The Sovereign Side by Side

A steel proofed, future ready side by side is something many people are thinking of. We had the chance to try the William Powell sovereign in the field.
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[@paulwilson7234]

The quality of the TGS videos just get better . 👌

[@CountrysportsLife]

The TGS videos have come of age and matured into superb productions!

[@tgsoutdoors]

Thank you 🙏

[@jochemkoot5808]

I really like side-by-sides. They are absolutely marvelous!

[@andrewmoens8614]

Thanks Old Chap. I would gladly take this to field. This is truly a classic that will last longer than most all huntsman. Beautiful...😊

[@Blondejam]

Great video JC. What a lovely gun! I'm not a game shooter myself but I can appreciate the beauty of the craftsmanship of these guns. They look absolutely fantastic! Thanks again to you and your team in the effort you make in producing these informative videos. Cheers!

[@philippdase3626]

Cracking video, I seem to think every TGS video is my favourite as and when they come out. You just keep getting better and better and these videos are the bollocks

[@nineel7395]

I now own two sxs, one is a real gem from deepest darkest Communist Soviet Russia that is comfortably over 70 years old and it's a truly beautiful piece of handmade art. There's something so amazing about sxs that's always drawn me more than o/u and I'm happy to see classic still never goes out of style.

[@TonyWalker.]

I totally agree with the pressure thing, I don’t shot as well with my s/s but I just don’t care and that just seems to mean I have more fun with it 😂.

[@paulbaker2]

I own a sovereign an worth every penny infact they are now £5250 which is still great quality for the buck !! Side by side only for me , father taught me how to shoot don’t miss to many ! Thanks for a great review 🔥

[@geoffread2707]

Love this gun! Had a good look at one at the Game Fair beautiful, easy mounting straight off the shelf (for me anyway) - now it’s just a question of funds……

[@richardlongmuir8348]

Wow you get some tough gigs Johnny!!

[@tgsoutdoors]

😂 😂 😂

[@christophersteeples6969]

A comparison to the Rizzini BR552 would be a good video

[@tgsoutdoors]

We may well have a 552 video coming next month!

[@johngregory8576]

Very nice. Looks big for a SxS, especially on a tall chap !😄

[@rjphilp]

Beautiful..... If only I had 10k to play with down here in Melbourne. Big fan of the channel, would love to see a review on any of the old(ish) Merkel SxS having just lashed out a whopping 350 quid on a lovely if basic Model 8. Keep up the great work TGS team

[@michelt4390]

Yup, love the guns and the channel... Just wish I had more $$ to play with... and be able to say "only" $8k CDN, and for "only" $1K you can have it fitted.

[@theashbys8863]

Awesome review as always. Lovely to see sxs heading to the future

[@joshwilkinson947]

You guys need to stop. Now I want a Longthorne, Rizzini and a Sovereign! And I can't afford any of them 🤣

[@paulwilson7234]

100% right ✅

[@larsdahlen319]

Can't afford it ? Life is full off prioritys who really needs a good car or a house or a flat ? And in the end of it do you really need a wife and children ? Fore god's sake do do write to my wife about that.

[@robpowell9162]

William Powell is my dads name, I’m tempted to buy one just for that provenance and to start a family heirloom. I just need to find a way to get 6k to buy this 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@ronaldjohnson1474]

My grandmother was a Powell. So my interest is piqued, as well.

[@skygod1067]

Fabulous gun for the money

[@darellkettley6622]

Great review as always Johnny 👏

[@frankmartino835]

Beautiful video as usual. Have you ever tested a Bernardelli Roma 4 or Roma 6 with the bigger forearm? Beautiful gun, I used it back in the day back in Italy. Greetings Frank from Canada

[@royjennison3916]

what a lovely gun, and great review as all ways . well done

[@carolannesparkman6938]

It’s Absolutely Gorgeous! ❤️😊

[@quinnsmith5704]

So when is the video of the driven day coming out?

[@jimdeitch321]

JC, with regards to the emphasis on side by side guns, consider: were you in a grouse butt, and given the option, a pair of some 30" over and under or a pair of say Aya twenty five's which would you choose? thanks

[@453421abcdefg12345]

In very good taste! Not like some of the glitsy looking things available today, I hope these sell well.

[@cbro553]

William Powell has an importer they work with in the US, if anyone likes the name enough to pay for the importation fees. I like fixed chokes on a SxS, so the off-the-shelf Rizzinis in the US turn me off a little.

