I have three doubles with automatic safeties and one with manual. I enjoy each of them and rarely have a problem remembering which I'm using. The manual safety is especially nice on a Ruffed Grouse covey where I've fired both barrels and I reload quickly and remount for a third shot. A third shot might happen a couple of times a season, but it's nice to be able to do it quickly.
The potential need for a quick 3rd or 4th shot is what has me wondering if I need to go with manual on a 20 gauge gun I have coming. Adjusting the gun to one or the other is an easy request at the moment, a decision that can be reversed at a later date if so desired.
If I take the gun duck or dove hunting, not having an auto safety, just like other guns I have (semi-auto, over and under), should be more efficient. For quail hunting, an auto safety wouldn't be an issue. I need to let the fellow know today.....
