Questions about Reproductions

[Byron Brown]

I really appreciate all of the responses. You all have been very courteous and helpful. It seems the more I look around, the more questions I have. I have seen posted on the old forum a list of all factory repro options. It appears that the 12 gauge Sporting Clays gun was the only gun to come standard with screw-in chokes. However, it also appears that there was a screw-in option for about $1,000. Was this option available on all gauge guns, or only on the 12? If it was available on all guns, is there any way to tell whether a gun with choke tubes is factory original or an after-thought (besides having the orginal sales information)?

[Wild Skies]

Originally Posted by Byron Brown

I really appreciate all of the responses. You all have been very courteous and helpful. It seems the more I look around, the more questions I have. I have seen posted on the old forum a list of all factory repro options. It appears that the 12 gauge Sporting Clays gun was the only gun to come standard with screw-in chokes. However, it also appears that there was a screw-in option for about $1,000. Was this option available on all gauge guns, or only on the 12? If it was available on all guns, is there any way to tell whether a gun with choke tubes is factory original or an after-thought (besides having the orginal sales information)?

Byron,

To my knowledge only the Sporting Clays Classic Parker Repro was available with factory screw-in chokes. Where did you read that screw-in chokes were an available factory option for guns other than the Sporting Clays Classic model? Can you post the link? I believe I have all of the Repro brochures and no mention of screw-in chokes are listed as an available factory option in any of these brochures that I have. They do mention, however; that custom choke combinations were available.

The SCC's were furnished with 6 Winchester Winchoke "Invisible" choke tubes. There are two ways to identify an original SCC gun: 1. The barrel flats are stamped "ISC" (for internal screw choke),the serial number on the barrels will also match the serial number on the trigger guard. 2. The barrels are very slightly flared for about 2"-3" at the muzzles. If screw-in chokes were added to an original factory choked Repro they wouldn't be factory stamped "ISC" and the muzzles wouldn't have the flare.

Here's a pic of my SCC, can you detect the very slight flare to the muzzles?

[Rod N. Gunn]

I believe Greg is correct on the screw-in choke issue. Brileys told me their thin wall chokes are VERY difficult to install on Repros and most times they will not even attempt it. I have the 1989 price list shown there and I just assumed that the model they were advertising there was the SSC just not specifically called that. I've never seen a gun with the Repro flared barrels that was not stamped and serial numbered for the SSC but thats not to say some don't exist.

[Bill Murphy]

Byron, the $1100 "accessory" was not the price for screw in chokes but for an entire extra set of 12 gauge barrels with screw in chokes.