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Dean Romig
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Posted: Thu Feb 26th, 2009 02:00 am |
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John, what is your Parker's frame size?
If the chambers are stout enough and there is minimal or no pitting in the bores and your gun has been examined by a Damascus (incl. Twist) expert you shouldn't feel as limited as you seem to be. I shoot AA Light Target loads in my Damascus guns all the time and habitually shoot ammo up to 8,000 psi in them without hasitation. I'm not suggesting you shoot any ammo with wild abandon but, within reason, you can probably shoot more variations of ammo than you may think. But, AGAIN, be sure your gun is in near perfect condition. None of mine are perfect. . . well, one is but I'll never shoot it . . . the others all have minor pitting.
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Posted: Thu Feb 26th, 2009 02:08 am |
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Dean,As we get older minor pitting becomes more apparent 
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Posted: Thu Feb 26th, 2009 02:34 am |
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| Just remember what I said to you earlier today . . . it still stands
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Posted: Thu Feb 26th, 2009 01:04 pm |
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It's a # 1 frame.
Barrels have what I would consider "light pitting" but I have not seen enough different barrels to really know, at a glance, what "too heavy" pitting looks like. There is a very small/shallow "dent" in the left barrel, approx. 4" or 5" from the muzzle. Hard to see it. The 1 1/8 ounce, 3 dram black powder shells from Republic Metallic Cartridge Co. shoot great in it.
I sent a drilling to a very reputable, well-know gunsmithing company in the New England states, and they REFUSED to render any sort of opinion - whatsoever - regarding the gun's condition/shootability. So, whenever told to have a "competent gunsmith" look it over first, I apparently found the only one that doesn't ! (They'll lengthen the chambers of your shotgun (at your own risk), but they won't look down the barrel of my gun & say it's too pitted or walls are too thin, etc.
...makes sense to me !
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Posted: Thu May 28th, 2009 03:40 pm |
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| Bringing this thread to the top so that some readers on our friend Dave Weber's site could read and enjoy.
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