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Or was it more likely any that did were shall we say overly abused ? |
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So, With the common black powder loads of the day, I wonder if too heavy a load could have been the reason for the Parker design. Could very early smokeless loads caused an issue? heck- could it just be the radius was easier to do the final fitting of the barrel with? wiser Parkerites than I would need to answer the question
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Well it's a pretty good idea I would think if a fella just wanted a lifter gun to shoot some to go ahead and find one in decent shape that was "radius" cut rather then square cut ?
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Craig I don't know if that's the best thing to do. My Lifter 8526 has the square corner and is not cracked. Shooting it with Black Powder loads it may crack or it may not. It was not real expensive. For a shooter may be better to take the risk saving up front.
Way I see it if you avoid one that's cracked conditon and price are major factors not what could happen. I have another Parker hammer gun that was several times the lifters price, it's a radius corner. William |
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11-30-2014, 10:39 AM | #7 | ||||||
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http://parkerguns.org/forums/picture...&pictureid=590
This one is square in the corner . http://parkerguns.org/forums/picture...&pictureid=543 This ones rounded in the corner . |
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11-30-2014, 08:32 PM | #8 | ||||||
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My most recent Parker purchase 14290 is a 16 Ga. O frame with square corner Breach ,No Cracks ! Hunted Pheasants with it this season and Woodcock !
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We had a pre 1875 back action lifter in 10 gauge at the shop I procrastinated over . The gun was missing firing pins and the bushings . We sold it on GB , I kinda wish I had bought it . It came from the same place as my Grade 2 top lever 10 and my repaired GH 12 .
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I have shot many 90 degree lifters with RST shells, have not had a problem, I think the ones we see cracked are the result of heavy loads and thousands of rounds of shooting, yes the radius is better but I certainly would not pass up a nice lifter just because it did not have the radius, just my two cents, Gary
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