Parker Repro v. Winchester Model 23

[Wilmurt]

Will be away for a few weeks and will post pictures when I get back

[Scott Chapman]

I have a 20 gauge Winchester Model 23 Pigeon Grade XTR 26" IC/M with straight grip that I received as a high school graduation present from my father in 1984.
It fits me very well and I shoot it pretty straight.

The problem is that I am constantly having the barrel selector switch getting "stuck" unintentionally when I mount the gun and switch the safety forward. Is there anything that can be done to inactivate the barrel selector? It is aggravating as heck when a covey comes up and it is locked up.

BTW I don't have this problem with the 16 gauge Trojan my grandfather passed down to me! But the Trojan has become my son's favorite so what can I do!

Maybe buy another Parker...

[Whitefish]

Another option but only in 12 or 20 ga. are the Classic Doubles made in the same Olin K factory as the 23's. Very few are around, but the Model 201 in 20 ga. is a nice gun. I had two from Jaques that I bought in the late 80's when he was liquidating the remaining stock after Classic Doubles went out of business. That Olin K factory is long gone, but a few of the 201's show up from time to time. I still have the 20 but sold the 12 years ago.