[red_barron1976]

I have the 20 ga and 28 ga versions. For skeet and shorter range sporting clays games they work great. Your barrel will get dirty and the inserts can be a pain to clean. Small price to pay as my gun swings like they are not even in there.

 

[Smithy47]

Ditto with what red_barron1976 said. Regards, Bob

 

[dandee]

i have them and they leave a dirty ring inside your barrell where the tubes end . i won't shoot 12 gauge shells till i get that ring out , and it doesn't like to come out . its a real sob to get out in my barrell . your barrell may be different . i quit using mine .

 

[jktphd]

My experience was in agreement with the three posters above. They shoot fine but they are really a pain to clean, and may leave a carbon ring in the 12 ga. barrel. Also, the residue will get into the action are require additional cleaning there as well. I had a trigger stop resetting due to the blowback in the mechanism. I went to the full length tubes and adjusted to the very slight difference in balance.

 

[colonel klink]

The Tornado brush seems to be the easiest for me to remove the carbon ring you get with the Sidekicks. As dandee said I won't shoot the 12 till I knock the carbon ring out just to be safe. I have a set of 20 gauge in both tubes and sidekicks.

 

[RSVP410]

The 20 ga. inserts work fairly well in a 12 ga. however the 28 ga and .410 versions not so much. The original short Side Kicks have all the issues noted above however, Briley has improved the situation by adding a barrel extension on the 2.0 versions (much like their original .410 models). The longer 2.0 versions should improve combustion and reduce blowback some. You might want to look for a set of Seminole Chambermates or Rhino Stingers as they both had O-ring seals to reduce the blowback and Rhinos have the long tubes also. For most fun shooting, you should be happy with the performance of most of the 12 to 20 ga. options as long as you are willing to do the extra cleaning. It was hard for me to get used the extra swing weight (inertia) of full length tubes. Good luck.

 

[livetoshoot]

The 20 ga. inserts work fairly well in a 12 ga. however the 28 ga and .410 versions not so much. The original short Side Kicks have all the issues noted above however, Briley has improved the situation by adding a barrel extension on the 2.0 versions (much like their original .410 models). The longer 2.0 versions should improve combustion and reduce blowback some. You might want to look for a set of Seminole Chambermates or Rhino Stingers as they both had O-ring seals to reduce the blowback and Rhinos have the long tubes also. For most fun shooting, you should be happy with the performance of most of the 12 to 20 ga. options as long as you are willing to do the extra cleaning. It was hard for me to get used the extra swing weight (inertia) of full length tubes. Good luck.

Thank you all for the good information. Good shooting