entropy
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No they aren't, you just have to know where to look. I just ordered some Saturday.For hunting, a SxS with double triggers is the way to go.
Nothing is faster at getting off a follow up shot.
Nothing.
For HD look for a SxS with hammers.
You can't keep a hammerless SxS loaded without it being cocked, relying solely on the safety, which is never a good idea.
Or get a pump action.
I like old Wing Masters but Ithaca 37s and Mossberg 500s will get the job done---they've been doing it for the military and police for decades.
If you have the $$$$, Winchester Model 12 and 1897s are the gold standard, but parts for the 97 are made of unobtainium
I like the Lefever, riomouse! I had a Stevens 311 16 ga. done just like that, great grouse and small game gun. The BPS receiver is a tad longer, in all the gauges; it's more pronounced in the smaller gauges.
My bedside gun is an Ithaca 37, though I confess a preference for 870's. I still toy with the idea now and then of getting a 97 and making it an HD gun.