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Bruce , Thank You for the reply ,I was most concerned with the Chamber issue ,if in fact there was one , This particular gun has Stub Twist Barrels and I have a Hosford Barrel Wall Thickness Gauge and that will be the next step before shooting the Gun ,I know just enough to get myself into trouble ! . I don't really follow the Hammer Guns as much as I should , just curious ! Thanks again ! Russ
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what year is this back action gun made.. this is a good question and bruce gave us a good answer.... charlie
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04-07-2013, 04:10 PM | #5 | ||||||
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I regularly shoot a stub twist barrel with RST . I was told by Brad Bachelder stub twist was one of the strongest of the Parker barrels
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Charlie ,It has an 1866 Patent Date and was built in 1874 according to the Serialization Book and our Home Page ! It must be an #1 Grade as near as I can figure and has the second style of Forearm release with the Slot for your Thumb Nail to push it out to get the forend off ! No Engraving just Parker Brothers on each side of the receiver and one Barrel Band and the Screws are engraved nicely ! The Gun does have " Parker Brothers Meriden Conn. Stub Twist " on the Barrel Rib ,according to TPS the Stub Twist barrels were not on the O Grade but on the next ,I am assuming it would be referred to as the # 1 Grade , You Fellows correct me please if I am wrong ! Russ
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The only back-action Parkers I would have reservations about shooting would be the earliest ones with barrels made from musket barrels and those marked with "Decarbonized Steel" or "DS" in the book.
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04-08-2013, 10:29 AM | #8 | ||||||
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Thank you for the reply Dean ,The Barrels appear fine with some moderate pitting ,of course I will measure the Barrel Wall Thickness ,the issue for me was with the chambers and type of Primers ,I have never owned a Back Action although I have owned some Hammer Guns and shot them regularly ,I was concerned if the Plastic Hulls from Rst were okay to shoot from a Back Action or if I would have to shoot a certain type of Brass Hull ,I am aware some of the Brass Hull primers were different and wasn't sure if something special would be needed for this particular gun !
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Russ, The back action is not a very robust design. Go easy on the old girl. Most brass shells in the day were Berdan or boxer primed.
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04-10-2013, 08:14 AM | #10 | ||||||
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perhaps a set of briley full length 20 ga tubes combined with rst light loads would be a good combo?
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