That trusty ole SXS...

[Member 45541]

That you'll never get rid of, always ready to grab and just brings you warm and fuzzies knowing it's there! What's yours? Age (if you know it), make, model and gauge? For me, it's this Stevens Sport Champ in 16ga. that I picked up a few years back. I love this girl and will never get rid of it! When my time is up, it will go to a family member who I can trust to keep it in the family. I could never pin down exact date, but she's at least 80+ years. I named her "Granny". (these were made by Stevens between the years 1914 and 1942) I did a thread on it after I got it, but wanted to see what everyone else's keeper SXS is?

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[1775usmc]

The Beretta 686 O/U (not sxs unless you shoot it sideways lol) 12GA I got from my grandpa when he passed. It hung at the end of his hallway for as long as I could remember. Next to multiple taxidermy ducks.

I'll post a photo when I get home. It's the only gun I have that has true sentimental value and makes me feel any kind of emotion.

It will never be sold.

 

[Member 45541]

I'll post a photo when I get home.

No need, and not to be a "Richardhead", but I'd like to keep this to SXS's.

 

[1775usmc]

No need, and not to be a "Richardhead", but I'd like to keep this to SXS's.

Disregard the photo then! Haha.

 

[Joe13]

No photo and I did have to sell it.

It was a nickel plated 20ga Ducks Unlimited that was a wonderful gun but it was sold while my wife was finishing school to pay the bills.

I don't sell guns anymore thankfully (knock on wood) and a good SxS is on my list to buy when I find the right one for the right price.

I'm a sucker for shotguns and a SxS is a necessity.

Wish me luck!

 

[1775usmc]

 

[Nosferatu]

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This is why the ubiquitous phrase 'spray and pray' was changed to 'spray and wear splatter protection'.

 

[Andy54Hawken]

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• Andy54Hawken
• Sep 7, 2025

Belgium made side x side from the 1850's or so...
12 gauge...still shootable....I've taken grouse with this gun.

At one time...
I had a really nice Tristar 20 gauge "Coach gun"...carried and shot well...
Like a fool , I traded it off....sigh.
Maybe I'll find one again....
Andy

 

[RVTECH]

That you'll never get rid of,

I wish!!

My FIRST SG was a BEAUTIFUL Stevens Mod 311 12 GA I bought as a teenager.

Man, shot it a lot, hunted with it etc and at some point I fell for a trade deal (if I recall) and do NOT have it anymore - and ALWAYS regretted it.....

 

[ilikegunspdx]

Mine would probably be a Sauer 12 gauge. Made in 1913 when Franz Adamy was an apprentice there and bears his initials. His brother was in management at Sauer at the time. A standard Sauer but I like the connection with Franz Adamy.

The 2 brothers formed Adamy guns in 1921 and became known as one of the best custom gun makers in the world. The company still exists with the seventh generation making the guns, the family having been gunmakers since 1820.

Current production drilling


I'd like to find Ernest Hemingway's over and under, "Some we'd seen in Hemingway photographs. The Adamy over/under we knew from the records of Abercrombie & Fitch, where Hemingway bought it in 1942. The Model 21 we traced to a hardware store in Boise, Idaho, in 1940, and from there to the Sun Valley Resort. Two of these guns had been grabbed briefly by the Cuban army in 1947 during rumors of unrest"

Some nice engraving from their website

 

[kevlar]

mine is a CZ amarillo. loved her since day one. she's not as pretty as she used to be. she sure works well still

 

[Deavis]

Spanish Eibar (?) 19", color case hardened receiver euro sling swivels!

 

[Tlock]

Only one i have is a jc higgens 101.7 sears and roebuck in .410

 

[ATCclears]

I came across the Pietta Overland 1878 Double Barrel Coach in 12 gauge last year, and at an amazing price. So it followed me home...

The Overland

piettafirearms.com

 

[Hemlock]

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I see that one's chambered for 3 inch!

 

[ma96782]

SxS

Well, I occasionally use my dual-trigger Ithaca Flues (cut down to 20" barrels) for SASS (cowboy shooting) matches. The automatic safety has "broken" over the years.

I also have an old Winchester Mod 25 that I was planning to "modify" by cutting down the long barrels to 20". But I haven't done so yet. Cough, cough.....

Aloha, Mark

 

[dangerranger60]

Mine is a Russian double I bought for shooting Cowboy Action matches. its a little heavy but it swings well. I got it in the 1990's. I found I like it for hunting, so I bought a coach gun for matches.
It has taken a lot of quail and a few coyotes. DR

 

[WAYNO]

I enjoy SxS doubles. It's easy to spend a lot of money on one.

That said, and I've owned a couple really nice doubles, my most used doubles have been variants of the Savage/Fox/Springfield 311's. Heavier than a high end double, they always shot quite well, and at their price when available, they weren't shotguns I had to baby.

Sadly, I now own none of these, and they've become scarce.



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[dhshred710]

I wish!!

My FIRST SG was a BEAUTIFUL Stevens Mod 311 12 GA I bought as a teenager.

Man, shot it a lot, hunted with it etc and at some point I fell for a trade deal (if I recall) and do NOT have it anymore - and ALWAYS regretted it.....

Are 311s relatively easy to repair if needed? I've read they're pretty reliable for their price, but most are over 30 years old at this point...

I keep kicking myself for passing one up at a local pawn for $250, every 311 I've seen since are either $400+ or $200 with pitting / divots.

 

[RVTECH]

Are 311s relatively easy to repair if needed? I've read they're pretty reliable for their price, but most are over 30 years old at this point...

I suspect they are and if I recall not terribly complicated to tear down to completely clean.

Mine was incredibly tight, and in excellent condition. It was when I bought it and I took really good care of it.

Heck 30 years is NOTHING with quality firearms. I have MANY much older and they are like new! (and DO get shot)