Winchester 21 or Parker DH?

[Setter Man]

Question: did anyone ever shoot them for long? Just asking because there are a couple of "reputable" dealers on the east coast that have dozens of them listed for sale, all of them in 95%-97% condition. ;-)

[Pay Dirt]

Originally Posted by Richard Flanders

I'm surprised that no one has related the torture test story on I think it was the mod 21. Winchester or someone torture tested every dbl gun on the planet to where they broke but in the end were unable to hurt a mod 21 after some gawdawful amount of rounds. They finally just gave up. Someone must have the stats on that testing.

Originally Posted by Bobby Cash

Umm...Hello...
My favorite part of the story relates that well after the failure of all of the other doubles,
Winchester began to disassemble their test gun and continue to fire it with integral parts missing to see if they could produce a failure.

[Bill Murphy]

Many East Coast 21s have been refinished. Model 21 guys know the difference. They're kind of like Purdeys. Real collectors know the difference. The "English guns are expected to be refinished" is a myth. English guns in original high condition sell for much more than refinished ones. Same goes for 21s except that there are more uninformed 21 buyers than English gun buyers.

[Setter Man]

Originally Posted by Bill Murphy

Many East Coast 21s have been refinished. Model 21 guys know the difference. They're kind of like Purdeys. Real collectors know the difference.

Oh, I know how the game is played.