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I've never been cut....got pinched a little once.

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My Zanardini London has drawn blood a couple times!

Sideclips do work if they are well done. I have never hurt myself on one. I guess I keep my fingers away from them.
If they are not well done, they do nothing, just the same as a Greener third bite.
They absorb the off axis torque inherent to a SxS shotgun, where the cartridge thrust is not aligned with the lockup and more importantly the lumps.
They are redundant with a doll's head or a greener bolt but not a Purdey 3rd bite...
They would do nothing on a O/U.
I recently looked for an inventor, but could not find anything. Purdey has used them for a very long time.
Best regards,
WC-

Wildcattle; I agree. I have four guns with side clips; a very nice Belgian guild, Garbi and two Huglu made Dehaans. None will even begin to accept a .001 feeler gauge. I also believe the Purdey style hidden third bites work because they are cammed over which maintains constant pressure. Many Spanish makers used them but I believe all were discontinued due to cost. Ugartechea was the last to discontinue to my knowledge in about 1986.

Maybe a more direct question would be how many guns with side clips have you seen that had side to side wiggle in the action? I've not seen many, although that is certainly just an anecdotal observation on my part.