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I had a chance to buy a NIB Parker repro a few years ago for $2700 - now the prices have soared. Are they still a good buy?

The 28 and 12 guages sell best, and double triggers are harder to find, but they all seem to sell well. Considering the quality and that they were around $2800 new 20 years ago, they have increased in price surprisingly little. In other words, they may be bargains still, even at $4-6000! And they are wonderfully built, beautiful little guns (I've had 6, and a little 28 ga is now my favorite grouse gun).
Joe Bernfeld

i remember the early 90's when they were done with them.The dealer that bought the remaining stock had them for as little as $1,500 and up to about $1,900,I'm sure he was still makeing a profit.For the money they get now days I would prefer the real Parker though the the repo's are nice guns

Amigo, the only problem with the "real Parkers" is they will cost about 2-4 times as much, they will not have modern stock dimensions, or the nice leather case with dust cover, and will not handle steel shot, which Repros were designed to handle (with modified or more open chokes). I wouldn't mind an original Parker either, but the Repros are beautiful, modern guns.
Joe

Compared to what else is currently available on the market, I think the Repros stack up as very good buys. Prices have not increased as much as, for example, a BSS Sporter in 20ga. I bought one of those, new, in 1980 for $400. If you can find one new today, it will probably cost you 5 or 6 times that much. Likewise, prices on BSS Sidelocks have also shot up.

I agree with all the above. I couldn't afford one in 1980 and still can't. I would still love to have a twice-trigger 28" 28 ga.

Not here. I can get well cared for 20br Merkel 147SLE signed by engraver for $3500. It's a nice lil' heirloom quality piece plus pretty darn good bunny und fluffy affair.
Those Jap guns are quality pieces, but too darn "frigid" for my taste. Zero "Soul Food" laddie!

Back in early 80s they couldn't give those things away. Why do you think they quit making them.

If it has to be steel shot and modern then I would go with the Win.23 for much less. If its just modern and looks like a Parker than the Repo would be it. For that much money though and it had to be new for steel I would go with one of Tony's roundbody guns built just like I wanted

Jager, if you're speaking of Repros, they quit making them because the owners of the plant--in which all the Japanese Winchesters were made--decided there was more money in making auto parts.

Comparing the Repro to the 23, depends on what you're after. If you want a true 28, on a 28ga frame and weighing what a 28 should, then--at least according to the Blue Book (can't say I've seen any small frame 23's listed recently)--the Repro 28 doesn't cost any more, and probably less. And of the 12/20/28 Repros commonly seen, the 28 is the priciest of the bunch.