Lightweight Repro
 

Anyone know if any of the 20ga Parker Repros weighed close to 6lbs. Most I have seen weighed 61/2-63/4lbs.

Never heard of one. If you had one with stock problems, you could mill out the middle of the stock which was done on some English guns. You could also trade up to a 28 gauge.

Nearly all, if not all, of the repro stocks were hollowed out in the butt end. And the center of the ssbp was a glued on piece of wood. I personally think that they feel a little better with some weight added to the butt.
And most of the wood used on them was pretty lightweight to start with. And given the standardization and consistency of manufacture of the parts, I would think that the lightest 20g option would be whatever a 26” barreled gun normally weighs. One should not expect variation of more than a few ounces from gun to gun. With the only variation actually being the particular piece of wood used.

The big question is the consensus that they carry and feel and swing nicely or not? I know weight is a subjective thing.

Yes, they carry well and swing well, but after I bought a couple of Repro's in 28 gauge the 20 rarely came out of the gun room, except for the occasional round of Skeet... but even that ended because one of my 28's is Skeet configured with Q1 & Q2 chokes.


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Dean I have a 28 repro and thinking of getting another because I love it so much, and affording an original is getting out of hand. I wish I could find a double trigger one, if such a thing exists, however.

It is the general consensus that the 28g. is the best proportioned and handling of the Repros. The 20g and 12g. can certainly be slightly muzzle heavy especially in the longer barrel lengths.

Is there an explanation for the heavier weight of Repos compared with similar originals? Denser wood? Thicker barrels? My understanding is that when Remington attempted their "Repro" they had to modify the safety design to meet modern SAMMI standards

They do exist Andy but they're hard to find.





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Yes they do exist and I looked about 3 years to find one with 28" barrels. The chokes are a little tight in the 28" barrels. Finding one with DTs, 28" barrels, and a straight grip is very hard.

Ken