rascal_2005 Posted April 13, 2011 Report Share Posted April 13, 2011 hey boys and girls. i was just wondering (prob a bit cheeky) i am thinking of getting a SxS soon but i have never shot one?? now i was wondering if anyone in the sussex area would mind lending me one to see how i get on? i know it sounds like a micky take, but theres a few lads on here that can vouch for me. anyone that can help, dont hesitate to PM thanks guys john boy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted April 13, 2011 Report Share Posted April 13, 2011 I'll save you the agro, it'll kick and you'll not be able to shoot for toffee with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
libs Posted April 13, 2011 Report Share Posted April 13, 2011 I'll save you the agro, it'll kick and you'll not be able to shoot for toffee with it +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rascal_2005 Posted April 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2011 gotta give it a try tho bud, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
libs Posted April 13, 2011 Report Share Posted April 13, 2011 gotta give it a try tho bud, Fair, if you were closer and I was around more I'd lend you mine, it hasn't left the safe for anything other than an oil for a long time now. I only ever use it just to check it still works! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rascal_2005 Posted April 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2011 Fair, if you were closer and I was around more I'd lend you mine, it hasn't left the safe for anything other than an oil for a long time now. I only ever use it just to check it still works! Why dont you move? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougall Posted April 13, 2011 Report Share Posted April 13, 2011 Rascal, Go to Bisley/William Evans,go in the shop and look at their s/s and they will let you try one.They always have a selection. ATB.If we ever happened to be at the same clay ground you would be welcome to have a couple of shots but I cannot bring myself to lend a gun to someone I do not know. ATB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rascal_2005 Posted April 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2011 dougall, i can understand were your coming from bud. but im a really nice fella haha all jokes aside thats a nice offer. were do you shoot around sussex bud? im struggling to find places at the mo?! i dont know how your finding it? thanks again mate john boy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Duncan Posted April 13, 2011 Report Share Posted April 13, 2011 I'll save you the agro, it'll kick and you'll not be able to shoot for toffee with it Never tried shooting toffee with mine. Its fab for rabbits woodies and clays too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougall Posted April 13, 2011 Report Share Posted April 13, 2011 was that a double discharge? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rascal_2005 Posted April 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2011 hes so excited about SxS's what gun do you have then dougall? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackinbox99 Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 You may find you love it. I bought a s/s last year and now its one of my favourite guns and the first I tend to pick up when I go clay shooting. Mine was a very cheap sub £100 spanish one. Now when I try and use my o/u, it feels really weird and not "right" so I stick with the s/s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MK38 Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 Give it a try, you can get a cheap Spanish SxS for little money... try a few as they will all be a little different in fit, find one you like and if you can't get on with it either sell it or keep it in the cabinet as a spare. They don't have to kick more than any other gun, providing it fits you ok.... and don't use heavy loads if you don't have to. I prefer to use one when walking about as they are great to carry... light and comfortable on the arm. Mine gets used for clays as well, though it's not great for it , it will do ok..... i can miss just as many with it as any other sort ! Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted April 16, 2011 Report Share Posted April 16, 2011 My dad prefer the SxS to OU, some people do, nothing wrong with it! IF you were closer you could have a go with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamster Posted April 16, 2011 Report Share Posted April 16, 2011 I wish I had a S/S so I could get rid by giving it to you . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cookoff013 Posted April 16, 2011 Report Share Posted April 16, 2011 i love my sxs, light and nimble. big cartridges are a no-no, but it does the best it can with any light load. its so over choked, it really is a bird gun only. so no big loads. they just overheat a tad on clays, however they do need fitting correctly, mine needed 1/2" lop adding, changed the poi by a foot atleast. bringing the poi down. it is very common, to have a short stocked sxs. hitting game with one is so much more an experience. it just needs a flick... also guns have 2 triggers, takes along time to get sorted with them, but is really rewarding shooting double trigger. i went pheasant shooting first time with mine. i did very well. only screwed up a couple of shots. i cant recomend them enough, for game