It's just that hunting behind a SxS can get addictive. There is nothing wrong with either one vs a SxS. When a SxS was in the mix for a day's hunt choice of shotguns, my pumps and autos collected dust. However, somes times the only goose I brought home belonged for the Missus. My Granddad's Model 12 with a 30 inch barrel and 3" chamber saw most of the water fowl hunts. But then I hardly went duck or geese hunting up around Huntsville, AL. Can't remember when I ever missed carrying my auto or pump. During the opening of rabbit season, my 20 gauge Lefever carried a slug in the left barrel and #6 game load in the right. At the beginning of rabbit season, you really don't know whats gonna bust loose out of a cain break or thicket in front of 18 beadles - at first.
If we knew where to find these venison delivery vehicles we could harvest 223 white tails each season. Back in those days during deer season we were allowed 2 does and a buck a day with a $18 hunting permit for the whole state. In Alabama, deer season extended into rabbit season. I sent the slug down range 40 some odd yards. It entered at the jaw and exited out where her navel would be. I witnessed a 20 gauge 2 3/4" slug passed through the body of a doe and dropped on the spot.
These sub 12 gauge slugs at 2 3/4" are not to be trifled with. If a bear or mountain lion are close enough to require dispatching, a 28 gauge slug to the head should do the trick with a second one behind the first just to make sure. If I want to punish myself, I'll load up with some 3" mags though I do not need to. The loss of 75 - 100 fps at 35 yards will not be noticed.
I am really going to enjoy handling this lil gun in the field and at the range. The feel of CZs G2 Bobwhite in 28 gauge is superb. I absolutely love my Merkel 40E 28 gauge. Now that the 28 has claimed its place in dedicated frame size. There's something off about the 28 gauge sitting on a 20 gauge frame.
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