Best Frame Sizes
 

What are considered to be the "best" (proper?) frame sizes for the various gauge Parker Bros guns to be carried afield (not for clays shooting)?.........8 ga through .410?

Given 7 of the common bore sizes, 11 possible frame sizes, you're likely to get 77 answers. More if the democrats vote twice.

Here's my thoughts
8ga beats me I have never had one and have no interest in ever getting one
12ga 1 1/2 or better yet a 1 frame
16ga O frame is popular but I have 1 frames guns lighter than O frames
20ga O
28ga OO
410 bore OOO

What Rich said.

No sense me typing. This is it.

Go to parkerguns.org and click on the "Technical Information" link on the left side of that page. Then scroll down to Frame Sizes chart.

best frame size for what purpose

i do like the balance of both my 16 and 12 on a 1 frame for uplands

but i also really like 32 inch tubes on a 10 or 12 3 frame for ducks or clays

It depends on what you are using it for. 1 frame 12 gauges are underrated

early 8 gauges were 7 frame and later were mostly 6 frame.....i have a lifter 7 frame 8 ga serial no. around 25000 and 2 with 6 frames serial no around 64000...always wondered if they ever made a 8 frame.....charlie

Charlie is right on the early 7 frame 8ga are awesome.Phil Carr came and shot one with me last year its was one of the coolest guns guns I've ever held.
A 7 frame 8ga is the complete opposite of the triple 0 frame 410 but both look they were meant to be.The 36" barrels were new to me also.What a gun.