Recomend a good coach gun...

I have a Spartan (imported by Remington) hammerless coach gun that has worked well for me, although I confess that I mostly just use it when plinking. I paid about $275-$300 for it, on sale, a few years ago. It has two triggers, if that is a big issue for you.
 
JW 2000

I went out and bought a JW 2000 yesterday. I figured "you get what you pay for", but the Norinco looked pretty good for the money. I'm "pleasantly surprised" with the gun. It "locks up" better after a box of 2 3/4. The machine work is fine. The "bluing" is fine. The finish is much better than I expected being a Norinco because my SKS was a "Pig". I had a Rossi 20 ga. once and it was the best, but this 12 ga. is just fine for my money. As for the "choke", the barrels aren't marked so I'll just check that box, "Yes". What can I say at this point? I'll talk at you more about it after 10,000 rounds. OH, I should add, I got it "new in box" from the Big 5 in Poulsbo, WA for $259+tax.
 
Baikal

My bounty hunter II is not well regulated, one barrel is close, the other is way off. No problem in down the hall distances, but a real pain at the range or afield.

The little wedge part of sheet metal that fits below the rib at the muzzle, between the barrels fell out early on, I fill the triangular hole resultant full of grease.

The action remains tight as a bank vault, but the gun is limited to bedroom distances.
 
Bamaranger.

You didn't say but I'm guessing you have a 12 Guage and are refering to slugs. In any case with a side by side if you are a right handed shooter the left barrel is going to be close to point of aim and the right barrel shoots to the right. This is because the barrels are left and right of the centerline of the gun. In recoil the left barrel moves up and left and the right barrel moves up and right. For a right handed shooter this movement of the left barrel is impeded by the support hand.
In any case the biggest thing you can do to get them to shoot closer together on a stationary target is your stance. You need to take and English style squared off stance to the target not the American quartering stance that works fine with pumps autos and O/U. The second if it is slugs lyou are shooting is to get some of the Remington High Velocity slugs that is a 7/8 Oz slug at 1800fps. Without getting into a longwinded discussion about why that will also bring the shots closer together.
I'm dead serious about the stance thing try it next time you are at the range and see how much difference it makes.
 
well well

Yes it is a 12 ga and the left barrel is close and the right barrel is high right.

I have a shot a few slugs through it, but not many. Recoil with full power ammo was not pleasant. The vast bulk of my shooting with the bounty Hunter II has been with low recoil OO buck, or various discount bird loads, the patterns being observed on old B-27 FBI targets. Total of appx 200 rds.

Your suggestions are interesting. I will square up and try it again some day. Actually have two extra full choke tubes (in addition to Mod and IC). It would be the worlds lightest and most portable two shot turkey gun if I could be satisfied with the point of aim/point of impact.
 
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