when broken open and carried over the shoulder, the sxs is more comfortable imo. for shooting (top bbl first) for me it seems easier to stay on target for a follow up, or 2nd shot by raising the bbl than to move it side to side, and MAY be slightly faster. but that is really splitting hairs. Most serious clay shooters use o/u's, I doubt it's coincidence. I'm kinda hooked on semi auto now.
Thanks, Nacho.
1 more thing, shooting a double bbl is NO handicap unless trying for a triple. the absence of a bolt shortens the oal with the same length bbl, handles and comes to shoulder and on target MUCH FASTER. Plus you can have a diff choke and shot size in each bbl, way more versatile. I'd opt for a 20ga.
i have been looking @ o/u's recently, and on a budget i think the stoeger condor is about as budgetable as it gets. the savage 512 isnt too bad either. i shoot my grampas sxs l.c. smith and love shooting it! it is great for clays, birds, and i have taken hogs with buckshot with it as well.
I bought a used Brazilian made SXS 20 ga,can't remember the make and model off hand, choked IC/MOD with 26" barrels, solid rib and double triggers for my stepson. Got it from a guy in Tampa when I was working over there off FL Guntrader and only gave $120.00 for it. Patrick loves it and Nacho and Wingshooter can attest to his ability to shoot doubles with it on doves. Perfect hunting gun! Watch FL Guntrader, I have seen some decent shooter/hunting grade SXS shotguns come up for very little money.
