Parker Repro v. Winchester Model 23

[Researcher]

I find I can shoot the 6 1/4 pound Model 23 Classic .410-bore and 28-gauge a lot better then I can the 5 to 5 3/4 pound vintage .410-bore and 28-gauge guns I own. Back when my Model 23 Classic 28-gauge was young I shot a hundred straight at skeet with it at the old Potomac River Gun Club. Only 28-gauge 100 straight I've ever shot and the gun is choked improved cylinder and modified. My fraction of an ounce over five pound RBL-410 has much better dynamics then any of my vintage .410-bores and I shoot it pretty well. Of course if I really want to consistently break birds with a .410-bore or 28-gauge my seven pound 28-inch barrel Superposed New Model Skeets get the job done.