Not sure why I gravitated to doubles. No one I knew shot them. We had Stevens single .410's in my family. But when I'd saved enough money to buy a gun, I wanted one of the 311 doubles. Instead, Dad found me a Savage 420 OU 20ga at a bait and tackle shop run by a retired cop. I really wanted a sxs, but I was impressed because it had significantly more firepower than my old .410 single.
Stationed overseas, I was reading Evans' "The Upland Shooting Life". Initially ordered a Beretta (BL-4, I think) 20ga which arrived with a cracked stock. Hunting season approaching, I caught a flight up to Rota, Spain. Choice at the Navy Rod & Gun Club came down to an Ithaca SKB 150 12ga, 28", IC/M for $162, or a Winchester 101 20ga, 28", M/F for $190. Went with the SKB and it's been mostly sxs ever since. (1972 military prices, for those with sticker shock.)
Last edited by L. Brown; 12/13/13 07:58 PM.
