I like to think of sxs's kind of like women, meet a bunch of them and one will catch your eye and it is the only one you can think about. The one that caught your eye will always be in the back of your mind.

In the 1960's I fell in love with a Darne sxs and had to make a choice of a new trap gun or the Darne. I was shooting 300-400 clays a week so the trap gun won out. 2006 for a retirement gift to myself I finally got the Darne.

I like the looks of the Merkel, they are a good shotgun with a long history, enjoy it while you can.

After the first shot the rest are just noise.

Make mine a Minaska

Heaven has walls and rules, H-ll has open borders