One of the legitimate concerns with a Parker Repro: If the LOP is wrong, you lose that very nice skeleton buttplate.
There aren't a lot of steel shot specials out there. Think I saw one listed last time I checked the total of several dozen on gunsinternational. However, the information provided with the guns only says not to shoot steel in full choke barrels. And of course steel doesn't perform all that well in chokes tighter than mod anyhow.
I don't think you'd be disadvantaged shooting clays or doves with a 12ga Repro. (Assume you're thinking 12ga since you mention waterfowl.) For waterfowl hunting, it depends on the loads you want to shoot. The 12's I've owned have been either a little over or a little under 7 pounds, so we're not talking a real heavy gun. The Steel Shot Special is maybe half a pound heavier with 3" chambers and should be good enough for ducks. But I wonder about geese, depending on the loads you shoot. The one currently listed on GI looks very nice, but the dealer doesn't list weight. But if it's what you want, $4300 is likely a good price for a gun in very good condition like this one. They are beautiful guns, and I can't imagine how much it would cost to get a Parker Repro made today.
Last edited by L. Brown; 01/21/17 09:23 AM.
