12-Bore or 20-bore?
While 20-bores are often seen in the field - and some use them very well indeed - I would always choose a 12-bore, which allows maximum cartridge choice from light 21gm loads for clays, to hefty 36gm shells for Geese. A slightly heavier 12-bore used with a 24gm load is better at.......
WORKHORSE OVER-AND-UNDERS
It’s been around for decades ( I own two) and is often the in-house gun at shooting schools..........
WORKHORSE SIDE-BY-SIDES
The choice among new side-by-sides is much more limited. Once the predominant type of shotgun, they are now greatly outnumbered by over-and-unders and mass manufacture and........
Best guns
The definition of a best gun is unbending - it’s a gun that cannot be improved by the further expenditure of time or money. Handmade by craftsmen but with the assistance of modern tools to remove much of the basic work - why pay highly-skilled staff to file away large lumps of metal...