

When bird hunting, two triggers gave the owner an option of barrel constrictions for both long and close shots. The reason side-by-sides have two triggers is because they date back to the mid-1800s before the invention of screw-in shotgun chokes. Don’t strangle the gun, but hold it firmly.Ģ. To manage recoil, always make certain that the side by side is firmly against your face (right under the cheekbone) and the fleshy pocket between your breast and shoulder. In fact, it doesn’t have to be if you follow some important tips.ġ.

So, a side-by-side may sound pretty awful by now. That means they can be lighter than over/unders with a stock that feels uncomfortable: the bottom line is a wallop to the face, shoulder or both. Side-by-sides are nearly all field guns intended to be carried for miles in wingshooting hunts, with stock angles optimized for fast-moving quarry. Given the design of a traditional side-by-side, introductions to them are often painful.

The elegant lines of a classic side-by-side.
