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Unread 09-26-2012, 09:17 AM   #1
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Unread 09-26-2012, 10:35 AM   #2
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Beautiful gun, Bruce. I love the Model 97's.
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Unread 09-26-2012, 11:26 AM   #3
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I have one in the box, last year and unfired. love em
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wow that is so rare and cool
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Bruce, is that your 2012 pheasant gun?
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Unread 09-30-2012, 12:47 PM   #6
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I was asked if the 97 was my pheasant gun. No. It is owned by a friend who suggested I post the photos of his gun in order to bring items of interest to the forum.

My usual pheasant gun remains a PHE 16 ga that I inherited from my paternal grandfather, along with his duck gun, a 12ga. Because that gun is similar to the Mod 97 pictured, I'll post photos of that. For many years until I became fortunate to acquire a small Parker collection, I took the Parker P and this Model 1912 for hunting trips. When these guns were made, a Mod 12 listed for $18, a Parker PHE for $75, so a person could purchase several quality made guns for the price of one Parker.

I think a great thread subject could be inherited guns, as I know they are special to our members and viewers.
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My well used, plum 97. Not pristine by a long ways and the wood is dinged, but she is tight and bright inside. I love the color.
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Bruce; what a wonderful Nickle Steel Model 12! I've seen a lot of those early model 12s but never one as nice as yours. I own one like new model 12 and it is a 1962 gun, made the year before they stopped regular production.

Have you checked the chamber length on your gun? I read that some of the very early guns were made for the 2 9/16 shell. (I think that's the length.) I had my 1923 gun looked at and the smith said it was short and he lengthened the chamber.

My gun and she is not exactly pristine!
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I think the early "Corn cobb" forends are the most atractive of them all. Both my 12's have them.
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I enjoy late season goose hunting with an old M 12 Heavy Duck. With Hevi-Shot it just crushes geese further than I want to shoot.
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