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James Henry Clarke
02-12-2026, 03:53 PM
Always wanted a model 21 16ga just wondering if any other members have had experience with them and what they think about them.

Dave Noreen
02-12-2026, 04:02 PM
I'm very pleased with my 1941 vintage 16-gauge Model 21 Skeet Gun --

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James Henry Clarke
02-12-2026, 04:56 PM
That’s a beauty, I held up an earlier made splinter forend 16ga at the southern and can’t get it off my mind. They feel like they’re just the right weight for a 16ga sxs.

matt koepnick
02-12-2026, 06:03 PM
I also have been looking at an earlier model double trigger Win 21 in 16 gauge. Just got rid of the last of my 16's I had figuring I was done with that gauge. Up popped this one, and now I'm on the fence. I don't have a problem,I can quit anytime..
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Dave Tercek
02-12-2026, 06:48 PM
A 16ga/28"/straight stock/single trigger/ M21 has been my go to grouse gun for the last couple of years.
I don't see a change coming anytime soon.

Dave Noreen
02-12-2026, 07:06 PM
Many years ago I had a 20-gauge, 26-inch, double triggers, ejectors and beavertail that weighed a shade over 7 pounds. I didn't shoot it well and it moved on. The 16-gauge Skeet Gun above weighs 6 pounds 12-ounces and I was into my fourth skeet round before I missed a target!

Bill Murphy
02-12-2026, 07:25 PM
Look for your 16 in the G&D catalog.

Gerald McPherson
02-12-2026, 08:09 PM
https://www.theoutdoorstrader.com/threads/fs-winchester-mod-21-16ga.4061716/

Heres a link to single trigger down here in jawga, not mine.

James Henry Clarke
02-12-2026, 09:27 PM
Unfortunately missed the boat on this beauty, what a good looking gun

https://www.gunsinternational.com/guns-for-sale-online/shotguns/winchester-shotguns---model-21/winchester-model-21--16-gauge-sxs.cfm?gun_id=103466684

CraigThompson
02-12-2026, 10:16 PM
We had a 21 16 gauge skeet gun in the shop for a cleaning and going over . The gun was ST , PG and 28” . I tried my best to buy it from the owner but he wouldn’t consider it , that gun felt really good in the hands .

Alfred Houde
02-13-2026, 06:58 AM
Not the best picture of the gun, but this image is rather bittersweet. It was the last wild duck that my late American Water Spaniel retrieved. A nice, bright, late season Mallard.

Had I have known, I would have taken more pictures. He dug that drake out of some serious cover.

28" barrels; WS1 & WS2.

Frank Srebro
02-13-2026, 07:28 AM
A friend tells me a really good M21 16-gauge with 2 sets of 28" barrels will be coming up in the Live LSB Auction on May 1-3 in Cody, WY. That's all I know at this time.

Bobby Cash
02-13-2026, 08:01 AM
Superlative.

I'll trapse these guys out again

https://i.imgur.com/sE5Zzt3.png

Tournament Skeet over Vent Rib Trap Grade Skeet

Chris Riley
02-15-2026, 08:46 PM
Have a 1953 16ga Model 21 with single trigger and 26" barrels choked M/IC, nothing fancy (but then there is beauty in simplicity, isn't there?). It was passed down to me from grandfather, and I, of course, love it. Quick to shoulder and well, its beavertail forend is quite a nice handful!

dwight pugh
02-23-2026, 01:24 PM
I have 3 M21's...20ga/skeet /28"/straight stock/leather pad/single trigger/ejector/BT #4 engraving...20ga/field/PG/checkered butt/26"/single trigger/ejector/BT...16ga/field/PG/26"/double triggers/non ejector/ splinter forend
16 weighs 6.11...I like shooting them all.

Bobby Cash
04-15-2026, 10:43 AM
Here's a new to me 1953 28" Full/Mod. Original "Mint" condition

https://i.imgur.com/HZXCo1A.png

Tom Hawkins
04-15-2026, 11:26 AM
This 21 is a 16 gauge two barrel set De Luxe with a splinter forearm, Bradley red beads, straight grip and checkered butt. This is a versatile set that will work for many applications. I built a mahogany case for it and it is a nice set.

David C Porter
04-16-2026, 08:56 AM
The 21 that's coming up on the Lock Stock & Barrel Auction had the second barrel added by Winchester & is lettered as so. Although the chokes have been opened up & does not match the barrel stamping. This is noted in the listing.

John Albano
04-16-2026, 11:19 AM
I had a friend with a sixteen gauge 21. He let me try it on pheasants one day. I was able to miss a pretty easy bird. At the time it was the nicest gun that I had used to missed a shot.

Phil Yearout
04-19-2026, 12:26 PM
There was a guy on another board who had a well-used but not abused field grade 21 in 16ga; he used to post sepia-toned pics and that gun looked so cool in the photos. I always kinda wanted one but the right opportunity just never rolled around.

Frank Srebro
04-24-2026, 07:41 AM
For info - the Lock Stock & Barrel Live auction I referenced here earlier starts May 1 in Cody. its On-line catalog lists the Model 21 16-gauge two barrel set at Lot 1201. Both are 28" with nice choke combos.

https://live.lsbauctions.com/auctions?items=10&page=1