Because quail plantations won’t let you hunt with a semiauto or pump. 2 shots are all you get, one to cripple the second to kill. 3 shots leads to too many cripples.

I have pumps, semi autos, single shots and doubles.

I Have taken the oldest beat up mix matched double hunting the last several years and an old 16g double off and on before that. Why becuse it's like pointing my finger and I don't miss with it. It fits me.

It was my wife's grandfather's he got at 11 and feed his family with. The forend is plastic and stock is wood. The wood has been poorly refinished like a kid did it. Has nails sanded down and clear coat over them and what looks like medical tape wrapped around the pistol grip where is been "repaired" .


After my wife's grandfather died her grandmother would only accept so much money from me. So when she sold things I bought them even if I didn't need them to make it easy on her and get the cash in her hand. To old beat up doubles we're from that time.

I took one that seemed to point well for me along when I shot some clays and was blown away how easy it is to shoot a gun that actually fits you correctly. Now I understand why people pay so much for a custom fit gun

Besides doubles are just cool. Over and understand are nice and I prefer how they carry. If I shot shotguns a lot I would love a nice light over and under Beretta 20 with a stock that fits me. But the double triggers on a double are hard to beat.

What's the draw? Why them over a semi auto or pump?

you can run 2 chokes , a co-worker with a Britney used to run an IC and a MOD IC was his first barrel.


it is a reason , not enough of a reason to make me not carry a pump with a full choke

it helps you look the part , you know you also need Orvis clothing also to do it "right"

oh also so you can walk around looking cool with your action open over your arm

Doubles don't jam.