Tom Skues PR Guns
I hate to fuss about the Parker Reproductions as we are so blessed to have them at all. And some of them are outstanding like the little 28-s....(-: I do think they overlooked the heaviness of the 20-gauge guns or failed to offer a little lighter model. The barrels are a little robust in 20 gauge and the wood is to die for! I have a few 20/16 sets, 16 barrels made by Kreghoff and also the Merkel barrels and they come in at 6lbs-4oz consistently on the 20gauge frames while most 20-gauge guns are 6lb-8 or 6-10oz depending on wood and are considered to be heavy at that. I shoot clays with a 6lb-8oz 20, 28" PG-DT-SF and like its weight for 100 rounds of shooting. But in the uplands, I use the 16-gauge barrels to hunt with. The Merkel set is choked M/F with the full being .031 or x-full in 16. They kill like a 12 for sure and never feel under-gunned in Kansas for wild roosters! In the grouse woods I have a set of Kreghoff barrels choked Q1/Q2 and they work really well too. If you like to chase wild birds like me, get a PR-16 and a 28 gauge and you will be set! SXS Ohio
The first picture is my CSMC Fox guns...wrong picture for this post, my bad. Second is a PR 28gauge 410/28 set.
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