No surprise here....Parker men prefer Parkers! I am a upland hunter. I like light guns that swing natural and are a tad wispy. Weight coupled with balance must be just right. Not all parkers have this quality but a fair number in all gauges do. This is the quality that the English best gun is known for. I have a couple Parkers that have this quality......GHE-20 28" at 5lbs-15oz and a VH-16 that really has it! The 16 gun sports 26" tubes and comes in at 6lbs-1oz. My mind thinks 28" barrels are best but this gun proves different! I can't miss in the heavy thickets with it. Did I mention that it is a original two barrel set and the 2 marked set is 32" long mod and full!, and yes they get used when hunting roosters, man do they swing nice! Lets talk about the model 21....I would think they make for great duck and target guns. Strong and over built...all the weight is at the center of the gun and here lies the trouble. This makes for a poky gun that does not track and stay with the target. A feller can learn to shoot any gun if he shoots it long enough but will seldom say he can't miss with it! Like Parker guns Winchester built a few that have these qualities of proper balance. Maybe the 6lb 20ga. or the 6lb-6oz 16ga. have it? I own just one model 21, its a 16 gauge and its nice at 6lbs-8oz Its a early built, double trigger, pistol grip, splinter. The tubes are 26" and the gun does not have that special balance I want....close but not just right. Its muzzle end is too light and does not have that follow thou swing like the two Parkers noted above have. As a personal note....I like the look the Parker frame has over the 21. The 21 frame is long, plain and has little going on. They stole the bullet point look from the Fox gun and to own a grade above field that never had the fine engraving the Parkers have. The 21 are cost prohibitive in todays market due to the fact that few were made. So there you have it.....This is why the safe has so many Parkers and only one field grade 21 that I have not used to hunt birds with, why would I when I have such a bird shooting Parker gun that doe's not miss !!!!...(-: Thanks all SXS ohio
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