A recorded 259 Parker .410’s were built before 1933, give or take. And we don’t know how far into or after 1933 the 2 1/2” chamber continued. So my guess is that well over half of the entire number of .410’s produced would have started out as 2 1/2” chambered guns.
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"I'm a Setter man.
Not because I think they're better than the other breeds,
but because I'm a romantic - stuck on tradition - and to me, a Setter just "belongs" in the grouse picture."
George King, "That's Ruff", 2010 - a timeless classic.
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