I was in Anchorage for a couple of days last week and got invited to shoot sporting clays with some friends who shoot competition together as a team. I tried to borrow a Parker from Trigg but he doesn't have any 26" Parkers as I wanted so I 'borrowed' the 26" Linder Daly I left with him so his brother can buy it. It's a gorgeous gun, Superior grade, DT, SG, horn butt and forend tip, choked .010/.020, but cast on a tad for a leftie. I showed up with it and everyone else had nothing but 32"-34" fancy engraved, choke-tubed O/U's and I could see the scorn with which they viewed my sawed off gun. Well, I had the last laugh and shot a 70/100, which is about 20 more than I ever shoot on a SC course. I ran 3 stations of 4 prs and did the best on stations that were like a realistic grouse setting in woods; I powdered all those while the others would get only 3 of 8. After while they started hefting my gun when I put it on the rack and looking at it with wonderment. I even powdered the 50yd high flyers which really set them off. I was howling inside I can tell you. In the end I outshot 2 of the other 4 shooters, one by 18 birds, which is NOT like me at all. I guess I just had a good night but it sure was fun. Throughout it all I was hearing comments like "there's a reason target shooters don't shoot S/Sides" or "two barrels s/s are too confusing".... right.... I wish I could say I did it with one of my Parkers but at least I scored points for S/S guns! I'm thinking I maybe shouldn't part with that Daly, I can tell you, leftie stock and all....
I shot 1150 fps 1-1/8oz #8 Rio target loads and after 100rds the gun barely needed cleaning. I've never seen ammo that burns so clean.