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I put the straight grip stock (bought from High Plains Gunstocks in NE a decade or so ago) on my '59 Model 12 16 ga and shot a round of skeet this weekend....usual score of 23...thought it handled just fine on the skeet range vs the regular pistol grip stock.

But I like straight grip stocks and have one on a Beretta 686 20/28 gauge combo gun....got it from Coles in Maine 20 years ago...very pretty. I shoot them on all our SxSs too so am more than use to them.

Haven’t hunted much with them but they sure look cool

I've got the 870 special field 12 and 20 and an 1100 special field in 20. Great little shotguns and to me they're faster handling than the typical pistol grip 26-28" barreled semi or pump.

To the issue of how to use double triggers, the hand does not have to move between shots. Only the trigger finger needs to move. Only the finger tip is used on the front trigger, such that the finger moves easily to the back trigger with no change in grip.

I often hunt and shoot a 1914 Fox with double triggers and a pistol grip, no trouble with either trigger, nor do I need to shift my hand. The late Michael McIntosh used to preach this method; he was right.