To me, there has always been something cool about finding old field grade guns in really nice condition, even if they have been restored...... I have a 20ga Trojan that I dearly love.

I'd like to one day find a nice 16ga Trojan that is in the right condition, and the right price for me at the time I find it. :D

So far in life I've never needed an excuse to go grouse hunting. But if I did need prompting? Just look at a shotgun like Dean's and I'd be out the door in a flash...and the description of how it handles...even better. It's pictures, posts and threads in PGCA like this that makes the next 6 months almost unbearable! I'm better off not even thinking about it.

I’m with you Chris 100%





.

Amen!

I'm definitely a field grade guy. If the metal scratchin' and/or better wood are there, fine, but I'd never buy a gun because of it. Or pass on a gun because it ain't there. JMHO.

168 days to go till NY grouse season. Can't wait. Got a 0 frame 16ga and a 28ga repro waiting.

I bought a 20 ga Trojan 10 yrs ago with 26 inch barrels. Had Brad Bachelder do a complete restoration. Gun looks new. I think he had Turnbull do the case colors as I don't recall thar Bachelders did case colors at the time. Wonderful upland 20. Would not trade it for all the tea in China.

My 20 gauge 30" Trojan doesn't look like Dean's, but it is a joy to shoot. I don't know what TPS says about 30" 20 gauge Trojan production numbers. My two 30" 12 gauge Trojans are benchmark guns and don't get much use.

Bill, here’s the Trojan chart from TPS


.

Has anyone ever seen one of the 28 gauge Trojans?