Winchester 21

[Steve Hodges]

Well, a "new guy" will weight in on this. As I have yet to shoot my first Parker, something I plan on doing next week when my 16 gauge arrives, I do own two Model 21's, one 16 gauge and one 20 gauge, the 16 being a 1948 gun and the 20 1946. The 16 is a single trigger, and is nice to shoot but my favorite is my 20. It has double triggers with ejectors. Not a common combination. Both have 28" barrels and swing and balance nice, but the 20 seems to point effortlessly, for me at least. While both have very nice wood for field grades, the twenty is a cut above the 16. I love my 21's, and can't wait to get to know my parker.

[Boxbirder]

I have loved the 21's since I was 10 years old, 30" duck magnum was my first shotgun ever. I paid 153 bucks for that gun at the local sporting goods shop used. I beat the tar out of that gun for years, shot all my firsts with her. I didn't even know what I had until years later. That bad boy is what taught me about life, shooting every dam thing in site it wasn't until old doc Monroe told me what I had on my hands.
I shot the rib off it and put it away, I purchased another one and left her alone. Then I sent her up to Andys to get redone and bang he went belly up. My buddy and I drove through the nite when I heard he was going tits up from doublegunshop.com. But the Good Fella's got her back in pieces. It wasn't a pretty scene up there that day. She was redone and back in the quiver. Ohh there's been many 21's to pass through my hands over years.

Now she sits in the corner of my office and seem to stare at her and think of all the good times we have had and will.
Even killed a booner with her 2 years ago with a lethal load of 1 buck.


At the end of the day we should all be honored to own American SxS's one of the last things made 100% US.

[Twice Shooter]

You've got great memories with that gun. Don't ever forget them. Tom

[charlie cleveland]

never having owned a model 21 all i can say is that ive never seena cheap one for sell...i like my parker guns but wounld not mind owning a 21 also.... charlie

[Bill Murphy]

Charlie, my first 21s were $1000 for a cased pair, oak and leather Purdey case. I once bought a 20 gauge for $650. I bought my last one several months ago for $3000. They really aren't that bad. Go for it.

[Autumn Daze]

Mark, I love 16 gauges for most anything except long range stuff. Maybe I should shoot a 16 Model 21 and see if it handles any better than the 12's. Currently I use a Trojan 20 for grouse and woodcock...Wonderful little gun I can carry it all day one handed and never get tired.

[Bill Murphy]

I used to like little guns for grouse, but I have started to like my Sauer ten with RST 7 1/2s. It weighs exactly to the ounce what my 0 frame 16 weighs.

[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by Mark Ouellette

Bill,

I figured Dave and Dean would expound on the vitures of a 16 gauge Parker for patridge

The Parker sixteens are nice for sure. I use one of my 0-frame hammer guns for grouse and woodcock and it's a delight to carry all day in the thick stuff and points like my own finger but I'll still go to one of my twenty-eights most of the time.

If I shot a ten gauge like Bill does I could save a lot of the money I spend at the skeet club practicing up for grouse and woodcock season

[David]

I thought this would be interesting I have a 20 ga 21 that i think a lot of and i like to use for dove and grouse it was made in 1938 and bought at marshall fields in chicago Dec of 38 But I all so have a late remington parker vhe 16 ga made in 1938 also that gives the squirrels and rabbits a hard time and i hope to pass these to my daughter one day and i hope that is a very long time I must say i have enjoyed this but i do have a soft spot for vintage american double guns

[Steve Hodges]

Dave, if I make the shoot this spring, I will bring my 16 ga 21 and let you have a go with it.