Discussion continues, yes.....and if nothing else comes across - you should shoot whatever type of gun you want to shoot / and none of us on a gun forum are going to tell you not to buy another gun ...( I've weaned my shotgun collection down to about 20 guns or so ...)...1 semi-auto, 2 pump guns, a bolt action gun - and the rest are all Browning O/U's in 12, 20, 28 and .410...so I'm sure not telling you not to buy another gun....
But "Fit" is the issue here...
To tell you a story...I started shooting Trap competitively about 40 yrs ago...borrowed guns, etc...bought a Browning BPS pump 12ga( Hunter model, and I still have it )..and I shot that as my primary gun for several years / and I probably shot a few dozen 100's straight with the pump gun...( it Fit, but I didn't understand Fit )....
After about 10 seasons, I Bought a Browning Citori 12ga, 28" barrels, O/U...and I ran a lot of 25's...a few 50's ...only 1 or 2 75's...and maybe 1 or 2 100's....but I did not shoot that gun better than my BPS for Trap singles.
A few years later I stated shooting Skeet.../ talking to Skeet shooters is when I learned about Fit / and how to use a pattern board. The Citori I had ...had an angled comb ...and it didn't fit me very well / and it varied by season when I was shooting in a T shirt ...vs heavy coat and vest in winter. That was when I discovered parallel comb guns..and learned how to adust them for Fit.
After that I started winning some club skeet shoots, did a lot better in sporting clays, won - in class, not overall some sporting clays shoots, won a few state shoots in the 28ga..../ and "Fit" and a good coach were a really big part of my improvement. I kept at it for about 15 yrs...had a lot of fun...
Its now 5 or 6 yrs later..my competition days are over ...but even now that I have some vision issues / some cataracts developing, some eye muscle issues that cause some blurry vision to come and go ....with my primary guns, I can still run 25 on a Skeet field (some days, not every day out like I used to)...because the guns fit / my eyes lose a target here and there...my averages are down to low 90's / but an occasional 25 still makes me feel good / and while there is an occasional 50 still...I doubt there will be any more 75's or 100's...except as a fluke.( every blind squirrel finds a nut once in a while )....my primary O/U's are not what is holding me back.../ because they "Fit" me...and as we've discussed, 99.9% of the SXS's don't fit me without me spending a lot of money to restock them...but it doesn't mean a SXS isn't cool...its just not for me / if I want to hit what I'm shooting at ( whether its Quail, Doves or Clays...it doesn't matter )...
Figure out "Fit" ....figure out if your gun Fits / see if a SXS Fits...and shoot what fits...