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Originally Posted by CraigThompson
Was what I was told correct and these square corner guns have a tendency to crack ?
Or was it more likely any that did were shall we say overly abused ?
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how many are seen with cracks? I know that has been mentioned in other threads on the topic- and the Ithaca Flues supposedly also had an issue with a 90 degree design. the word there was it was from heavy loads- the Ithaca frame had a subtle change about 1920 to remedy that, so much later than the Parker change.
So, With the common black powder loads of the day, I wonder if too heavy a load could have been the reason for the Parker design. Could very early smokeless loads caused an issue?
heck- could it just be the radius was easier to do the final fitting of the barrel with?
wiser Parkerites than I would need to answer the question