B grade reproduction
 

Does anyone who has a B or
A grade reproduction actually use them either hunting or for
Clays

I have a good friend with a B repro, and that is the only gun he shoots . It is a 20 ga, and then he got a set of 16 ga Kreighof barrels fitted to the gun . It is his grouse gun and his clays gun. It is very nice, but heavier than I would want to carry all day in the grouse woods.

I too find the Repro 20’s heavy too.





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Is their weight similar to an original Parker of the same configuration?

No, they're several ounces heavier in the exact same configuration.





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Why? Wood density?

I know things are relative, are the 12 repro's "heavy" as well? My VH in 26" length is over 7lb but feels lighter than my LC Smith of similar weight. I have heard that heavy 20 comment several times.

My 12 gauge PH letters at 7lbs 1 ounce. My 12 gauge repro felt noticeable heavier although I can’t remember if I ever weighed it. I hunted grouse and woodcock with it for a couple of years. I never thought it to be a detriment.

If you had one why wouldn't you hunt with it? Of the several repro's I've owned the 20's have always felt heavy, the 28 however is a dream.

Generally speaking, yes 20ga. Repros are slightly heavier than a similarly configured original Parker Bros. 20ga. 0-frame guns. But, I have seen several examples going the other way.

Having said the above, I would like to see what a Remington-built 20ga. 0-frame w/26'' bbls., .030 MWT, DT, straight grip, splinter, 14 3/8" LOP with a SSBP actually weighs. My 20ga. Repro with these specs weighs 6 lbs. 5 oz. My bet, is that they will weigh about the same with wood density accounting for any weight differentiation.

The two 12ga. SCCs and a SSS Repro that I've owned w/28" bbls., SG (14 3/4" LOP), SPL, DT and SSBP have all have weighed 7lbs. 3 oz.

My go to grouse gun for many years now is a 20 ga, 26", pistol grip, splinter, double trigger example. It weighs 6-12. Many people over the years have shot the gun and it is often that they comment on how light it is and then I tell them. One guy came just short of calling me a liar. At an early years Haussman shoot I shot with a well known dealer and he took a few shots with it and commented on its lightness and good handling. I asked him if he had a scale with him and after our round of clays he weighed it. He got the most perplexed look on his face and I just smiled. I have carried this gun for grouse all these years without difficulty and have shot countless rounds of clays with it without the slightest recoil complaints. I shoot standard 7/8 oz 1200 fps loads exclusively. In my view it is not the weight of the gun but how the weight is distributed that counts.

Agree fully Gary

Big difference between Greg's and Gary's 20 gauge Repros. Greg's 6-5 Repro is similar to stripped down Meriden 20s and 16s.

I also have a 28" 20 ga with pistol grip, double triggers, and beavertail. With the snap caps in it just hits the 7 pound mark. And yet my 12 ga with 28" barrels and beavertail weighs just 7-2. Go figure.

I have a VHE 20 with 26" barrels with 3" chambers built in 1917 and it weighs 6-2. Just a joy to carry and shoot, no problem with recoil but the balance and slim build must contribute to its handling characteristics. It came from an old time dealer in Pennsylvania who described it so well over the phone, I bought it sight unseen. Another very prominent dealer had recently told me to sell your 12's and buy 20's. Again, a testament to being a member of this forum and a little luck of course.