Avg weight of 20 ga Repros w/28 inch barrels straight stock

[edgarspencer]

I just sold a 6 lb 1.6oz 28" DHE to a member. My remaining 28" DHE is 6 lbs even, and my two trigger 26" DHE is 5lbs 14oz. I have a single trigger DHE with 26" barrels that weighs 6lb,3 oz.
A friend recently bought two identical 26" 20ga. Reproductions. One is 6lb, 8oz, the other is 6lb, 10oz.

[BRDHNTR]

I'll get my 20 weighed on a calibrated scale. We have one at the shop

[BRDHNTR]

Just weighed 2 Parker Repro's as noted below for comparison purposes. Weighed on a certified scale.

1. Parker Repro 20 ga w/28 inch barrels - 6 lbs 12 oz.
2. Parker Repro 20 ga w/26 inch barrels - 6 lbs 9 oz.

For further comparison:
Parker Trojan 20 ga. w/26 inch barrels - 6 lbs 6 oz

[James L. Martin]

Compared to my 2 originals a 20ga 28" VH at 6lb 3 oz and 20ga 28" Trojan at 6lb 2oz

[Harold Pickens]

Always heard Repro 20's were on the heavy side. I have 2 26" guns a DHE 16 and a VH 20 that both weigh 6 lbs even matching their letters. My 28" PH 20 with Parker Steel barrels is a beefy 6lbs 12 oz.

[ED J, MORGAN]

You are also weighing two different types of stock wood. Claro vs European ??

[edgarspencer]

Originally Posted by ED J, MORGAN

You are also weighing two different types of stock wood. Claro vs European ??

I am aware of that Ed. The two VH stocks are straight, and the 4 D grades are PG. The reason I included them was for comparison between each other, not comparison to the D grades. They are dimensionally identical.

The 3 DHE stocks are with 1/18" of each other, but the longer one is also the lightest..

[Gary Laudermilch]

I have one 28" 20 but it has a BT forend and it weighs in at a fraction of an ounce under 7 pounds. Interestingly, my 12 in the same configuration only weighs 7-2.

[MD*GSP]

I just didn't realize that a 28" PR under 6.5 lbs. would have been that difficult to find, and yes the configuration I have does not seem to come up everyday so I guess in that sense it may be on the rare side. I recall, from reading the forum, that there are some 28" IC/MOD 20ga barrels out there, but not that many. This particular one is a pg and has a single trigger and splinter f/e.

I have one other 20 ga (w/splinter, sg, and dt) that weighs 6# 10oz. w/26" barrels It sounds to me that Parkers were simply available at 6 lbs or less, whereas the pr's just never seemed to get there. I have perused a fair number of original Parkers in 20 ga fs and I seem to find the ones that are over 6 lbs, and therefore more in-line w/the PR's. Maybe I'm just not looking in the right places.

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Edited to add: I mis-spoke and Greg astutely caught the mistake. I do not have 28" 20ga barrels choked IC/MOD, they are choked Q1/Q2. There are other 28" Q1/Q2 barrels out there for the 20ga., but I have not ever come across 28" 20ga. barrels marked IC/MOD.

[Wild Skies]

Edited post and started a new thread so as not hi-jack this one.