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Much ado about nothing. Either works.

Double triggers aren't infallible either. There's always two sears set and there's no inertia weight to help prevent doubling.

The only system that really needs a rethink is the concept of the barrel selector on the trigger itself like a M-21 or a Merkel, or a SKB. Don't touch the trigger until you're ready to fire, right? Some design genius made it necessity to touch the trigger to make your barrel selection, and the idea actually became popular. Dumb.

MBSR,

You didn't state the kind of SxS you are considering & it's intended purpose(s).

I think the more important issue is that whichever type trigger you choose that it have decent 'pulls' and minimal creep. Some guns, even expensive ones can have less than good pulls [triggers]. A decent gunsmith can usually remedy either type, if it is an issue, but it becomes an added cost item.

Another factor is whether or not you intend to use it in cold weather; not everyone is comfortable with Ted's solution to shooting bare handed in cold weather, so it may or may not matter if you can get a gloved finger onto the trigger or triggers easily. It is certainly something to think about, if it matters.

I cannot tell the dif. really, having both, but will say the arguement for double triggers is more just that, today. Was a time past when there was perhaps no such thing as a reliable single trigger and plenty has been written about it, but there must have been demand even then, otherwise..?

Today, most any reputable maker has a single trigger that is both effective & reliable. That is evidenced by a myriad of competition shooters using nothing but. There may be some top competitive shooter in some descipline using a double triggered gun, but I have yet to hear of them. A small gauge gun will normally benefit from a mechanical single trigger rather than an inertia design because of the reduced recoil.

Its a matter of your own taste. Double triggers are not difficult to use, but if you are going to be shooting heavy loads and/or have thick fingers, you may benefit from having the front trigger 'articulated', meaning hinged so that it swings forward when/if your finger slaps it from the back side. Some folks get their finger bruised shooting double triggered guns when using the rear trigger. Depends on a combination of the shooter's build and the gun's.

kind regards. tw

I would not buy a single trigger SxS, for my own use. I only have one O/U, a Citori Grand lightning 28 ga. and love it. Just my personal taste. I would not argue with someone else's preference. Fortunately, even in full geezerhood, I have no trouble switching back and forth, going from single to double triggers, back trigger first or second.

I like inertial single triggers well enuf and have never had reset problems on the second barrel with either Browning Superposed or Citoris. With that said, I don't think barrel selecters come naturally to me when something besides bitumen flushes. I like double triggers; have them on two over-unders, a Superposed and a Merkel. I don't have a single trigger sxs. I still think Val Browning's "twin-single" was and is the best of both ideas.

jack

A single trigger is an unnecessary complication in my opinion.

Double triggers for me. For pheasants and quail I could really go either way because the targets are almost always moving away from the shooter, but I much prefer double triggers for dove and waterfowl hunting because the shot presentation can be be so different from one minute to the next and the DT is easier to make a quick choke selection.

Ginger or Mary Anne?!

+1

I prefer double triggers on a SXS. I am used to them.

I had a red label that would occasionally double but I have never had any trouble with my K-80 through many rounds.

I suspect that anyone who has trouble shooting double triggers, also owns an electric can opener. Two Barrels=two triggers...