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Thanks david, Appreciate the clarification. Other than fitting the ga. properly, is there any other advantage to brass shells?
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05-06-2013, 03:57 PM | #114 | ||||||
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Brass shells can be reused many many times. If you have an 11 gauge they be the only shells you can get. David
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05-07-2013, 01:58 PM | #115 | ||||||
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I was thinking of getting some gauge mates for mine so it can hold 12 gauge RST shells. Surprisingly for an old, odd gauged Parker, mine has modern dimensions and handles very well when I swing it.
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05-07-2013, 02:20 PM | #116 | ||||||
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Mine swings well too, it's stopping the swing that's troublesome. The darn thing is very heavy but well balanced and with those 32 inch barrels, it can reach out there very well. I exercise with an old cape gun I have, made by Remington. Ten ga. one barrel and 40-50 sharps in the other barrel. It weighs in at 11 pounds. After half an hour with the Remington, the Parker feels like a modern 20 ga.
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05-07-2013, 02:23 PM | #117 | ||||||
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It sounds like ours are very similar. Mine has 32" barrels too. Mine is on a No. 2 frame.
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05-07-2013, 02:33 PM | #118 | ||||||
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Yup, mine too. Mine is a field grade "Stub Twist" and in very good shape. No checkering on either the forend or stock, but I think I will have it checkered. I think it will make the gun look much nicer. Supposedly the Stub Twist was the lowest grade, but to me it has so much character, I don't mind in the least.
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05-07-2013, 02:45 PM | #119 | ||||||
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Mine are plain twist. Twist barrels are underrated, in my opinion. The wood on mine is uncheckered as well and I will probably leave it that way, but I am tempted to have someone leach out the oil and cigar smoke smell in the wood.
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05-07-2013, 03:48 PM | #120 | ||||||
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I believe I read somewhere, probably TPS, that Stub Twist was considered a higher grade of barrels, ranking between Plain Twist and Damascus.
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