Where you from Dan? I can certainly understand your taste for O/U's if you mostly chase ruffians. Although the very reason O/U's might be the best gun for your use confuses me a little about your distaste for sxs's. I too thought O/U was the way to go once, and maybe it is...I really don't know. I do know though that a good auto will put just as many birds on the table as a good O/U which puts just as many birds on the table as a good pump which puts just as many birds on the table as a good sxs.