I have long contended that the reason modern over/unders are popular in 20-bore is that a typical 20-bore O/U weights the same as a typical 12-bore side by side: that is about 6 1/2lbs.
Probably a lot of truth in that, Dig.
I shoot my 32" MX-8 12 ga. more than any other gun I own. When I go to a major SC shoot that has subgauge events I also take my 20 ga. 687 SP II Sporting. Their weights are about 9# and about 6 3/4#, respectively. I find that I must shoot the 20 ga. event before I shoot the 12 ga. that day if I expect to shoot it well. I can go from the light gun to the heavier with no problem, but cannot do the reverse without finding myself getting too far out front of targets with the 20.
Even more frustrating is going to the sub-5# Yildiz .410 S x S. I have just given up trying to shoot it at subgauge events. To a bystander I look like a conductor in front of an orchestra waving his baton all around. Best I can do with it on an early season dove shoot is around 50%, and I struggle to get that high.
SRH
