John,
Years ago I had a conversation with the only gunsmith to come from this area who had a national reputation. At the time he was installing screw in chokes. He told me never put screw in chokes in a good gun, because sooner or later those threads are going to crack. He said everybody even Briley. I know it's easy to say that technology has changed and improved and things can be repaired.
The other side of the coin is that most people who buy a Model 21 just do it for the Winchester name. They have more money than they need or know what to do with. When something goes bad they just buy a new one. It's hard to argue with Deep Pockets.
Last edited by volleyfire; 01/19/18 01:41 AM.