shooting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted April 16, 2011 Report Share Posted April 16, 2011 also guns have 2 triggers, takes along time to get sorted with them, but is really rewarding shooting double trigger.i went pheasant shooting first time with mine. i did very well. only screwed up a couple of shots. i cant recomend them enough, for game shooting. Not all I have single trigger (non selective) ejector and there are selective single triggers out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchieboy Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 I have owned and used both an O/U and a SxS 12 bores. I prefer the O/U for clays (Not that I am any good on clays) but I much prefer the feel of a SxS for rough shooting. I find the SxS slightly lighter and feel more comfortable carrying one about the fields. As for "kick", I don't find much difference but I would not recomend using a heavy load in a SxS! Hope you get sorted and let us know how you find the difference! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gobfish Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 I was brought up on a sxs and still use one by preference,I can't figure out why people say they kick more than a o/u surely that's governed by your cartridge choice, perhaps someone could explain this!!! I often put 36gram winchester super speeds through mine if I'm shooting something that needs it and don't have any probs. I remember Litts (the one over the bridge) used to let you put a box of carts through any gun (2nd hand) on their grounds if you were serious about buying it but obviously no gunshop is going to let you take a gun away for a couple of weeks, If you find somewhere to try a gun for the day would that be enough of fair trial?? though I admit some guns I've tried one cartridge has been enough, fitting being all with any gun!! The best gun is the one you can use the best whatever the config.... though being 'old school' I still would rather see sxs in use on pheasant shoots , o/u still don't look right to me.... having said all that I do own two o/u as I don't want to bring my kids up on old fashioned sxs. I'd rather they started in the new world and did't get stuck in outdated ways ..... like me I regularly pass through Sussex and have 12g 20g and 410 in sxs, so if you get desperate I'm sure something can be arranged Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchieboy Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 (edited) Just to add to my previous post - I have just been given an Italian SxS 12 bore with 25&1/2 inch barrels on it and went out yesterday evening to try it. Using Winchester 70mm 6 shot cartridges this little gun completely surprised me - There is less "kick" from this SxS than any other that I have used. My "guess" is that the amount of recoil (Kick) can often be down to the individual gun rather than taken as a generalisation between an O/U or a SxS and as has just been said the cartridge choice can make a lot of difference! Try to get out with a friend and have a go with one yourself mate, that's the best way to judge what suits you but the thing to remember is that the fit is the most important thing! Edited April 18, 2011 by Frenchieboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rascal_2005 Posted April 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 thanks alot guys, im going to really pester some of the lads i know to see if i can get a trial, sounds like i weill defo have to try it my self to see if i get on with it? thanks for the ofers and advice lads. john boy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cookoff013 Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 if you handload, subsonic #4 can take down game. the gun wont even twitch. only i am the limitation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rascal_2005 Posted April 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 i dont have the tools nor know how to home load bud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamster Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 I was brought up on a sxs and still use one by preference,I can't figure out why people say they kick more than a o/u surely that's governed by your cartridge choice, perhaps someone could explain this!!! I`ll have a go at explaining this, actual recoil is a product of gun weight versus shot load and speed, other factors come into play as well but they play into what is often referred to as perceived recoil. Despite what you may have read or been told before, it is a fact that 99% of S/S guns are lighter than 99% of O/U guns so they are on the backfoot from the start. They also tend to have shorter barrels of 28" or under which makes them flippy compared to O/U`s. The more modern O/U guns also have the advantage of having somewhat beefier stocks which helps in staying put under your cheek, coupled to rubber recoil pads being all but standard fare. When fired the recoil phase of a S/S is different too as it can feel as though it recoils up and sideways depending on which barrel is engaged . They do look better than O/U guns on a game shoot I agree but they are not a match for the O/U or else you`d see them more at clays shoots. Come to think of it you don`t see that many in a pigon hide either and you`re just as likely to see O/U`s on game shoots too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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