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Well... I took the plunge on a shotgun and ordered a Savage 555 OU in 20 gauge because the price was too good not to try.

I like the concept of an OU for close & far shots.
My franchi affinity 20 gauge tubes fit it so I have them to start with.
I plan on doing the meadow creek red dot mount since I have a spare vortex.
Its a light gun at 5.5 pounds and I'm sure a stout 3 inch load will thump. Hope the aluminum receiver can handle it for the low round count.

If the barrels are too far off or the triggers are too horrendous heavy... I can always sell it or use it as a truck gun.

So has anyone tried a similar OU experiments?

my only cheaper O/U was a Stoeger 12 ga Waterfowler.
It did ok and the barrels were regulated very well.
I duck hunted with it several years before I sold it. I had no problem with it.

O/Urs look cool and the sound of saying it sounds cool.

Just listen....

I turkey hunt with an O/Ur I must be cool as hell.

In reality an O/Ur doesnt make a good turkey gun.....why because generally.the barrels don't shoot to the same point of impact.
Making one of your shots pretty much useless

Have a lot of rounds down an O/U. Likely more than all others except maybe 22lr combined. It's become the preferred action style for clay games.

Never really found them wanting. I do like having that 3rd shot in an auto for geese tho.

WTF???
Wanna tell that to millions of clay and bird shooters?
I can pattern my Browning at 40yards and not tell the difference between the top and bottom barrel.

Bird and clay shooters aren't aiming them like a rifle with a tite turkey choke.

Years back I went on an O/U quest for a turkey gun....3 Browning Citoris, (two 3" and one 3.5") a Berretta 3.5" Onyx and an American Arms 3.5".... All when aimed like a rifle shot the bottom barrel low...thrid to half pattern low.
When I contacted Browning and Beretta their rely was they were in their perimeters.

They are shooting a MOVING 4" target or a small woodcock going 50 mph.
You're clueless

I'd hate to be as clueless as you.

We weren't talking about clay games or shooting geese.

Many of the serious clays competitor I've known tend to be choked considerably tighter than "convention" would dictate.

Hitting birds and turning them into coffee grounds provides a psychological lift.

Yep. A turkey which in my area is about the size of a small dog and not moving all that fast like a goose or clay. Pretty easy to hit from a shooting perspective.

What ever you think brother....

Heres what i think you can type but you dont know chit from Shinola about turkey hunting.

And I've used O/U on ducks, clays, geese, pheasants, rabbits etc.

Again - never found it wanting.

In a 12 gauge, the barrels are basically .700 apart, C/L to C/L , so at 40 yards that's not even distinguishable.

Well get on a rest with one and it will likely open your eyes.

I know what it takes to hit a moving target, at speed with a shotgun. At one time I was better than 87% at it. Regardless of target size and speed, course or day.

We're not talking about calling in a turkey - we're talking about hitting one with a load of shot. Not hard to do and an O/U is more than up to the task.

I have

You guys must dip from the same Shinola can

Guess next you'll tell me how great #9 fairy dust sized shot kills turkeys.

I put over a thousand rounds a year down the tubes of my shotguns. How about you?
Fuggin turkeys are the easiest birds to kill.

Maybe a 100 years ago when barrels were soldered together by hand there might have been some miss matched sets but today, you are wrong in your thinking.

Go to you bench and set a target at ten yards and shoot it with two Winchester AAs of 9 shot, and you will find one hole of about one inch in diameter, if not then the chock tubes you are using are junk, and if you still don't think its the tubes, then simply switch the tubes to the other barrel. you will be surprised !