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Erick
Thank you for your promptness. The bluing was my only involvement to the unit and only done to prevent rusting. I don't understand the term - case colors? It took me a moment to digest your questions and apply them. By using a straight edge the cast would appear to be "O", however when sighting frrom the rear the comb appears to be slightly ofset to the right and the tang does appear straight. The comb measurement is 1 3/4" and the heel is 2 3/4". The pull factor is 13 1/2 " to the centre of the butt plate and 14 1/8 to the back of the recoil pad.. with 14" to the butt base and 15 " to the recoil base. Isn't there a danger of barrel warpage if the sling mounts are installed later? although it does look like the stock sling mount was done later because of the imperfect installation. I really don't understand the purpose of the barrel protector as it does seem to interfere with sighting down the barrel even though it is made of very thin spring steel. Thanks again and I'm learning a lot about the gun. Elmer |
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07-29-2010, 08:22 PM | #4 | ||||||
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Elmer: The wood is rough. The forend wood has a large piece missing. Without having in hand, I would say the wood, if original, has been sanded and re-varnished and not well sealed in advance. The buttstock wood is unusual. It may be the picture, but it appears there is a deliberate groove at the top of the comb, running toward the butt. Is that the case? Again, if it is original wood, it has been well sanded and sits under the metal in some areas. Original untouched wood sits noticeably proud of the metal. I too am north of the 49th. From what I have seen here over the past two years, values generally are under US prices. I have seen Parker guns in this condition at under $500. If you enjoy shooting doubles, you can likely continue to shoot this one but the advice given by Erik is worth heeding. Double check the chamber length also. You may need 2 1/2 inch ammo - not widely available here but can be found.
Regards, Jack Cheers, Jack
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07-30-2010, 02:16 PM | #5 | ||||||
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Hello Jack
Thanks for your prompt views and assessment. Your probably nright about the refinishing of the stock, but as I had indicated to Erick... the blueing was my demise. I rechecked the gun for the grove you mentioned and there doesn't seem to be any. As for the fore end , I agree that there is a piece missing that was probably done by the sliding barrel protector at some time... at least it seems to relate... and then goes to answer the question if it was a factory addition... which would be "no" as they would have made provisions to eliminate this happening. Your quite right about the ammo... it's probably a good thing I only used Cannuck heavy load for the upland birds at the time. Regards Elmer |
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Canucks were a favorite of my Dad's and mine as a kid. Imperials were saved for high flying migratory birds. The family VH saw both those shotshells, but my Dad decided for a while to save money with reloads. He had a few leakers and imprecise powder. I'm guessing that is what caused some barrel bulges. Kicking around in the car trunk with other tools saw it get some dents as well. Unfortunately, I blew one of the barrels in 2003. I thought it was likely the bulges and dents (which I had removed) but the collective wisdom on this forum weighs in favor that I had some sort of barrel obstruction on that fateful day. Trying to find a barrel set put me on this forum. No luck on that, just got bit by the Parker bug and have a few new shooters in the safes. I still chase upland birds but no more migratory or big game.
Cheers, Jack
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07-31-2010, 11:08 AM | #7 | ||||||
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Right on Jack.
Canucks were the shooters real dependable standard in those days and the imperials were the high end standards. Back in the early 60's our local hardware suppliers brought in some Italian & Russian shells as a cost saving measure. The Italians weren't bad but the Russian shells were hell! If they fired, which wasn't often, they kicked like hell, smelled like a billy goat and left the bore totally black. In the end you needed a knife or a ram rod to get them out. At 12 after the war, my first gun was a Parker 12 double that was missing a firing pin, an external hammer and a front face plate. A local gunsmith replaced the pin, fabricated a hmmer and sold me a used front plate, all for $ 7.50...Cost today? I always used imperial L.R. hunting migratory birds, and my farming relatives still use it the same way occasionally.We are either lucky or have a lot of faith in the way it was made,... perhaps both! My nephew has been after my current Parker & Winchester 94, which has brought me here also. He attends a lot of local gun shows and is into reloading equipment etc, but I do not know his plans about the Parker or if he'll part it out in time. My only regret is that I didn't find out about this organization long ago. Elmer |
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Elmer: Enjoy the site. I only found it a couple years back and it is a good group of folks sharing a common interest. I also have a '94 with octagon barrel. Took my first mule deer in the Porcupine Hills with that gun and a moose in the Waiprous. Iron sights is the way to go in the dense brush. The slow .30-.30 was never sent off course by a twig or two, just "lumbered" through it all to destination. Are you still in the field chasing something these days??
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Huston - we have a problem!... If I do as you suggest, the protector will only slide to the first sling adaptor. .. another indicator that the adaptors were not put on by by the mfg. It's hard to say what the original owner had in mind, other than the fact that the comfort issue of using a sling was in mind. In addition, why 2 sling attachments? Obviously they both had a purpose.
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08-02-2010, 03:05 PM | #10 | ||||||
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Elmer,
If the question to restore or not is based on increasing the monetary value of the gun then I believe the answer would be don't do it as you would never get your money back. There are some things the average person can do to spruce up a gun but the major work, screws, case colors, restocking would need to be done by a professional to give it a real Parker look. I attached a picture of a documented factory installed swing swivel. Look to see if it is similar to one or both the swivels on you gun. It's my guess one of the previous owners bought the gun with the swivel already on the barrel but needed it moved for comfort or perhaps a longer strap and had another swivel added. Good luck with your gun. |
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