Geneseo1911
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At my local club; O/Us rule. Most guys have a combo with an un-single for trap. I have never seen a SxS there (or anywhere else besides the store for that matter), and pumps & autos are exceptions to the rule.
It seems, though, that the SxS was the "standard" shotgun in the first half of the 20th century, and very old O/Us are not very common (unless this is a mistaken notion on my part).
So the question is, when did the change occur, and why? Why were O/Us uncommon early on? I know they existed at least as early as the 30's (and I suspect earlier). Why did side-by-side's fall out of favor? Was the O/U always the preferred design, but more costly in the days of exposed hammers?
Anybody have any answers? Anybody here remember when over and under's took over American trap & skeet ranges?
It seems, though, that the SxS was the "standard" shotgun in the first half of the 20th century, and very old O/Us are not very common (unless this is a mistaken notion on my part).
So the question is, when did the change occur, and why? Why were O/Us uncommon early on? I know they existed at least as early as the 30's (and I suspect earlier). Why did side-by-side's fall out of favor? Was the O/U always the preferred design, but more costly in the days of exposed hammers?
Anybody have any answers? Anybody here remember when over and under's took over American trap & skeet ranges?