Bruce, that is a nice one frame 16. But it ain't "cheap" anymore. Time I had it put back on face, had two new screws made for the floorplate, opened the right choke, honed the bores and had the action cleaned it ended up pretty darned expensive. At 6 pounds 12 ounces it ain't a lightweight but it does balance better than any Parker I own (which is way too many). Seems I'm never able to buy a gun that satisfies me right out of the box! David Yale did all the work for me and he performed to perfection, as usual.
Bird crop down here seems to be mixed. Some areas are poor to worse but we've been hunting near McLean, east of Amarillo, and the population is very good. Spring rains were spotty so that's the way the birds are. We're trying to be very gentle on them since we have a four month season and that's not hard to do the way Mike has been shooting. Gives a new meaning to "conservation".
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