Single barrel trap - Page 4

Bill Murphy · 10-08-2011, 07:06 PM

You haven't shown us the views of the forearm. Let's see those.

Steve McCarty · 10-08-2011, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Bill Murphy

You haven't shown us the views of the forearm. Let's see those.

Okay, here's one. Not very exciting however.

Dean Romig · 10-08-2011, 07:57 PM

Doggone nice checkering and the latch is obviously the original.

Steve McCarty · 10-09-2011, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Dean Romig

Doggone nice checkering and the latch is obviously the original.

Thank you for your comments. The forearm has seen some use. Yes the checkering looks find to me, sharp points and lots per inch. This gun was shot pretty heavily. Where it was held the bluing is gone. I bought it from the son in law of the original owner, who was a successful businessman. If I named his product you'd know who I'm talking about.

So the gun hasn't gone through many hands. Oh, I suppose the fellow who owned it might have been a second owner, but it is unlikely. His son in law inherited all of his guns including a battery of Winchester Model 21's, rifles, etc. They were all stolen except for this gun and another, a pistol. What a crying shame! I hope there is a special place in hell for people who steal fine guns.

Steve McCarty · 10-21-2011, 07:14 PM

As I compare this wonderful SB to my SC it is easy to see the more deluz engraving on the former. Not that my gun has fleas.

What is to me the most amazing part of the SBT's, is how adept they are at breaking clay pigeons! It must be that mine just happens to fit me like a glove.

Autumn Daze · 10-21-2011, 07:26 PM

Really want to see what these wonderful guns can do?....Let the targets run out there and crush them as they drop.

Steve McCarty · 10-23-2011, 11:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Dave Suponski

Really want to see what these wonderful guns can do?....Let the targets run out there and crush them as they drop.

I've always thought that those falling shots are the hardest. One takes them after one has already missed once, and then if there's a shell in the other barrel you take a hope shot of that rapidly falling pigeon. You never hit them. Least I don't.

Autumn Daze · 10-24-2011, 10:16 AM

At my local(home) club yesterday we were joined by the Yale Skeet/Trap team for a little friendly competition. There were 4 girls and 6 guys. A very nice group of young adults. We shot mixed squads of them and us. One of my rounds of trap I shot with 4 four of them. I shot a 23 which was right in the middle of the pack. When it was over one of the young lady shooters asked "What kind of gun is that?" I told her it was a Parker Single Barrel Trap gun. She said "Boy that gun sure reaches out there". I told her "sure does" and it was made in 1935. She just shook here head and walked away.

The highlight of our day was that Mattie who is 15 and the son of one members competed in a 27 yard "wipe your eye" event with 4 other club members and 5 of the Yale team and beat them all! He had a day he will never forget. The guys and gals of the Yale team gave him a rousing ovation at the end. These young people showed some real class and it was great to see a college sponsored team.

Steve McCarty · 10-24-2011, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Dave Suponski

At my local(home) club yesterday we were joined by the Yale Skeet/Trap team for a little friendly competition. There were 4 girls and 6 guys. A very nice group of young adults. We shot mixed squads of them and us. One of my rounds of trap I shot with 4 four of them. I shot a 23 which was right in the middle of the pack. When it was over one of the young lady shooters asked "What kind of gun is that?" I told her it was a Parker Single Barrel Trap gun. She said "Boy that gun sure reaches out there". I told her "sure does" and it was made in 1935. She just shook here head and walked away.

The highlight of our day was that Mattie who is 15 and the son of one members competed in a 27 yard "wipe your eye" event with 4 other club members and 5 of the Yale team and beat them all! He had a day he will never forget. The guys and gals of the Yale team gave him a rousing ovation at the end. These young people showed some real class and it was great to see a college sponsored team.

Watching young people shooting and having fun brings a tear to my eye. Great story.

Steve McCarty · 03-13-2012, 05:24 PM

I have shot my SC, but just joined a trap club and plan to shoot it more, probably 200 plus rounds a month. I also shoot skeet, but not with a Parker.

My SC has a lot of "float" it shoots high, so the bird is floating pretty high above the line of sight when the clay breaks, which I like. It makes it easier to see and then follow the clay. In addition I tend to watch the bird and not the gun barrel. So I see the bird follow it with my eye, the gun follows along and it almost shoots itself. I have never shot a gun at trap that I like better.

While I have never weighted by SBC it feels pretty light, but the new Silver's pad seems to soak up felt recoil pretty well. Gun has a 32" very full choke tube. It also ejects which I do not like, I'd rather pluck out the empty with my fingers and then pocket it, but as it is now, after a round, I have to race around picking up empties.

My gun is an early one with the screw high on the right side of the receiver which gives access to the floating firing pin. Have not broken one yet.

Everyone in my club show up with extremely expensive new trap and or skeet guns. I am the only one shooting an old Parker. My GH is full and full and someday I'll try it at trap too, but the comb is pretty low so it will tend to shoot low and it will likely have very little "float" which means I'll miss more birds.