O/U vs. SXS

Drummer101 · June 3, 2010, 09:49 PM

What is your pick and why?

I just think a SXS looks much better, but wish I had both...

cbuchanan87 · June 3, 2010, 10:41 PM

I think O/U shotguns are some of the best looking guns out there.

OkieCruffler · June 3, 2010, 11:18 PM

SXS but only because I cut my teeth on one.

zippy13 · June 4, 2010, 12:01 AM

Gotta be a classic SxS, with double triggers, if I'm invited to shoot with the nobility, otherwise it's gotta be an O/U.
Why?… Because I can shoot higher scores with an O/U.
The wider SxS blocks my view of rising targets, and I prefer the narrower grip of a O/U's beavertail. On the technical side, an O/U is vertically regulated opposed to a SxS's horizontal. And, the O/U is free of the SxS's lateral eccentricity while resolving recoil.

Waterengineer · June 4, 2010, 02:27 AM

"....if I'm invited to shoot with nobility....."

Zippy, that's a good one....you crack me up.

.300 Weatherby Mag · June 4, 2010, 02:37 AM

Both...

I like shooting a side by side because they are generally an oddity at most ranges and in the field...

zippy13 · June 4, 2010, 04:47 AM

Waterengineer,
See PM

oneounceload · June 4, 2010, 06:12 AM

Gotta go with Zippy for the same reasons, even though I just picked up a SxS with DT.....

if it's nobility, then something from the likes of DMB, Purdey, H&H, even lowly AyA would get the nod

pythagorean · June 4, 2010, 08:45 AM

I shoot trap better with the SXS which goes against the odds. For me the swing of the SXS is more even.

knight0334 · June 4, 2010, 12:27 PM

SxS, with double triggers, and exposed hammers.. Because all the critters I've ever seen had eyes like this..

BigJimP · June 4, 2010, 12:54 PM

I'm still chuckling at Zippy's comment ...

but for me its an O/U ...and I'm not likely to wear a kilt and visit the lads in the old country anytime soon on a grouse hunt

- but I would still take an O/U. For me, its the single sight plane that an O/U gives me and I sure don't want any double triggers on a gun .... / I like the single triggers.

I'm only 60 ( not nearly as old as Zippy ...

) so I was never around any SXS's when I was a young fella ...(nobody in my family had that kind of money) ...so I've never developed an affinity for a SXS.

badge851 · June 4, 2010, 01:59 PM

SxS w/Double triggers for me - no other gun balances as well .

PJR · June 4, 2010, 02:17 PM

I shoot both. O/u for clays, sxs for upland hunting.

If I had to choose only one it would be o/u but it would be a greatly diminished existence.

oneounceload · June 4, 2010, 02:58 PM

Quote:

I shoot both. O/u for clays, sxs for upland hunting.

If I had to choose only one it would be o/u but it would be a greatly diminished existence.

Same preference here. Having had the opportunities to be allowed to handle, fondle, and shoot some very nice SxS guns, my Savage/Fox BSE is probably going to be sold. (Similar to getting rid of the original old stogy wife for a newer model!.....

)

Waterengineer · June 4, 2010, 03:11 PM

Ding, ding ding.....we have a weiner! Give that man a "C"-gar!

Agreed, the right answer is vertical barrels for stupid clay and horizontal for pheasants or chukar.

Although I do use a 28 ga O/U for those measly quail in GA nd FL.

oneounceload · June 4, 2010, 03:18 PM

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Although I do use a 28 ga O/U for those measly quail in GA nd FL.

If those are the "Plantation" or "Preserve" type of quail, a slingshot should be more than adequate with a 410 being overkill............

BigJimP · June 4, 2010, 04:04 PM

now that's just mean ...picking on plantation hunters ...

(where else will the guys from NYC go to hunt and drink heavily / or drink heavily and hunt - without their wives hanging around for a few days ) ..??

LSnSC · June 5, 2010, 07:44 AM

I shoot an O/u better, but a SxS is sexier. Its a sad fact, but there arent enough wild quail left to hunt in the SE. If it wasnt for pen raised birds there would be no quail hunting anymore. I have a few coveys on my property but, they dont get hunted. Theyre just too valuable. Most of the farms I grew up hunting, are now subdivisions full of northern transplants taking up valuable space while waiting to die.

Dave McC · June 5, 2010, 08:12 AM

In a perfect world, O/U for clays, SxS for birds.

darkgael · June 6, 2010, 08:30 AM

Oh, you guys. Another poll asking me to do the impossible.
I voted sxs because that's what I hunt grouse with
but, y'know, with this trap shooting stuff, my next gun is probably going to be an O/U.

Durangogun · June 9, 2010, 06:28 PM

Although this statement has been rare in my life: "I agree with the majority opinion." (Maybe it's because this majority is made up of hunters and shooters.)

I shoot O/U for games, SXS for game. I stole that phrase from Stephen Bodio but I don't think he'll mind.

