Parker Skeet Originality

[Bill Murphy]

I am not criticizing such guns as Daryl's, only stating that they were not likely skeet guns when they left the factory. I own some Del Grego restorations, love them. The "skeet in" and "skeet out" stamps on a conversion are just part of the Del Grego mystique.

[MarketHunter]

I had the opportunity to buy a 12 gauge "skeet" gun several years ago. It had all the right bells and whistles including the choke markings, but upon measuring the actual choke in the barrel they came out full and fuller. I didn't buy it, always wondered if it was a Delgrego gun.

DLH

[Double Lab]

Mine is choked .005/.007.

[B. Dudley]

Originally Posted by Destry L. Hoffard

I had the opportunity to buy a 12 gauge "skeet" gun several years ago. It had all the right bells and whistles including the choke markings, but upon measuring the actual choke in the barrel they came out full and fuller. I didn't buy it, always wondered if it was a Delgrego gun.

DLH

Now that is an odd one Destry. The age old saying is that a sucker is born every minute. It just wasn't you with that one.

Regarding LDG skeet guns. It might be beat to sum up that if you see a "skeet gun" with cyanide colors on it, proceed with caution.

[Dean Romig]

True Brian - Remington never used the cyanide color case hardening process right to the end of Parker production when WW II broke out.

[Charlie Larkin]

Excellent analysis. Thanks everyone for contributing.

[Bill Murphy]

What process did Remington use?

[Dean Romig]

Bill, according to TPS, Remington used a bone and charcoal case hardening process but were not able to exactly duplicate the Meriden colors after the move to Ilion. However, Remington continued to use the bone and charcoal process up to the end of Parker production when the war put an end to sporting arms manufacture. After the war Remington ceased the bone and charcoal process and used the cyanide process and Del Grego would bring his frames to Remington for color case hardening in the fifties and maybe even as early as the very late forties from what I have read.

[ddp]

did Del Grego use Remington repair code stamps too ?

[Bill Murphy]

No.