Good suggestion for a work-around.
I see about ~375 Win M21's are for sale on the GI site, and 51 of them are 12 ga. Skeet guns.
So if the present day for-sale ratio is representative of the original production ratio, (and if my sums are correct) then about 14% of the production were 12 ga. skeet guns.
A response elsewhere to my query was that to the best recollection 30K were manufactured, 60% were 12 ga. and 10% of total were Skeet.
That would suggest ~1,800 Skeet 12s. Maybe somebody can find some hard factory numbers.
In closing, I guess "rarity" has different definitions. Based on the GI offerings, it appears you can purchase all the M21 12 ga. skeet guns you want, at least if you are willing to pay $5K plus!
Thanks,
GG
Last edited by Grouse Guy; 11/18/19 01:23 PM.