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If your carrying the gun all day, and the weight is the same, and you don't have big hands, the 20g will be easier to one hand carry. Some of the English "box"locks are very boxy and don't fit in the hand well.
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I have pondered the same question. I own some English side by sides in the weight you talk about. Some are even 2 3/4 chambered.
I would say that the advantage of a 2 3/4 20 gauge over a 2 1/2 12 gauge is cost of shells. The cost for 2 1/2 shells depending on where you buy them can be expensive.
I shoot 2 5/8 Caledonian shells in my English guns and they can be had rather cheaply compare to some others.
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Both can be found in SXS shotguns weighing under or just above 6 pounds-making for a great all day carry shotgun.
What say ye? Which would you choose for upland bird hunting in a SXS and why? You just described the 16 gauge perfectly. The pattern of a 2 1/2 inch 12 gauge on a 2 3/4 inch 20 gauge frame.
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In looking at the MacPhearson 2" 12, was this simply a re-badged Skimin & Wood (Birmingham)? John MacPhearson & Sons sold fishing tackle, guns, taxidermy supplies, etc. Any evidence that he was an actual gunmaker? Gil
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Can't help with any specifics, but my understanding is that the hammerless age saw a shift in actual gunmaking away from Scotland and other "provincial" locales to Birmingham, especially for boxlocks. So I'd guess the odds are better than even it's a Birmingham gun made for and sold by MacPherson's. I saw a fantastic boxlock just slathered with very fine scroll engraving bearing the name Gow's of Dundee, another venerable retailer of shooting and fishing gear that closed just a few years back.
It was almost certainly a Birmingham gun. From time to time I regret not buying it.
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