20 gauge parker

[charlie cleveland]

i recieved the gun today it is a parker d grade 20 ga with damascus barrels 28 inch...i ve been cleaning on it and it dont look to bad..in fact i cleaned the barrels out hardly any pitting most was at theforceing cones..gun has a coupla dents in barrel really have to look close on the inside of barrels to see the one that shows on the inside..i demed the gun to be safe so i took and shot it 4 times at the dr pepper can at 70 steps i first shot the right barrel which is bored factory cly.did not put a shot in the can..shot left barrel which is full choke put 5 shot in the can have never had a 20 ga to put over 2 shot in the can.shot left barrel again only put 1 shot in can.this is more like a twenty at that distance..moved up to 40 step line and shot right barrel again it put lots of shot in the can..i never counted them but it was full of holes... i am vert pleased with this gun this gun does not kick much like my other russ jackson 20 ga does for some reason also have 20 lc smith that kicks and a lefever that kicks and i shoot same loads in all these gun and the lefever is a straight stock like this d grade parker is..i once read that a damascus barrel gun did not kick as bad as steel barrel guns..i just know that this gun s kick is a lot lighter than those 3 other guns..theres a lot of history already known about this gunwe know that the gun was ordered for a mister robert wood johnson of the johnson and johnson fame he was founder of this company we know it was ordered in 1902 and the stock was changed from pistol grip tp straight stock. we know it was sent back and right barrel was bored to cly..stock is nice on the gun but is not a fancy stock.probably not a parker stock it could be only you experts will be able to figure this out for me.. this is the gun i bought on the for sale site from jeff bonidier sorry bout the last name spelling jeff..i m well pleased with the gun..serial no of this gun was102433 one thing i noticed the trigger guard has been broken and repaired but a nice job in my opinion... will take pictures and send them to somebody to post for me...charlie

[Dennis]

Congratulations on the new Parker, Charlie. I wish you much luck on future hunts with it.
Can't wait to see the photos.

Dennis

[OLD GEEZER]

Charlie: I can,t wait to hear the story on your first kill with this nice 20 Parker. Thomas

[charlie cleveland]

will posts pictures as soon as possible its not a classey gun but the engraving is still sharp no case colors except under forearm and on the flats of the breech.. but it is a damascus barrel..mite get some of the boys who redo damascus to renew the colors someday..gun shoots fine will take out the one dent and keep cleaning on it.i will have to get me some of that majic heck cannot remember name of the stuff like still wool the boys all talk about... thomas i think i mite shoot this gun first day of squirl season it really handles well and that left barrel thats full choke really hammered that can... i still aint found out much on mr johnson..dont know if he shot this gun a lot or if some one else did...charlie

[wayne goerres]

Nice to hear you are pleased with it. Hope you kill more than just Dr Pepper cans with it.

[Eldon Goddard]

Originally Posted by charlie cleveland

shot left barrel which is full choke put 5 shot in the can have never had a 20 ga to put over 2 shot in the can.

So much for my guess of 1 hole. Hope you have fun with the gun Mr. Cleveland.

[Double Lab]

Welcome to the dark side Charlie, the addictive world of smallbore Parkers. (and a damascus one to boot!)

[Mills]

Congratulations on a fine new gun! Would be perfect for dove hunting

[charlie cleveland]

i have a question on this 20 ga..there is a 0 stamped on the barrel lug which i know means 0 frame size but next to it is the number 8.. theres also a d and a 4 on the barrel flat i know the d stands for damascus but what does the 4 stand for..does it stand for4 grade damascus... charlie

[Brush Buster]

Hi Charlie ,Congrats on your new Parker ,She's a beauty !! I have one similar ,I should be getting mine back from Jerry Andrews shortly ,he is removing some dings and dents for me and refinishing the Dam. Barrels ! Well this adds another twenty to the Collection for you ,enjoy Her Charlie and Good Shooting to You ! Russ