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All my Repros are straight grip, but some day I may own a pistol grip.
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I'm somewhat surprised you think fewer people want a straight grip Repro. I believe it's just the opposite, although I have nothing to base that on other than personal observations.
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02-13-2022, 12:34 PM | #5 | ||||||
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Mine are straight grip. very satisfied with them. would buy more
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02-13-2022, 01:13 PM | #6 | ||||||
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All of mine are pistol grip. When I view a for sale listing of a repro the first thing I look at is the stock configuration. If it is an straight grip I skip right on buy. To each his own.
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02-13-2022, 02:10 PM | #7 | ||||||
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It’s all in how you look at it ! I can do equally well or equally bad with either configuration .
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02-13-2022, 02:09 PM | #8 | ||||||
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I have used both and sold the straight grip. I have more control with one hand with a pistol grip in heavy cover when I need to use the other hand for dog GPS or move branches while hunting Grouse and Woodcock in Michigan.
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02-13-2022, 04:51 PM | #9 | ||||||
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Last week a 20ga straight grip SST 26” UNFIRED repro sold on pook & pook auction for $5500. Would it be safe to assume a gun in the same configuration in unfored condition but pistol grip would fetch near that?
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02-13-2022, 05:47 PM | #10 | ||||||
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Auctions can sometimes be fickle and bring surprising results. If two, three or more potential buyers are bidding on the same item, emotions very often take over and the "winner" will often pay a premium to get what he wants -- some may say he came away the loser. If there's only a single bidder he can often walk away with an item under current market conditions -- some may say he walked away with the best-buy-of-the-auction.
IMO and generally speaking, that scenario you described John, yes a straight grip Repro would sell for more than a pistol grip gun. Having said this there's a couple that have posted in this thread that would probably disagree with that. The old lady often said as she kissed the cow's a$$, "To each their own taste." As an aside, many years ago I visited New England Arms in Kittery Point, ME. Their salesman Steven McCarthy told me at that time that a Parker Bros. gun with an original straight grip would be priced at about $1000 more in their shop than one with a pistol grip, given similar condition and grade.
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