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My 1905 UMC catalogue lists 8-gauge cases 3 1/4 inch for $25 per 1000 and 3 1/2 to 4 inches for $28 per 1000. On the page for loaded 8-gauge shells they don't mention case length. Smokeless loads available were 5 dram equiv. with 1 1/2 ounces of shot; 5 1/2 drams equiv. with 1 3/4 ounces of shot; and 6 drams equiv. with 2 ounces of shot. Black powder loads went up to 7 drams with 2 1/4 ounces of shot.
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07-22-2009, 01:56 AM
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The records show that my 8 ga. was returned to Parker Bros to be rechambered to 4" a couple months after it was delivered.
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07-22-2009, 06:07 AM
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Page 78 of Vol. 4, Issue 3 of the DGJ shows an 8 bore with 4 1/4" chambers. It's not a Parker but a Chas. Boswell. That is the longest chambered 8 bore I've seen.
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07-22-2009, 08:10 AM
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PARKER 1899 Catalog - Chamber Length
The Parker 1899 Catalog offeres any chamber length in any gauge; the chamber length could be specified by the customer. There was no charge for chambering to the custmer's specification.
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07-22-2009, 09:47 AM
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As I recall, Jeff's eight was one of a pair, both chambered at Parker Brothers for 4" shells. My Greener is nitro proofed for 3 3/4" shells and 2 1/2 ounces of shot.
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07-22-2009, 12:48 PM
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How cool is that! A pair of 8 bores! One for each arm,
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"Much care is bestowed to make it what the Sportsman needs-a good gun"-Charles Parker |
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07-22-2009, 01:33 PM
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Dave,
At 15 1/4 lbs and 38" barrels, you are a better man than I. Jeff |
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07-22-2009, 02:37 PM
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The longest I've seen is 4 1/4 but the longest I've seen on a Parker is Jeff's 4 inch gun.
DLH
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I was as virtuously given as a gentleman need to be; virtuous enough; swore little; diced not above seven times a week; went to a bawdy-house once in a quarter--of an hour; paid money that I borrowed, three of four times; lived well and in good compass: and now I live out of all order, out of all compass. Falstaff - Henry IV |
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