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02-19-2015, 12:02 AM | #3 | ||||||
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I think the best time to get a letter is before you buy the gun. It is such a small price to pay in relation to the price of the gun.
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02-19-2015, 07:38 AM | #4 | ||||||
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I agree with Jeff - If you have doubts about a particular gun you're anticipating buying or if you need to confirm a particular feature or configuration, it only makes sense to order a letter before buying a gun you might later be very sorry about buying.
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02-19-2015, 11:47 AM | #5 | ||||||
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The "standard" Parker Bros. 20-gauge chamber length at the time the gun was made was about 2 3/8 inch intended for 2 1/2 inch shells. One could order the gun chambered for the longer 2 3/4, 2 7/8 or 3-inch 20-gauge shells, but very few guns were.
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02-19-2015, 11:54 AM | #6 | ||||||
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In theory its a great idea to get a letter first. Unfortunately, when one stumbles upon a desirable Parker, like a 20 ga V with 28" barrels, time is often of an essence as these guns don't last long. If you can get your hands on the gun it's not too difficult to measure the chambers. Even with a letter you probably won't know the chamber length unless the gun was ordered with a specific chamber length. I have owned two Parkers which were ordered that way; an early 12ga DH with 2-7/8" chambers and a 20 ga VH with 3" chambers.
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