REPRO 28 GA 28" Q1/Q2

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A gun like this is only a virgin once! Take it out and shoot it & all you'll have is another used gun. Redo the case colors once they have worn off and all you'll have is a redone gun. Probably a nicely redone one, but still not the virgin that this one is.

[Wild Skies]

Originally Posted by Paul Ehlers

A gun like this is only a virgin once! Take it out and shoot it & all you'll have is another used gun. Redo the case colors once they have worn off and all you'll have is a redone gun. Probably a nicely redone one, but still not the virgin that this one is.

But Paul, what about "SOUL" -- the very thing dyed-in-the-wool Parker Bros. collectors tout? How in the world will the Repros ever attain soul status without being loving used?

[GH-16]

Originally Posted by Greg Baehman

But Paul, what about "SOUL" -- the very thing dyed-in-the-wool Parker Bros. collectors tout? How in the world will the Repros ever attain soul status without being loving used?

There's plenty of them that have earned the soul you're referring to. Now that we're thirty-some-odd years past production of these wonderful guns. There's fewer & fewer of the ones that someone had the foresight to stash away and preserve as NIB unfired.

Collectors come in all forms and in some circles the most highly sought after guns which bring the highest prices are the ones in the highest original condition. Like I stated before--These are only a virgin once!

Out of curiosity: What do you think a repro like this one in its NIB condition might be worth in another thirty years, if it's kept pristine? I can assure you it would be much less if it had been used hard in that time frame!

[Wild Skies]

Originally Posted by Paul Ehlers

There's plenty of them that have earned the soul you're referring to. Now that we're thirty-some-odd years past production of these wonderful guns. There's fewer & fewer of the ones that someone had the foresight to stash away and preserve as NIB unfired.

Collectors come in all forms and in some circles the most highly sought after guns which bring the highest prices are the ones in the highest original condition. Like I stated before--These are only a virgin once!

Out of curiosity: What do you think a repro like this one in its NIB condition might be worth in another thirty years, if it's kept pristine? I can assure you it would be much less if it had been used hard in that time frame!

I agree with you 100%. I am only being a bit facetious -- maybe a lot!

[Bill Murphy]

I would love to keep my double trigger Repros in unfired condition, but they are very tempting (to shoot). I took a double trigger 28 two barrel set for a round of skeet when it was new. At the end of the round, I could tell it had been shot. The finish on the receiver had faded on the corners. I give up.