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cr500
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SXS for hunting pigs, birds
#10084 - 25/02/04 11:08 AM

I havent had much to do with shotguns ,but will be after a side by side , mainly for hunting pigs and ducks ,but maybe some informal clay shooting later. I was after one with barrels about 30" long, double triggers and able to take high presure 3" shells. What recomendations are there for a decent one without spending huge bucks.

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Re: SXS for hunting pigs, birds [Re: cr500]
#10086 - 25/02/04 11:11 AM

...i think the beretta 471 silver hawks (around usd2,800) are one of the best deals around...one of their euro models features shorten rifled slug barrels for hogs, etc...

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Re: SXS for hunting pigs, birds [Re: cr500]
#10092 - 25/02/04 12:06 PM

I have a Simson Suhl S/S in 12 g with 30" barrels.

I find the barrels too long and get in the way sometimes. I think you may find this is the case especially for pigs in thick country.

This shotgun has 2 3/4 chambers so can't comment on 3" ones.

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cr500
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Re: SXS for hunting pigs, birds [Re: ThomasEdwards]
#10112 - 25/02/04 04:16 PM

I was wanting to spend less than US$1000 for my first one. Second hand would be OK. Later on I intend to get a realy good one ,an old English double hopefully. Do any of the reasonably priced SXS doubles have the modern back bored barrels etc with removable chokes?

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cr500
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Re: SXS for hunting pigs, birds [Re: NitroX]
#10113 - 25/02/04 04:20 PM

I was initialy thinking of shorter barrels for pigs in the bush ,but I have read and heard from others more knowlegable than myself that 30" barrels are better for wing shooting and clays. I will just have to get by with the xtra length or maybe down to 28"

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Re: SXS for hunting pigs, birds [Re: cr500]
#10115 - 25/02/04 04:30 PM

Miroku made a very good basic SXS with no frills back in the 60's and early 70's that they exported to the US. I don't know whether they got your way, but if you find one it should be at a good price. It will be in 2 3/4" chamber, but they open out to 3" with no problem.

I owned one for many years...bought new about 1967...and rechambered to 3" about 1969. I gave it to a lifelong buddy who still uses it as his only shotgun, and he hunts the hell out of the gun...never a problem!

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NitroX
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Re: SXS for hunting pigs, birds [Re: cr500]
#10130 - 25/02/04 06:17 PM

30" is great for pass shooting. The longer sighting plane helps a lot.

Personally I just find I bang it around a little as the barrels are longer than what I am used to.

I like my barrels to be around 26 to 28" so its not a lot of difference.

I'm trying to think of a nice side-by-side in your price range but it has been a while since I bought one, twenty years in fact. Bought two in the same week back then, the Simson and then a Spanish Azhur.

The Merkels are nice, not sure of the price though.

I HAVE been looking at second hand lighter weight side by sides with 2 1/2" inch chambers and started to get tempted. They WERE nicely priced when I started looking but not recently. I would like a nice light weight gun with open chokes for quail and similar shooting.

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