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I agree with COBs advice. Big difference in price not just from 10 or 12g to the smaller bores, but also between "shooters" and collectors.
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Sorry, I wanted this in a new thread..... so I moved this entry.
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Research, research, research, take your time, don't make a rash decision. You have to be sure of what you want. What am I really going to do with this gun. Clays ? Trap ? Skeet ? Hunt ? The more guns that you can look at or handle the better. Most of the Parker guys love to share their experience and knowledge. Good luck, Mark
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Most folks shooting Clays or 5 stand are shooting modern, long-barrelled 12 gauges, choked something like IC/Mod
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Don’t know your Florida location but the Southern SXS April 26 through 29 Sanford NC would pay big dividends buying a Parker. See and shoot a lot of different SXS guns before buying .
Parker GCA is a significant plus, support available from members extremely valuable. If you attended we could steer you in the right direction. William |
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04-15-2018, 02:40 PM | #8 | ||||||
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Especially if you are at an event such as the SxS, do not be afraid to have a gun you are considering purchase of looked at by someone more knowledgeable.
Buy a good gun. Anything that is not fooled with and has some condition woukd fall into this category. A gun can have condition and still be a shooter. If well taken care of, it will remain with the condition it holds. Or a quality restoration would also fit the bill. If you do this, you are sure to have made a good investment and also avoid headaches that come with buying a bad gun.
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04-15-2018, 02:57 PM | #9 | ||||||
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If you are starting out and on a limited budget, I would look at a 12 gauge because the price is much lower and you can shoot really light loads 7/8 or 1 oz loads or beef it up for plains hunting to 1 1/4oz (if need be). You can find nice shooting Trojans in 12 ga that's a shooter for under $1000 or near that if you look but a 20 is probably going to be close to $2000. I have seen guns with little case coloring, nicks in the stock, blueing fading but the gun is tight and on face because it's been well taken care of, and I've seen guns that look in nice condition that have problems. When looking at a gun if you can have a second set of "eyes" looking at the gun they may pickup something that you missed. If you are unsure pay a hundred buck to have Brian or Bachelder look at the gun and do a general strip and clean. The more guns you look at the better.
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Good Fit= Good Shooter. You will find that Parker stocks do vary. I got lucky and the second one that I bought I have been shooting for many years. I've had some that were much nicer but did not fit me so well, There is a lot to consider as with all shotguns. You are on the right track so sniff out the right one and you will be happy. Good Luck.
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