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Unread 01-13-2019, 10:49 AM   #1
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What are considered to be the "best" (proper?) frame sizes for the various gauge Parker Bros guns to be carried afield (not for clays shooting)?.........8 ga through .410?
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Given 7 of the common bore sizes, 11 possible frame sizes, you're likely to get 77 answers. More if the democrats vote twice.
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Here's my thoughts
8ga beats me I have never had one and have no interest in ever getting one
12ga 1 1/2 or better yet a 1 frame
16ga O frame is popular but I have 1 frames guns lighter than O frames
20ga O
28ga OO
410 bore OOO
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What Rich said.
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Here's my thoughts
8ga beats me I have never had one and have no interest in ever getting one
12ga 1 1/2 or better yet a 1 frame
16ga O frame is popular but I have 1 frames guns lighter than O frames
20ga O
28ga OO
410 bore OOO
No sense me typing. This is it.
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Go to parkerguns.org and click on the "Technical Information" link on the left side of that page. Then scroll down to Frame Sizes chart.
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best frame size for what purpose

i do like the balance of both my 16 and 12 on a 1 frame for uplands

but i also really like 32 inch tubes on a 10 or 12 3 frame for ducks or clays
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It depends on what you are using it for. 1 frame 12 gauges are underrated
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early 8 gauges were 7 frame and later were mostly 6 frame.....i have a lifter 7 frame 8 ga serial no. around 25000 and 2 with 6 frames serial no around 64000...always wondered if they ever made a 8 frame.....charlie
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Charlie is right on the early 7 frame 8ga are awesome.Phil Carr came and shot one with me last year its was one of the coolest guns guns I've ever held.
A 7 frame 8ga is the complete opposite of the triple 0 frame 410 but both look they were meant to be.The 36" barrels were new to me also.What a gun.
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