lever postion is an indication of wear on some makes of guns. Mainly those with rotory bolts (Fox, Smith and Ithaca NID). The levers start and the right and over time move to the left as the bolt wears. The design of the rotory bolt allows for a lot of travel in the lever from one side to the other as they wear. These guns do rarely become loose. Even guns that have a lever to the left are typically still tight.
Parkers are different in that the top lever has very little room to travel before the gun is just plain loose. The lever positions were set at the factory and every one was a little different. The concave cut in the rib carries back onto the frame and also the top lever. This sighting plain lines up and will line up even on guns that have worn bolts and are loose. So... the top lever on loose guns are not moving very much to even be physically noticable.
Get my point? One parker may be centered and another may be to the right and both are as they were when they were made. Yes, the bolting mechanism on a Parker does take up wear, but not to the extent of other makers where the lever will move that much. Simply becasue it is a design that wears better, but unfortunately they do loosen up more often due to there being less travel.
Constantly corrected??? Hardly. If you feel that way, it is not intended towards you or anything of the sort.
Simply avoiding the spreading of misinformation that may apply to some makers and not Parker guns.
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