Hey O.P.

[F.U.]

I prefer a side by side rather than a over and under.

Why is that, FU? Just curious.....

When bird hunting you don"t need to lead the bird with a SxS . If it is flying left I just put the bead on the beak and let the left barrel fly. And use the right barrel when flying right. The gun is automatically leading the bird. Plus with most of the SxS you havetwo diff chokes. Usually full and mod.