I use a 1952 built Stevens 311 SxS 12 gauge, with the barrels cut to 27" (from the factory 30") and the stock reworked English style straight wrist and splinter forend. The old Stevens was found in a pawnshop for $250 a few years ago, metal in good shape, case colors still bright on the receiver, but wood all mildewed and nasty looking. I picked it up, wiped off the crud, and saw some decent looking walnut, so I bought it. In the late 1980's/early 1990's, I had some other shotguns, like an SKB 505 20 gauge, SKB 600 12 gauge, 20 gauge Parker Hale (Ugartechea)705 SxS, Mossberg 500, LC Smith 16 gauge Field Grade SxS, and a Dixie Gun Works Pedersoli 13 gauge SxS muzzleloader. Lost them all to financial woes. I didn't even own a shotgun for about three years until I found the Stevens. My Dad has a Remington 1100 16 gauge, so I borrowed it for some dove shooting, nice gun, butstill have some 16 gauge shells out in the shed, since he never shoots it anymore. I miss the DGW muzzleloading double, that old gun was a lot of fun to shoot.