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

[Wild Skies]

The weights of Parker Reproductions are listed as nominal weight in the brochures, not average weight -- that's why 26" and 28" guns can weigh nominally the same. If one can be so lucky to own a 20ga. Repro w/28" bbls. that actually weighs less than 6lbs. 8oz., I'd say he found that needle in the haystack.

[MD*GSP]

Originally Posted by Greg Baehman

The weights of Parker Reproductions are listed as nominal weight in the brochures, not average weight -- that's why 26" and 28" guns can weigh nominally the same. If one can be so lucky to own a 20ga. Repro w/28" bbls. that actually weighs less than 6lbs. 8oz., I'd say he found that needle in the haystack.

That's interesting, and it never occurred to me that a 28" 20ga under 6-1/2 lbs would fall that far out of the norm.

I have a 20ga with factory 28" 20ga barrels that weighs-in at 6# 7.4oz.

That drops to 6# 3oz. with the 16ga 28" factory barrels installed.

Here's a picture

[Wild Skies]

Not only did you find that needle in the haystack Scot, you have found an even smaller needle in the haystack with your 20ga. Repro w/28" bbls. factory choked IC/M. Your Repro is one rare bird, maybe even beyond rare. Have you or others ever previously seen a 20ga. w/28" bbls. factory choked IC/M before? I have not.

Congratulations!

[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.

[Wild Skies]

The differences in weights of Parkers vs. Parker Repros has got to come from somewhere -- like wall thickness, forend size and shape, LOP, SSBP, etc. Although 20ga. Repros are, more often than not, a few ounces heavier than Meriden Parkers, it's not always the case.

Gordon Gekko once said "Greed is good." He could have followed that up with "A little added weight could also be good."