I used to shoot most of my game with a 20 ga., but in the past few years I've gravitated to the 12 and the 28. I mostly hunt over my dog and friends' dogs. I prefer to hunt with a SXS 28 when I can. What doesn't feel ethical to hunt with the 28 (like wild flushing Kansas roosters on a windy day) I hunt with a SXS 12.

There are still a few places with good populations of wild bobwhite most years. Very few places left, I know. I'm lucky enough to have a standing invitation to one of them. The 28 is made for them; them, and my local grouse.

Bigjim3 · June 9, 2010, 06:39 PM

I like both of them the same. both great shooters its just what you like..

oneounceload · June 9, 2010, 07:49 PM

Quote:

I used to shoot most of my game with a 20 ga., but in the past few years I've gravitated to the 12 and the 28. I mostly hunt over my dog and friends' dogs. I prefer to hunt with a SXS 28 when I can. What doesn't feel ethical to hunt with the 28 (like wild flushing Kansas roosters on a windy day) I hunt with a SXS 12.

Awesome! You can always share pics of those SxS guns for our old sore eyes

Durangogun · June 10, 2010, 09:09 AM

Oneounce,

My SXS guns are nothing fancy. Both CZs--a Bobwhite in 12 and a Ringneck in 28. But I do enjoy them, and they have both shot well for me and been reliable.

Here are a few pics.

My wonderful setter, Freckles, with the 12 ga. Bobwhite and a pair of grouse we took up on the ridge above our house. Freckles passed away last December and we miss him. This fall we'll hunt with his kid brother, Buddy:

The actions of the two guns. For those not familiar with CZ guns, both are boxlocks. The sideplates on the 28 are decorative.

The breech of the 28:

Skans · June 10, 2010, 09:38 AM

I picked O/U. Reasons:

1. That's what I learned to shoot clays with.
2. That's what I own.
3. I don't know much about SxS/s, so I stick to what I know.

Pretty lame reasons?

View Poll Results: What do you prefer
O/U	40	46.51%
SXS	46	53.49%
Voters: 86. You may not vote on this poll

June 3, 2010, 09:49 PM	#1
Drummer101 Senior Member Join Date: October 22, 2009 Location: DFW Posts: 943	O/U vs. SXS What is your pick and why? I just think a SXS looks much better, but wish I had both...

June 3, 2010, 11:18 PM	#3
OkieCruffler Senior Member Join Date: July 9, 2001 Location: Denison Texas on the banks of Texhoma Posts: 1,556	SXS but only because I cut my teeth on one. __________________ John A. Monroe, Never Forgive, Never Forget, Blood Pays Blood

June 4, 2010, 12:54 PM	#11
BigJimP Senior Member Join Date: February 23, 2005 Posts: 13,195	I'm still chuckling at Zippy's comment ... but for me its an O/U ...and I'm not likely to wear a kilt and visit the lads in the old country anytime soon on a grouse hunt - but I would still take an O/U. For me, its the single sight plane that an O/U gives me and I sure don't want any double triggers on a gun .... / I like the single triggers. I'm only 60 ( not nearly as old as Zippy ...) so I was never around any SXS's when I was a young fella ...(nobody in my family had that kind of money) ...so I've never developed an affinity for a SXS.

June 4, 2010, 01:59 PM	#12
badge851 Senior Member Join Date: April 25, 2005 Location: Olympia, WA Posts: 326	SxS w/Double triggers for me - no other gun balances as well . __________________ Only two defining forces have ever died for you: 1. Jesus Christ. 2. The American Soldier, Sailor, Airman, & Marine. One died for your soul, the other for your freedom.

June 3, 2010, 10:41 PM	#2
cbuchanan87 Member Join Date: February 2, 2009 Posts: 62	I think O/U shotguns are some of the best looking guns out there.

June 4, 2010, 12:01 AM	#4
zippy13 Senior Member Join Date: August 23, 2008 Location: SoCal Posts: 6,442	Gotta be a classic SxS, with double triggers, if I'm invited to shoot with the nobility, otherwise it's gotta be an O/U. Why?… Because I can shoot higher scores with an O/U. The wider SxS blocks my view of rising targets, and I prefer the narrower grip of a O/U's beavertail. On the technical side, an O/U is vertically regulated opposed to a SxS's horizontal. And, the O/U is free of the SxS's lateral eccentricity while resolving recoil.

June 4, 2010, 02:27 AM	#5
Waterengineer Senior Member Join Date: February 7, 2006 Location: Aurora, CO and Palm Beach, FL Posts: 863	"....if I'm invited to shoot with nobility....." Zippy, that's a good one....you crack me up.

June 4, 2010, 02:37 AM	#6
.300 Weatherby Mag Senior Member Join Date: September 6, 2008 Posts: 1,777	Both... I like shooting a side by side because they are generally an oddity at most ranges and in the field...

June 4, 2010, 04:47 AM	#7
zippy13 Senior Member Join Date: August 23, 2008 Location: SoCal Posts: 6,442	Waterengineer, See PM

June 4, 2010, 06:12 AM	#8
oneounceload Junior member Join Date: April 18, 2008 Location: N. Central Florida Posts: 8,518	Gotta go with Zippy for the same reasons, even though I just picked up a SxS with DT..... if it's nobility, then something from the likes of DMB, Purdey, H&H, even lowly AyA would get the nod

June 4, 2010, 08:45 AM	#9
pythagorean Junior member Join Date: January 27, 2008 Posts: 970	I shoot trap better with the SXS which goes against the odds. For me the swing of the SXS is more even.

