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Unread 04-03-2023, 05:33 PM   #21
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To me, there has always been something cool about finding old field grade guns in really nice condition, even if they have been restored...... I have a 20ga Trojan that I dearly love.

I'd like to one day find a nice 16ga Trojan that is in the right condition, and the right price for me at the time I find it.
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So far in life I've never needed an excuse to go grouse hunting. But if I did need prompting? Just look at a shotgun like Dean's and I'd be out the door in a flash...and the description of how it handles...even better. It's pictures, posts and threads in PGCA like this that makes the next 6 months almost unbearable! I'm better off not even thinking about it.
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So far in life I've never needed an excuse to go grouse hunting. But if I did need prompting? Just look at a shotgun like Dean's and I'd be out the door in a flash...and the description of how it handles...even better. It's pictures, posts and threads in PGCA like this that makes the next 6 months almost unbearable! I'm better off not even thinking about it.

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So far in life I've never needed an excuse to go grouse hunting. But if I did need prompting? Just look at a shotgun like Dean's and I'd be out the door in a flash...and the description of how it handles...even better. It's pictures, posts and threads in PGCA like this that makes the next 6 months almost unbearable! I'm better off not even thinking about it.
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To me, there has always been something cool about finding old field grade guns in really nice condition, even if they have been restored......
I'm definitely a field grade guy. If the metal scratchin' and/or better wood are there, fine, but I'd never buy a gun because of it. Or pass on a gun because it ain't there. JMHO.
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168 days to go till NY grouse season. Can't wait. Got a 0 frame 16ga and a 28ga repro waiting.
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I bought a 20 ga Trojan 10 yrs ago with 26 inch barrels. Had Brad Bachelder do a complete restoration. Gun looks new. I think he had Turnbull do the case colors as I don't recall thar Bachelders did case colors at the time. Wonderful upland 20. Would not trade it for all the tea in China.
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My 20 gauge 30" Trojan doesn't look like Dean's, but it is a joy to shoot. I don't know what TPS says about 30" 20 gauge Trojan production numbers. My two 30" 12 gauge Trojans are benchmark guns and don't get much use.
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Bill, here’s the Trojan chart from TPS


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Has anyone ever seen one of the 28 gauge Trojans?
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