Custom or requested weight

[Dean Romig]

Of the 18 PGCA Research letters l have ordered only two of them have “requested weight”, four of them have no weight listed but say “the stock book would contain the weight and the stock dimensions.” while the rest simply say “specified weight:...” or simply “weight:...”






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[Setter Man]

One of my Parker’s has a requested weight of 6lbs, 10ozs. 124 years later it weights the same.

[Pa SxS]

If the stock book is the only record I have, I list the weight shown on the letter if I can read it. If the stock book is missing but I have the entry in the order book I put down "the requested weight". Sometimes the order book will give the weight such as 7 1/2 pounds or sometimes it may say 7 to 7 1/2 pounds and if you were to weight the gun, it may be 7 pounds 4 ounces. That's why I say "requested weight". It just depends. The stock book is more accurate in that it lists the pounds and ounces such as 7 pounds, 8 ounces. There are some large orders in the order book and they don't even list the weight or stock dimensions. These large orders can be multiple pages with each page 40 S/N's. Guess that was too much data to enter. Hope this explains it.
Chuck

BTW, I do the same with chokes. If I can read the pellet count in the stock book, that goes in the letter. If I can't and the order book entry show how they want it choked, than I put "the requested chokes were RH xxx, LH xxx.