June 4, 2010, 12:27 PM	#10
knight0334 Senior Member Join Date: January 1, 2006 Location: Brookville, PA Posts: 442	SxS, with double triggers, and exposed hammers.. Because all the critters I've ever seen had eyes like this..

June 4, 2010, 02:17 PM	#13
PJR Senior Member Join Date: May 31, 2000 Posts: 1,127	I shoot both. O/u for clays, sxs for upland hunting. If I had to choose only one it would be o/u but it would be a greatly diminished existence.

June 4, 2010, 03:11 PM	#15
Waterengineer Senior Member Join Date: February 7, 2006 Location: Aurora, CO and Palm Beach, FL Posts: 863	Ding, ding ding.....we have a weiner! Give that man a "C"-gar! Agreed, the right answer is vertical barrels for stupid clay and horizontal for pheasants or chukar. Although I do use a 28 ga O/U for those measly quail in GA nd FL.

June 4, 2010, 04:04 PM	#17
BigJimP Senior Member Join Date: February 23, 2005 Posts: 13,195	now that's just mean ...picking on plantation hunters ... (where else will the guys from NYC go to hunt and drink heavily / or drink heavily and hunt - without their wives hanging around for a few days ) ..??

June 5, 2010, 07:44 AM	#18
LSnSC Senior Member Join Date: January 5, 2010 Posts: 514	I shoot an O/u better, but a SxS is sexier. Its a sad fact, but there arent enough wild quail left to hunt in the SE. If it wasnt for pen raised birds there would be no quail hunting anymore. I have a few coveys on my property but, they dont get hunted. Theyre just too valuable. Most of the farms I grew up hunting, are now subdivisions full of northern transplants taking up valuable space while waiting to die.

June 5, 2010, 08:12 AM	#19
Dave McC Staff In Memoriam Join Date: October 13, 1999 Location: Columbia, Md, USA Posts: 8,811	In a perfect world, O/U for clays, SxS for birds.

June 6, 2010, 08:30 AM	#20
darkgael Senior Member Join Date: February 9, 2006 Location: Homes in Brooklyn, NY and in Pennsylvania. Posts: 5,473	Poll Oh, you guys. Another poll asking me to do the impossible. I voted sxs because that's what I hunt grouse with but, y'know, with this trap shooting stuff, my next gun is probably going to be an O/U. __________________ “Auto racing, bull fighting, and mountain climbing are the only real sports ... all others are games.” Ernest Hemingway ... NRA Life Member

June 9, 2010, 06:28 PM	#21
Durangogun Junior Member Join Date: February 5, 2010 Location: Southwest Colorado Posts: 14	O/U for games; SXS for game Although this statement has been rare in my life: "I agree with the majority opinion." (Maybe it's because this majority is made up of hunters and shooters.) I shoot O/U for games, SXS for game. I stole that phrase from Stephen Bodio but I don't think he'll mind. I used to shoot most of my game with a 20 ga., but in the past few years I've gravitated to the 12 and the 28. I mostly hunt over my dog and friends' dogs. I prefer to hunt with a SXS 28 when I can. What doesn't feel ethical to hunt with the 28 (like wild flushing Kansas roosters on a windy day) I hunt with a SXS 12. There are still a few places with good populations of wild bobwhite most years. Very few places left, I know. I'm lucky enough to have a standing invitation to one of them. The 28 is made for them; them, and my local grouse.

June 9, 2010, 06:39 PM	#22
Bigjim3 Senior Member Join Date: November 21, 2008 Location: Alabama Posts: 419	I like both of them the same. both great shooters its just what you like.. __________________ Jesus according to Luke:22:36: Then said he unto them, ,,,,,, and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one......... Thomas Jefferson: "No man shall ever be debarred the use of arms. The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government."

June 10, 2010, 09:09 AM	#24
Durangogun Junior Member Join Date: February 5, 2010 Location: Southwest Colorado Posts: 14	The SXS guns . . . Oneounce, My SXS guns are nothing fancy. Both CZs--a Bobwhite in 12 and a Ringneck in 28. But I do enjoy them, and they have both shot well for me and been reliable. Here are a few pics. My wonderful setter, Freckles, with the 12 ga. Bobwhite and a pair of grouse we took up on the ridge above our house. Freckles passed away last December and we miss him. This fall we'll hunt with his kid brother, Buddy: The actions of the two guns. For those not familiar with CZ guns, both are boxlocks. The sideplates on the 28 are decorative. The breech of the 28:

June 10, 2010, 09:38 AM	#25
Skans Senior Member Join Date: November 20, 2008 Posts: 11,132	I picked O/U. Reasons: 1. That's what I learned to shoot clays with. 2. That's what I own. 3. I don't know much about SxS/s, so I stick to what I know. Pretty lame reasons?