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Unread 12-27-2019, 07:56 PM   #51
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sounds like it would be hard to sell dewey a parker....charlie
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LOL Charlie I think you summed it up.
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sounds like it would be hard to sell dewey a parker....charlie

Maybe, maybe not. Dewey is pretty tough on all the American made doubles (SXSs). What he did in his blog writings is point out the faults of each design, without regard for the brand loyalty that many of us are so prone to. Some see that as being overly hard, but I appreciate the frankness of his writing. I've learned a lot from him.

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With the exception of NID's and 21's most American double guns were being produced with there final designs by 1920. After 100 years, any mechanical device can be improved even if it is a material change. Parkers are complex especially the ejectors but the design is reliable.
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It would be interesting if James Hayes’ Parker redesign would have have been implemented and put into production. That was the late 1920s and the Crash/Depression took care of that.

I believe it would have certainly changed things for the good for the company.
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Unread 01-02-2020, 12:34 PM   #56
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sounds like it would be hard to sell dewey a parker....charlie
I don't know, maybe you could but I can guarantee you that you could not sell him a LC Smith!
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That's alright just more L. C. Smith's for me.
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A new Parker would be without any appreciable problems for many decades if no one ever messed with them, other than shooting and cleaning. Had the factory remained available for parts and service, Parkers would not have a reputation of being a bit fragile. Ham fisted local gunsmiths have yet to destroy the bulk of Parker Repros, but, given enough time and enough 3" 20 gauge ammunition, the Repro could go the way of original Parkers. Over the last 100 years, it seems that many Parkers reached a damaged condition by the use of large quantities of ammunition not suited for the gun.
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I would like to give Brother Murphy's post multiple "thumbs up" clicks but we only have the option to click it once.





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