Cut my teeth on shotgunning with side by sides starting with a little 28 gauge Belgian hammer gun Damascus twist barrels and all, graduating to an old Spanish SXS with hammers, borer in the stock and a good gap between barrels and breach face, then an Aya hammerless with which I started trap and skeet shooting. God knows what the chokes were. As I got into clay target competition as well as more and more game-birds in 1984 I bought a new Miroku SP 7000 Sporter O/U, Grade One but with beautiful wood. I wouldn't sell that gun for love nor money, still using it regularly. With a 13mm top rib the O/U is just perfect and shoots like no other gun I have ever owned or used.

Would I own or use a SXS again, not on your life.