Best 20 for the money

Blkram said:
Is the stock neutral or does it have quite a bit of cast off? (curious as a lefty)
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I have a Stoeger Condor and it is definitely cast for a RH shooter unfortunately. Wish it were straight stocked. I'm going to look at a reflex sight so it will hit to point of aim left handed.
 
Dale a straight edge will show you how much cast the stock has, 1/4 inch is fairly standard.
For you south paws out there, we all became programmed with side by sides to smash our faces against the stock to compensate for cast off. What I found after getting cast on applied to my 20gauge is a feeling of almost not establishing a cheek weld. I do of course but it seems so light now I’ll have to relearn a consistent gun mount. The difference being left handed and actually being able to shoot a gun with proper cast is remarkable. Best $150.00 bucks I ever spent on a shotgun was getting the stock bent just a little.
 
As I just didn't do well with the O/Us, and did better with the semis and pumps, I didn't use them very much...so hopefully I don't have as big a learning curve when I finally find a SxS with nuetral cast or cast on. I know I have a decent cheekweld, but don't feel as though I am smashing my cheek into the stock.
Thanks, appreciate! the feedback!
I know that CZ make a Southpaw version (Bob White G2)...I just haven't seen one yet to try the cast on for feel.
Anyone play with this SxS?
 
Blkram said:
As I just didn't do well with the O/Us, and did better with the semis and pumps, I didn't use them very much...so hopefully I don't have as big a learning curve when I finally find a SxS with nuetral cast or cast on. I know I have a decent cheekweld, but don't feel as though I am smashing my cheek into the stock.
Thanks, appreciate! the feedback!
I know that CZ make a Southpaw version (Bob White G2)...I just haven't seen one yet to try the cast on for feel.
Anyone play with this SxS?
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Have not seen one yet but hope to find one to try. They make an over under too that's a lefty.
Benelli makes an over under too that you can shim the stock for left or right but it's pricey.
 
gerry said:
Have not seen one yet but hope to find one to try. They make an over under too that's a lefty.
Benelli makes an over under too that you can shim the stock for left or right but it's pricey.
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There's just something special about the SxS that O/U doesn't quite have...
not saying there isn't something classy about an O/U...but it just isn't the same...and I can't quite explain it...perhaps it is that slim side profile that looks like it carries better in the hand...
I guess it comes down to personal taste...

Saw a photo that someone posted of a Savage Fox A Grade in 20 ga on another forum...an amazing, classy/classic looking firearm!
Apparently there a couple for sale here in Canada at the moment (not this one)...both north of $4000
Savage Fox A grade 20 Ga.jpeg
 
When you look at the Fox above, and yes the Fox A grade is a very nice gun, you see the arrangement of the triggers. On a classic sxs the second trigger is set to the left of the first trigger to reduce or prevent the risk of doubling. I have relatively thick fingers and being left handed the meat of my trigger finger can, under recoil, pick up that second trigger. If you blow up the pictures of the attached AYA that was built for left handed shooter, the triggers have been reversed.
The CZ bobwhite does have a little, no one at CZ has told me how much, cast on built into the stock. The did not reverse the triggers for a left handed shooter.
The solution is either a single trigger, as in the Fausti I’m having built or training to fire the left barrel first. Physics is physics and with an English stock your hand will move slightly rearward under recoil making it more difficult to get to the front trigger.https://www.gunbroker.com/item/1086042075
 
Thanks, I was unsure of the trigger orientation of a LH sxs w/ dual triggers...
I think that having a single trigger would simplify things in this regard...
 
salmonchaser said:
Well, most reviews are favorable and it functions reliably, which is the kind of feedback you often see on shotgun forums. Handling leaves something to be desired, but that comes down to personal preference. One issue I’ve noticed with less expensive doubles is barrel regulation, where one barrel can pattern very differently from the other. When people weigh cost versus quality, they often think in terms of overall value, similar to how offers like https://casinosanalyzer.com/no-deposit-bonuses are viewed as a way to reduce upfront spending. It’s a matter of balancing risk and budget. That same thinking applies when choosing firearms. I’ve owned three Turkish guns and all of them doubled, while I never had that issue with SKB, Browning, or Beretta.
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It may be worth going over budget.(y)
 
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American Tactical calvary, 3" chambers, screw in chokes, selective. extractors/ejectors, barrel selector...a nice shotgun for the price, they do run around 600 bucks.
 
My wife has a Franchi Affinity 20 ga 3"Mag that she uses for turkey and rabbits that raid her garden.

JD338
 
Find a good older Rem 870 Wingmaster and find a complete set of original Vent Rib barrels starting with the 18.5” Cylinder and Deer Slug Barrel. Love that 26” VR IC barrel for grouse hunting.
 
Alaska said:
Find a good older Rem 870 Wingmaster and find a complete set of original Vent Rib barrels starting with the 18.5” Cylinder and Deer Slug Barrel. Love that 26” VR IC barrel for grouse hunting.
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We, my brothers and I grew up on those 26 inch barrels. Love em.
 
I have a Remington 1100 20 gauge that was gifted me in 1968. It is a vent rib 26" improved cylinder barrel. I shot thousands of quail both bobs and blues. I'm not sure you could buy them cheap today. It's one built on the 12 gauge receiver, not the later feather weights.
 
Bruce Mc said:
I have a Remington 1100 20 gauge that was gifted me in 1968. It is a vent rib 26" improved cylinder barrel. I shot thousands of quail both bobs and blues. I'm not sure you could buy them cheap today. It's one built on the 12 gauge receiver, not the later feather weights.
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Bruce
You have one of the good ones.

JD338
 
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