered, and the game fell just as well as before. Then in 2005 I showed up with my old 20ga. SxS flinter. No one snickers, they think it is neat to be hunting with a guy that likes to shoot old guns. I am not handicapped at all shooting the guns of my choice.

My buddy and I do not do much hunting but you should see the looks we get on the Trap range with our antique side by sides.We usually score higher than the ones shooting the high dollar trap guns. The old full chokes work great for Trap.
I usually shoot a LC Smith field grade and he shoots a Parker,yesterday he had a Remington hammer gun and I was using an AJ Aubrey,both damascus,we really got the stares.
We just shoot for fun and the SxS's are the most fun.

I join friends in North Dakota every October to hunt ducks and geese from layout blinds in fields. My trusty BSS and Merkel 8 have bagged our share of waterfowl after doing a hasty sit-up in the blind. My friends could never understand why I'd leave a Benelli autoloader in the truck (backup gun) and limit myself to only 2 shots.

Things sometimes do change... A couple months ago my ND friend called asking advice on selecting a SxS. This will be a 20ga for upland birds but once bitten... I give him another season or 2 and he'll have a 12ga SxS in his layuot blind!

I hunt regularly with my brother-in-law, who bouces around between one of a couple 20g sxs guns or O/U and auto guns.

Last year, I started hunting with a fella I knew from the local range. He shoots mostly a CSM 21 .410 or now also a CSM Fox .410 for all upland.

I also have an old friend that now shoots a RBL 20g and a Win 23 12g that hunts in SD with me.

And last yr in SD, I got Builder (Milt) to come over to SD and hunt with us. He brought a new (to him) modern hammergun. I hope to see him back this yr.

But sxs hunters are few and far between.

One guy I have shot with calls my SxS guns Elmir Fudd guns and why would I want to shoot a cartoon gun. Once in awhile I beat him on the SC course and I get my revenge.

Regards, Gordon