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Unread 08-29-2018, 11:11 AM   #11
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Well--in all honesty---I glanced too quickly at the original posting and did not realize it was a factory choke tube gun. Yes--at the opening price--I would consider the gun a good buy. There are some nicks in the wood, but overall the gun is nice. They used Win-chokes and back in this era, all barrels with choke tubes had to be enlarged/expanded at the muzzle to use them. Since there is NO reserve--pop a bid on and you may get lucky. I expect there will be lurkers who show up in the last hour of the auction. Good luck. BD
Finally . . . logic has been added to this thread!

A Parker Reproduction Sporting Clays Classic is my nominee for the most versatile Parker on the planet. 3" chambers, chrome lined bores and choke tubes with the capability of shooting virtually any 12-ga. load offered today -- all in one gun, makes it so. Add in the fact that there were reportedly only 125 SCCs produced, makes this particular model (dare I say?) rare and collectible.
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Finally . . . logic has been added to this thread!

A Parker Reproduction Sporting Clays Classic is my nominee for the most versatile Parker on the planet. 3" chambers, chrome lined bores and choke tubes with the capability of shooting virtually any 12-ga. load offered today -- all in one gun, makes it so. Add in the fact that there were reportedly only 125 SCCs produced, makes this particular model (dare I say?) rare and collectible.
I've looked the auction information & gun over for details. I see no where the seller states this one is a SCC & the poor pictures don't let me see any specific marking to verify it as being a SCC. I do assume that because of the win-chokes that it probably is one, but I would request better pictures of the gun to see if there is any markings to suggest it is a true SCC. I do see the choke stampings on the barrels and though the pictures are fuzzy, I think they indicate the interchangeable choke tubes.

Greg, I think you might have the SCC mixed up with the steel shot special. This gun is clearly marked for 2 3/4" chambers the SSS would have the 3" chambers and fit your description of the overall most versatile Parker Repro.
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I do see the choke stampings on the barrels and though the pictures are fuzzy, I think they indicate the interchangeable choke tubes.
The “ISC” on the barrel flats tells us that this indeed is a Sporting Clays Classic. (“internal Screw Chokes.”) I own one. Use it weekly. Love it.

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Victor - does your SCC have 3" chambers?

Paul - to your point..I, too am surprised the seller doesn't seem to highlight the fact it is indeed a bonafide SCC..maybe the seller doesn't fully realize, or appreciate, what he/she is offering. Who knows?
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Finally . . . logic has been added to this thread!

A Parker Reproduction Sporting Clays Classic is my nominee for the most versatile Parker on the planet. 3" chambers, chrome lined bores and choke tubes with the capability of shooting virtually any 12-ga. load offered today -- all in one gun, makes it so. Add in the fact that there were reportedly only 125 SCCs produced, makes this particular model (dare I say?) rare and collectible.
Maybe it’s a 1980’s thing, but where are the 30+ inch barrels? I love my 28 inch SCC, but longer barrels would make the love more like momma’s love.

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Victor - does your SCC have 3" chambers?
Yes, there are threads on this. Perhaps even one started by me when I first purchased my SCC.

I think they all have 3 inch chambers, even though marked 2 3/4.

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For my own selfish reasons I would by all means proclaim the Steel Shot Special as the mac-daddy of all 12ga Repro's! However, Gregs assertion the SCC is the most versatile of all offerings, simply cannot be challenged.
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In my opinion, this gun is a steal anywhere near the opening bid price. Buy It Now price is fair retail. I hope someone here pulls the trigger.

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In my opinion, this gun is a steal anywhere near the opening bid price. Buy It Now price is fair retail. I hope someone here pulls the trigger.

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Bingo! Personally, I wouldn't consider selling either of my SCCs for multiples of the opening bid price.

Paul, Victor has alluded to the fact of the subject gun being stamped "ISC", this stamping positively identifies the gun as a Sporting Clays Classic model. Victor also mentioned there being several posts on this forum about the SCCs chamber length. I have personally measured more than a handful of SCCs -- all of them measured 3" despite each and and every one of them stamped 2 3/4". Other owners of SCCs that actually measured their gun's chamber length have, too; reported them having 3" -- again, all were stamped as having 2 3/4" chambers.

Scot, I recall our little discussion we had where you made a pretty good argument concerning the versatility of your 20/16 bi-gauge set. Now you're promoting your pair of unfired SSSs as the mac-daddy of Repros. I guess I can't blame you, as I'd be pretty proud of them, too. I'm sure you remember that I owned an unfired SSS, too; but ended up selling it because my SCCs did everything the SSS could do, but with even more versatility.
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To be clear, in my personal opinion, the 20/16 offering is what I consider to be the most desirable of all Repro’s followed by the 28ga offerings. For me, the 16 pretty much does it all & the 20’s not that far behind. (I’m not a waterfowler or Turkey hunter) But, as a matter of true versatility - how does one beat the SCC? Woodcock in the am, quail in the afternoon, Pheasant in the evening and ducks the next morning - all with one gun; the SCC.

If you review my comment you’ll take note I touted the SSS as the mac-daddy of 12ga Repro’s.
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