[@wholeNwon]

Wood-to-metal fit is certainly much better than almost all of the other new guns you've shown us. Very nice but the absence of a trigger guard extension is a bad oversight. Makes the whole just "not right".

[@tomhman6441]

Over and under owners love there guns, but I just don’t see the attraction. I own 5 side by sides and they are a joy to shoot. 12, two 20s and two 16 gauge . Newer and quite old.

[@grahamshepherd4847]

Hi, what Steel cartridges did you use, or would you suggest for driven pheasants? thanks

[@tgsoutdoors]

Hull Hydrowad 32gr 4’s

[@danhill6333]

Well if it makes you feel any better, I'm glad you guys were not along to see me totally forget how to shoot a SxS halfway through the walked up hunt with Chris and Steve. 🙈

[@tgsoutdoors]

😂 it is a shame, we must have used up all your talent at lady’s wood

[@danhill6333]

@@tgsoutdoors thankfully no shotkam on the pheasant stage.

[@alfredvanhear6897]

Nice gun!

[@orlandofraser6156]

would be nice to see a day where you use just a sxs 👍

[@AlexisMatthew16]

Excellent video! A different feel to your first review of the Sovereign (at least your initial impressions) for sure. So it's not an ecoboost fiesta compared to a Mustang (Viscount)? Now that you've had time to think about it, Would you say it is a better value than the Viscount a year after first reviewing?

[@tgsoutdoors]

😂 that was a solid analogy. It’s great value for sure. I still think the viscount is much sweeter, but it’s a very different price point

[@karlsailor]

Not convinced for £6,000. The trigger guard, other than being short, looks off. Too round perhaps? The triggers themselves look strange too. They look too big. Maybe it's because they're blacked.

[@Lord-Snowflake]

It just feels like the English did the same with Lotus. When i purchase a shotgun, i like it to come from the maker. Where these are, again, made by someone else, with someone elses name branded on it.

[@tobiastorsi]

Great video as always. Is there any chance to get in touch with you for sone advice? Thanks!

[@robertlindblad919]

Nice Gun 👍

[@bigleemac]

Tempting at that price, never has a SXS come near to fitting me.

[@darrenbarkham7639]

Just wondering why I don't have a side by side in my cabinet?

[@h2489-m2l]

This is the way we're going to have to go if we want to shoot the same birds. Great stuff.

[@Mastikhel786]

What's the price, sir?

[@aynesie1]

This or the BR552?

[@nickhorten97]

How's the stick holding up?

[@tgsoutdoors]

Superlative quality Mr H!

[@nickhorten97]

@@tgsoutdoors I'm happy to refinish it at the end of the season and service all the moving parts!

[@flyboy765753]

I kinda get why fancy guns are so popular across the pond. Id never spend 5-10 grand on a single gun in the US because one would most likely wanna spend that over several guns given our vastly larger selection of possible guns to buy. Since a double barrel is about the only thing you can own, i can see how you'd want a nice one.

[@skipmole612]

F O septic.

[@flyboy765753]

@@skipmole612 I'm Sorry, now I have to be careful not to ruin the finish on the 1911 under my pillow as i cry myself to sleep because you told me to F O and reported my other reply..... HAHAHAHA

[@skipmole612]

@@flyboy765753 Sorry to hear you live in fear.

[@flyboy765753]

​@@skipmole612 Ha! I don't live in fear. If i was afraid id have an ar15, a vest and a ballistic helmet right next to my bed, but i keep those locked in the closest because I'm a gentleman. I sleep with a 1911 because I can, its called freedom. You should buy a plane ticket and try it out sometime, its pretty awesome.

[@dwi2921]

@@flyboy765753 Well it's not the ONLY type gun UK folks can own. Pretty much all of the traditional manually operated rifles, shotguns and rimfire semi-autos are all obtainable via the appropriate certificate. Rather shotguns are the much simpler to obtain. A Shotgun Certificate is much easier as I understand. Which isn't all that surprising, the UK was and still is a shotgun culture to begin with.

[@tugafiredarkiller3796]

It's almost a the same as my Rizzini br552

[@rafaellastracom6411]

Would have been nice if they stocked it to the fences. Nevertheless, using modern materials and engineering I am sure this gun will last lifetimes if cared for properly.

[@kenlansing1216]

Another addition to the list of guns to buy if I ever win the lottery.

[@icu1585]

Browning A5 x series

[@twinpotracer]

SxS new, of quality, for less than 20k. That's a bargain!

[@zatszats]

I had to set playback speed to 1/2 in order to understand most of what you say while at the shooting ground. Pleeeeaaaase, slow down...