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I'm in the process of doing a model-21 20ga 28" DT custom upgrade. The gun handled well when it was in the original configuration with the early POW grip & the splinter forearm. It's an extractor gun & weighed 6lb 8oz.
I'm converting it to a flat side, straight grip with a small custom profiled beavertail forearm. After all the metal work was done and the wood finished the gun weighs 6lb 4oz before engraving & bluing.
Last edited by dogon; 02/17/20 10:57 AM.
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I would trade any Lefever I own ((Except one) for a good model 21 of almost any configuration. The reason; I could sell that over-rated, over-priced piece of junk for enough to buy me 2-3 Really Nice Lefevers of a higher grade than most of mine. The one I would not trade is an FE grade & was my very first Lefever, first gun, period I bought after the Infamous 1968 Gun-Control act & ad to fill out a form 4473 on, as I bought it through a dealer who had it on consignment.
It stays until my toes turn up, but it quite nicely killed any desire I may have ever had for a 21.
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You see Browning BSS, LC Smith and Winchester Model 21’s as the true ‘tournament ‘ guns at the SxS shoots, at least that’s what I saw at the one biggie I went to. There’s other guns too, but those guns were what the guys who were there to win were shooting. First one I went to I thought it was for vintage guns and took a 100 yr old + Lancaster wrist breaker. Wrongo....tough competing with tricked out 32” vent rib 21’s and tricked out BSS guns made for tournament shooting. In my humble opinion, Model 21 Winchester shotguns are excellent guns.
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Thanks for the replies. Truth is I would only be interested in a 16 gauge light weight model 21 and the prices have kept me buying the other guns I have mentioned. I keep finding nice Belgium and German guns at reasonable prices.
The Lefevers in 16ga are really hard to find on a plumbers budget.
Oh and I think that Wilkes Barr gun is beautiful, great find!
Thanks again
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Although I don't envision me buying one, the double-triggered 16 ga. 28" barreled M21 has the most appealing lines to my eyes. Gil
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Back to the original post and question. The early double trigger, splinter forend Model 21 is the best of all Model 21 configurations in handling qualities, owing most of that to the weight and the Woodward style prince of wales pistol grip. I have had them all, but prefer the pre war POW style gun above any other for most of my shooting. I have owned a 20 gauge 28" gun in that style that weighed just about six pounds. I have been trying to buy it back for many years, unsuccessfully.
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I have been trying to buy it back for many years, unsuccessfully. Anyone who has been in this game for decades has a similar regret. After a few decades of begging, I successfully got one back. Gil
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