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Today I learned... about Double Barrel shotguns...

Posted on 10/14/22 at 10:38 am
Posted by WWII Collector
Member since Oct 2018
8949 posts
Posted on 10/14/22 at 10:38 am
While just reaserching for which trigger fires which barrel... I learned that the front trigger fires the right barrel which has an open choke... While the rear trigger fires the left barrel with a modified choke for a longer shot...

all these years....

Well I will do a little better on the squirrel hunt with my little 20 gauge now... Guess I will carry standard 6 shot in the right barrel and Remington express xtra long range 6 in the left...

It's a Savage Fox 20 gauge
Posted by Jesco
Houston
Member since May 2022
282 posts
Posted on 10/14/22 at 10:48 am to
Why not just use the same load, and let the chokes make up the difference?
Posted by TideHater
Orange Beach AL
Member since May 2007
19863 posts
Posted on 10/14/22 at 10:54 am to
Now do Over/Under
Posted by Clyde Tipton
Planet Earth
Member since Dec 2007
40799 posts
Posted on 10/14/22 at 11:00 am to
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Now do Over/Under


I like an IC on top and Mod on bottom. Obviously, shoot the top barrel first.
Posted by armsdealer
Member since Feb 2016
12295 posts
Posted on 10/14/22 at 11:13 am to
I knew a guy into big game hunting and he would get a new rifle for each hunt. He would get these 3 barreled guns, sometimes it was 3 rifle barrels, sometimes it was a combo of shotgun and rifle barrels. One trigger worked on the right and left bottom barrel, I forget which order and then the other trigger worked on the top. It honestly would have been cheaper and probably lighter for the guy to carry two guns...
Posted by WhuckFistle
Member since Jul 2015
3399 posts
Posted on 10/14/22 at 11:18 am to
When I was 15, my cousin had me shoot his over under double barrel 10 gauge once. Never again.

Not sure what loads he had but he told me to shoot both barrels at the same time. Was not prepared for that kick.
Posted by tadman
Member since Jun 2020
5428 posts
Posted on 10/14/22 at 11:22 am to
quote:

Not sure what loads he had but he told me to shoot both barrels at the same time. Was not prepared for that kick.


I had an older 12g o/u with double trigger, and it was real easy to fan the trigger if you didn't concentrate just right.

That was a nasty surprise a few times. It wasn't worth fixing, an old POS Zolli I paid a few hundred for.
Posted by WWII Collector
Member since Oct 2018
8949 posts
Posted on 10/14/22 at 11:28 am to
The barrels are stamped

Right barrel says 7x

Left Barrel 24X

What exactly does that mean? any links.

BTW- Armsdealer... I am looking for a WWII CZ 27... Got one?
Posted by Got Blaze
Youngsville
Member since Dec 2013
10042 posts
Posted on 10/14/22 at 12:12 pm to
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I knew a guy into big game hunting and he would get a new rifle for each hunt. He would get these 3 barreled guns, sometimes it was 3 rifle barrels


Drilling firearms
Very popular in Europe and most are hand made in Germany




Posted by WWII Collector
Member since Oct 2018
8949 posts
Posted on 10/14/22 at 1:53 pm to
quote:

Why not just use the same load, and let the chokes make up the difference


Cause I am from Lonoke Co. And the other shell is Winchester
Posted by White Bear
probably
Member since Jul 2014
17564 posts
Posted on 10/14/22 at 2:00 pm to
What if it only has one trigger, ol baw?
Posted by SloaneRanger
Upper Hurstville
Member since Jan 2014
13731 posts
Posted on 10/14/22 at 2:10 pm to
Some have a switch that will let you select which to fire first. Same with most over and understand.

Love a side by side, but always hated the double triggers.
Posted by upgrade
Member since Jul 2011
15039 posts
Posted on 10/14/22 at 6:02 pm to
quote:

What if it only has one trigger, ol baw


A SxS with a single trigger is a blasphemous creation.
Posted by Cubera
Baton Rouge
Member since May 2017
227 posts
Posted on 10/14/22 at 9:38 pm to
quote:

Obviously, shoot the top barrel first.

I understood you are suppose to shoot the bottom barrel first. Has to do with the balance / pivot point of the gun and it not jumping up as much when you shoot the bottom barrel so you stay on target for a faster/smoother second shot.
Posted by Ol boy
Member since Oct 2018
4189 posts
Posted on 10/14/22 at 9:49 pm to
quote:

Very popular in Europe and most are hand made in Germany

It’s amazing that alot the the gun designs we have now (side by sides, lever action rifles, falling blocks, revolvers ) were designed and manufactured prior to modern machining.
And yet even with the modern machining most of them have just been copied.
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