Originally Posted By: L. Brown
....Your initial post covers a lot of ground . . . starting with a significant amount of condensed history. There are indeed more OU's being produced now than sxs . . . although since you started your history in the 16th century, I'd point out that the popularity of the OU is really quite recent....

It could be that given Beretta's longevity, the side by side game gun is also a quite recent product for them. Go Pack? Maybe, they're making the right off season moves.