What you are missing here, Larry, is that I was looking for replies to a specific proposal, nothing more. A gun similar to a Win. 21 in configuration, style, and purpose (please note I included 20 ga. as well as 12).

Maybe Browning couldn't do it for the price I mentioned, but maybe they could. More likely is they wouldn't. Nobody seemed interested, so I got what I was looking for. All the rest of the scenario you present changes nothing. But thanks anyway.
JR


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