Side by Side Questions

[v8stang289]

I like the Bobwhite G2 a lot
I picked one up in 20ga last June. I've only used it for informal clays and for dove this past season. It is a quick handling and great shooting gun. I've always liked the feel and balance of a 20ga double, since shooting my dad's old Ithaca as a kid.

I didn't really get a chance to take it out for rabbit or squirrel this year, and I was having trouble finding the #6 shot I wanted. But I wouldn't hesitate to use it in that role.

It comes in a hard takedown case with 5 chokes and a wrench. Mine usually wears the IC and MOD chokes. They seem to be the best balance for my uses so far.
The trigger pulls are a little heavier than I'd like, but still perfectly usable. I can't recall the exact weight at the moment.

 

[JCooperfan1911]

I like the Bobwhite G2 a lot
I picked one up in 20ga last June. I've only used it for informal clays and for dove this past season. It is a quick handling and great shooting gun. I've always liked the feel and balance of a 20ga double, since shooting my dad's old Ithaca as a kid.

I didn't really get a chance to take it out for rabbit or squirrel this year, and I was having trouble finding the #6 shot I wanted. But I wouldn't hesitate to use it in that role.

It comes in a hard takedown case with 5 chokes and a wrench. Mine usually wears the IC and MOD chokes. They seem to be the best balance for my uses so far.
The trigger pulls are a little heavier than I'd like, but still perfectly usable. I can't recall the exact weight at the moment.

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Beautiful! It has been reliable? About how many rounds would you say you’ve fired through it?

 

[v8stang289]

Beautiful! It has been reliable? About how many rounds would you say you’ve fired through it?

It has been reliable so far but honestly I've not shot it enough to make a definitive statement on long term reliability.
I'm not sure of the exact round count but definitely under 200 at this point. Just a few days of shooting clays with friends and a couple dove hunts. Haven't been able to shoot it nearly as much as I wanted to in the past year due to the covid mess and availability of shells.

 

[George P]

CZs will work well for the average hunter but, IMO, they are not up to the volumes one would shoot in Argentina where the volume is measured in thousands of rounds per DAY

 

[v8stang289]

I shoot handguns and rifles a lot more than shotguns, and all my shotgun shooting is either informal clay games with buddies or hunting, so I'll likely never put more than a few thousand rounds through it. But I enjoy it for what it is.
Not sure what the current price is, but I paid $640 last June in a local gunshop.
Here are a few more pics of mine.
My biggest gripe is the triggers, I just checked them and the front one breaks at 7.5lbs and the rear at 7. I'd prefer 4-5lbs
But for the price I'm extremely happy so far.

 

[George P]

It has 3/4 good attributes: Straight English stock, double triggers and a splinter forearm................now about those choke tubes.................

 

[DocRock]

Won’t have chokes in a SxS myself. Double triggers mean there’s no need. However, as a more general purpose shotgun, chokes will as versatility to your Bobwhite. In 12 ga, choked, it can do anything from Waterfowl to Soda cans. A 20 ga is a better choice for a dedicated bird gun, lighter to carry with enough umph for phezzies and still doable for woodcock. In any event, the Bobwite is more versatile than a coach gun.

 

[LeftyRed]

CZ is making some great shotguns these days.

 

[Gordon]

Darn it now I want one of those CZ SxS ! All my SxS are not good for steel except a Russian .410 one , and I haven't seen steel .410 shot yet
16 gauge and 20 gauge indeed are my favorite double gauges. I was taught by Englishmen to wrap my support finger around the barrels of the splinter forends as a pointing aid and of course it aids in control of the gun . I must admit a Prince of Wales bag type grip is my favorite style , but the straight stock will do.

SKB 200 Field ( with superior wood = $1800 in 2018) 20 gauge 28" barrels and 3" chamber and 5 choke tubes . Excellent single trigger 5.5 pounds and selective ejectors. I traded a Browning BSS+ $500 to get mine ad it is steel shot rated, it is very well made I expect it will out live me and my son who I bought this for .

 

[Virginian]

Chrome bores have absolutely no effect relative to steel shot.

 

[entropy]

I was taught by Englishmen to wrap my support finger around the barrels of the splinter forends as a pointing aid and of course it aids in control of the gun . I must admit a Prince of Wales bag type grip is my favorite style , but the straight stock will do.

I prefer the Prince of Wales grip on 12 & 16 ga., and straight stocks on 20, 28, & .410. A little more purchase on the bigger guns, really not needed on the smaller ones.

As for the fingers along the barrel, that's what they make these for :

https://connecticutshotgun.co/black-leather-handguards/

I don't want to cause more patina on the barrels of my 16 ga. than it has. I haven't needed it to protect my hand, yet.

 

[George P]

CZ is making some great shotguns these days.

except CZ doesn't make them.....

 

[LeftyRed]

Well, they import some nice ones.

 

[George P]

Their maker (Huglu, from the town of the same name) makes a decent enough one for sure). IMO, AKUS is the top in Turkey at this tie. They made the S&W Elite Gold (which became the Cabela's Dickinson) and Kimber Valient (a true 7-pin sidelock) some of the nicest guns at those price points I have seen

 

[Cvans]

Bird guns are not shot at squirrels and rabbits.

Now that's a novel notion. I can't help but wonder what part of the universe that bit of wisdom came from?
For many years I could only afford one shotgun and it was used for everything. If someone had told me I couldn't use it for Rabbits or Squirrels think I would have been furious.