Have resisted buying a Merkel more than once. A great SxS.
You would not regret it. My favorite bird gun for some years now has been My Merkel 1620. (20 gauge frame, 16 and 20 gauge barrels.) It's a wand in the woods. Generally, I hunt with the 16 gauge barrels and use the 20 gauge barrels for sporting clays. When I use it for clays, I shoot about 50 targets maximum because the little gun is just too light weight for more than that. No matter that it fits well and I can hit with it, more than about 50 targets in a short period of time and I'll develop a flinch.
