Since the subject of handling has come up, suppose we take an objective look at the M-21. My database has 16 M-21's, 10 12's, 316's, and 3 20's. The following is for 12 bore guns. A 7# 3 1/2oz, 26" bbl, 14 1/4" LOP gun balances (teeter-totter point) 4 5/8" ahead of the trigger, has unmounted swing of 1.23, mounted swing of 6.78, and compactness (note that lower numbers indicate higher compactness) of 8.89. An 8# 6oz, 32" bbl, 15 1/8" LOP gun has a balance point of 5 1/8" to trigger, unmounted swing of 2.34, mounted swing of 9.75, and compactness of 11.35. As you can see, there is a wide range of handling characteristics for M-21's; it makes little sense to try to stereotype them. Consider that an average Brit game gun (6# 8oz, 28" bbls, 14 1/4" LOP) has balance of 4 1/2" to trigger, 1.45 unmounted swing, 6.38 mounted, and 10.17 compactness. The first gun is "faster" unmounted than a typical Brit game gun and a bit slower when mounted.
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