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Winchester Model 21 Skeet Grade 2 Barrels 20 & 28ga -A DIFFERENT KIND OF 21, vintage firearms
Guns International #: 103694087 Seller's Inventory #:
Category: Winchester Shotguns - Model 21 - Shotguns - American Double
Seller's Information
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Seller: Vintage Firearms, Inc
Company: Vintage Firearms, Inc.
Member Since: 5/19/07
First Name: Ron
Last Name: Cook
State: Michigan
Zip: 49546
Country: United States
Phone: (616) 608-4337
Phone2: (616) 730-8387
Fax: (616) 608-4701
Platinum Seller
Number of Active Listings: 277
Total Number of Listings: 6592
Seller: FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
3 days
Payment Types Accepted: credit card, check, certified funds, wire transfer (Advertised price represents the 3.5% cash discount price. Actual price if paid by credit card is 3.5% higher cost.)
Description:
General Specs: Winchester, 1956, 20 Gauge; 28 Gauge, 6lbs. 9oz.; 7lbs. Chokes SK/CYL; SK/SK, LOP 14 5/8", DAH 2 1/2", DAC 1 3/8"
Serial Number: 31666
You don’t come across a beauty like this every day. This exceptionally gorgeous gun has some of the most highly figured flame walnut I have ever seen on a Model 21. With decorative scroll engraving, a beavertail forend, and double-bordered hand-cut checkering, this gun will catch the attention of every shooter at the club.
At first glance, the specifications reveal an unusual configuration. You don’t often encounter 24-inch barrels on a Model 21, although they certainly have their place. In 1956, serial number 31666 left the factory as a 26-inch Skeet Grade. At some point in its life, the original 20-gauge barrels were professionally shortened to 24 inches.
Years later, Winchester’s U.S. Repeating Arms Company Custom Shop fitted the gun with a factory 28-inch, 28-gauge barrel set. Correctly marked “Winchester Proof Steel,” these barrels are genuine Winchester/USRAC factory production and fit the receiver with the quality one would expect from the Model 21 Custom Shop. The result is a gun that not only offers the versatility of both 20 and 28 gauge but also exhibits the lively balance and handling qualities many shooters expect from a fine small-bore double.
Both barrel sets have mirror bores, retain 99% blue, and tight ribs with a red front bead and silver mid bead. The action locks up tightly with either barrel set, and both exhibit excellent factory-quality fit. The auto safety, single selective trigger, and ejectors all function properly.
One of the more interesting aspects of this gun is its Winchester/USRAC 28-gauge barrel set. Many original Winchester Model 21 28-gauge barrel sets utilized 20-gauge exterior dimensions with 28-gauge bores, resulting in a comparatively heavy muzzle and slower handling characteristics. These later USRAC barrels were properly proportioned for the 28 gauge, producing a livelier, better-balanced shotgun while maintaining factory fit and finish.
Rather than presenting itself as a museum-piece collector’s gun, this Model 21 occupies a niche that many enthusiasts find even more appealing: a beautifully figured Skeet Grade built to be carried, shot, and thoroughly enjoyed. It shows a few expected light handling marks from its years of careful use, all of which are visible in the detailed photos. That honest evidence of use does little to diminish the appeal of the gun and, in many ways, reinforces what this Model 21 is: a high-condition, highly usable American double with remarkable wood, two-barrel sets, and exceptional shooting versatility.
Combining the elegance of Winchester’s finest American double with the lively handling of its later USRAC 28-gauge barrels, this Model 21 represents an exceptional opportunity for the shooter who values both craftsmanship and performance.
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Barrels
Barrel Length: 24"; 28"
Chokes: .004/.006; .005/.005
Bores: mirror; mirror
Bore Diameter: .619/.620; .550/.550
Wall Thickness: .028/.034; .029/.031
% Blue: 99%; 99%
Chambers: 3"; 2 3/4"
Ribs: tight; tight
Sights: front red mid silver; front red mid silver
Action
Action: tight left of center; tight right of center
Ejectors: timed
Receiver Condition: 99%+
Screws: excellent
Engraving: clean, scroll
Trigger Type: single-crisp
Trigger Guard Color: 99%
Stock
Type: straight/beavertail
LOP: 14 5/8"
LOP To End Of Wood: 14 5/8"
DAH: 2 1/2"
DAC: 1 3/8"
Cast: neutral
Checkering Condition: excellent
Butt Treatment: checkered butt
INQUIRIES
There is a 30 day mechanical warranty on long guns. If it is a “VFI Certified” gun there is a 90 day mechanical warranty. Call or email us for more details or questions. Thanks! Vintage Firearms
Payment and Shipping
Ways to Pay: Credit Card, Money Order, Certified Check, Personal Check, Wire Transfer (Advertised price reflects 3.5% cash discount. Actual price if paid by credit card is 3.5% higher.)
Inspection Period / Return Policy: Three Days from the date the item was received.
Sales Tax Collected: FL, MI, PA
Shipping & Insurance: Ground $270.00 within continental U.S. Additional fees for HI & AK.
Item Condition: Used
Requires FFL?: Yes. C&R licenses accepted for shipping C&R eligible guns
Other
Terms of Purchase: Check your local and state laws before purchasing. It is the buyer’s responsibility to confirm his/her right to own the firearm or any item before purchasing.
PLEASE SEE OUR OTHER FINE VINTAGE FIREARMS. View all listings and our full inventory of fine sporting and collectible arms will appear. Thanks for looking! We employ full time gunsmiths on premises and can perform alterations to suit your needs within a few weeks of purchase. Common requests are: -stock bending to suit your particular requirements -addition of any specified butt pad to increase length of pull -alteration of chokes to suit your shooting preferences -lengthening of chambers and forcing cones -darkening stock color with penetrating stains -restoring any part of the gun including rust blue, charcoal blue, bone and charcoal case color, wood restoration and checkering recuts. If you like one our guns but it needs “tweaked”, let us know and we can quote you a time and price. Some enthusiasts like the guns “as found” and others want them “just so”. We often list guns as found and let the particular buyer choose how they want their gun to fit or look.
Price: $13,995.00
Shotgun Gauge: 20 Gauge, 28 Gauge