> > And yes, if you’ve shot with anything else before, shooting with a side by > side can be challenging. I didn’t like them myself. >
Ah, but the aesthetic! For whatever reason, I love the look of a side-by-side. My primary varmint piece is a "New Baker" 12-ga double. It needed a new firing pin, which the local gunsmith fabbed, and there was a chunk out of the stock, at the action, which I cut in and fit. I'm very proud of that job, you can barely tell where the new wood begins and the old ends, and it fits the metal perfectly. I love the heft and feel. Unfortunately it fits me like crap, it's difficult for me to hit with it. If I hold it so that I think it's 'best', and have swung then aimed it and got it seeming right, ignoring the stock, the butt of it is nowhere near my shoulder. And it's not just a length thing. OTOH, I never consulted a fitting expert, other than myself. I could be way off base. Still, that's what I reach for rather than the Win 97. I have some Spanish (?) doubles in smaller gauges, including a nice little .410 that is just too cute for words. These, unlike some, are scaled properly, not just different barrels on a 12-ga action. -- Jim _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
