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I too find the Repro 20’s heavy too.
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02-07-2021, 09:49 AM | #4 | ||||||
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Is their weight similar to an original Parker of the same configuration?
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02-07-2021, 09:52 AM | #5 | ||||||
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No, they're several ounces heavier in the exact same configuration.
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02-07-2021, 09:56 AM | #6 | ||||||
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Why? Wood density?
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02-07-2021, 09:58 AM | #7 | ||||||
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I know things are relative, are the 12 repro's "heavy" as well? My VH in 26" length is over 7lb but feels lighter than my LC Smith of similar weight. I have heard that heavy 20 comment several times.
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02-07-2021, 10:07 AM | #8 | ||||||
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My 12 gauge PH letters at 7lbs 1 ounce. My 12 gauge repro felt noticeable heavier although I can’t remember if I ever weighed it. I hunted grouse and woodcock with it for a couple of years. I never thought it to be a detriment.
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02-07-2021, 12:09 PM | #9 | ||||||
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If you had one why wouldn't you hunt with it? Of the several repro's I've owned the 20's have always felt heavy, the 28 however is a dream.
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02-07-2021, 01:18 PM | #10 | ||||||
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Generally speaking, yes 20ga. Repros are slightly heavier than a similarly configured original Parker Bros. 20ga. 0-frame guns. But, I have seen several examples going the other way.
Having said the above, I would like to see what a Remington-built 20ga. 0-frame w/26'' bbls., .030 MWT, DT, straight grip, splinter, 14 3/8" LOP with a SSBP actually weighs. My 20ga. Repro with these specs weighs 6 lbs. 5 oz. My bet, is that they will weigh about the same with wood density accounting for any weight differentiation. The two 12ga. SCCs and a SSS Repro that I've owned w/28" bbls., SG (14 3/4" LOP), SPL, DT and SSBP have all have weighed 7lbs. 3 oz.
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