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I've got the pair of baby frame Model 23 Classics in .410-bore and 28-gauge. They are great little shooters if they are the first gun I pick up on a given day. If I've been shooting a gun with a really nice crisp trigger(s) and then pick up one of the Model 23s the trigger pulls are very noticeably spongy. That said, the only 100 straight at Skeet that I've shot with a 28-gauge was done with my Model 23 Classic at the old Potomac River Gun Club down at Stump Neck, Maryland. My .410-bore has been bullet-proof, but the tolerances on the 28-gauge are very close and a single grain of unburned powder in the wrong place and the trigger won't set for the second shot.
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05-30-2014, 08:12 PM | #4 | ||||||
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I had a 23 Classic in 28 gauge also !
Was a rather nice little quail/dove gun . Bought that gun new in 1986 or 1987 I think . If memory serves I paid $1250 and the dealer I got it from had a nice little Parker Repro in the same configuration for $2250 also NIB . |
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05-30-2014, 09:04 PM | #5 | ||||||
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An old business friend of mine worked at Winchester and was involved in bringing the 23 into the market. He was very proud of their work on the gun and the result. They were trying to bring the 21 price down to a realistic level so that more people could enjoy them He had several!
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05-30-2014, 09:15 PM | #6 | ||||||
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I had a mod.23 light duck in 20ga. and loved it. Traded it off for a 20ga. Remington Parker skeet. Still have the Parker but really miss the 23. Shot it at ducks and geese when lead was still legal and never had a problem. You'll enjoy it.
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05-31-2014, 09:02 AM | #7 | ||||||
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What ,lead not legal on ducks and geese! when did the do that
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05-31-2014, 10:37 AM | #8 | ||||||
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I really don't remember Scott. Gave up the 20's for 12's as lead is still legal for fowl using a 12..... at least down here.
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Good one, we are on the same page!! lol
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Bought my Model 23 pigeon grade, about thirty years ago. Goes into the grouse woods with me and my dogs every October. Absolutely love it. A real sweet shooter, in the woods or on the skeet field.
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