Hello Rick -
First, please tell us what the whole serial number is and we can look it up in the Parker Gun Identification and Serialization book (if it is listed) and we can tell you some basics on how it left the factory.
A PGCA Research letter should complete the story of originality. But first and foremost, get the wall thickness measured at strategic points along the length, and circumferentially at those points as well, by a knowledgable and competent double gun expert.
Yes, a lot of us shoot modern powders in our composite barreled Parkers but we either buy low pressure ammo specifically made for these guns or we load our own to published low pressure loads.
Pictures of your gun would aid in the discussion.
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