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from Sacha contains these words:

The Captain of at least one of the local syndicates uses an
over-and-under - indeed, I've never seen him with a side-by-side...

Is it possible that the O&U prejudice started not just because they were
cheaper to make but because they actually *are* more accurate and therefore
gave the birds less of a 'sporting chance'?

No. The aim is to kill the game as cleanly as possible. They aren't more
accurate per se, but they do give you that extra fraction of a second
for the shot.

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