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Mike Franzen
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Posted: Mon Mar 23rd, 2009 08:31 am |
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I'm in the market for a Parker Single Barrel trap. I don't know much about them other than I would love to shoot one. Any info on what to look for or look out for would be appreciated.
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Dean Romig
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Posted: Mon Mar 23rd, 2009 09:56 am |
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Try to stay away from the ones with ported barrels. 
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Don Kaas
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Posted: Mon Mar 23rd, 2009 01:31 pm |
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I have owned 6 of them and still have a 34" SC that I rescued from a very hard life. They problems encountered with SBT are the same as those in Parker doubles but many have been used very hard and altered in nasty ways (porting, as Dean jokes is the worst violation, Morgan pads and altered combs the next ... ) Many have had their ejector disabled, are loose and have had their wood altered. They also contain a number of special parts not shared with the doubles (DelGrego has most of them). 30" guns are the least common but then as now few trapshooters want to shoot a 30" SBT. I like the 34" for balance and its long sighting plane. High stocks are important as they, like many Parker doubles, shoot a bit low. You won't be floating the bird on top of your bead like most modern trap guns. The Parker .035 (full) choking is too much for casual 16 yd trap with modern ammo IMHO, so don't shy away from a gun with .020-.030 of choke. Cabela's has a good selection of them.Last edited on Mon Mar 23rd, 2009 01:32 pm by Don Kaas
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Mike Franzen
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Posted: Mon Mar 23rd, 2009 01:36 pm |
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Yes I will. i figure why pay the extra bucks for work I can do myself. I believe Acme makes a do it yourself barrel porting kit. That will go along nicely with my butt stock and barrel shortener and case color remover.
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Posted: Mon Mar 23rd, 2009 03:31 pm |
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| Don't forget the excellent do-it-yourself screw-buggerer kit from Tru-Value.
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Don Kaas
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Posted: Mon Mar 23rd, 2009 03:58 pm |
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| The "rescue" SC I referred to above actually had an Allen headed bolt masquerading as a top tang screw...
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Posted: Mon Mar 23rd, 2009 08:41 pm |
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Mike,I have a 30" SBT that I shoot very well and I like it much better than the 32" SBT I used to have.But each to his own.
One thing to check very carefully is the forend wood where it meets the iron.I have seen many SBT trap guns with cracks in the wood there.My assumption is that these guns were shot with a loose screw that comes down from the end of the forend into the iron. The same screw that is used in trap forends.
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Don Kaas
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Posted: Mon Mar 23rd, 2009 11:07 pm |
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| A very good point from Dave, fore ends are also another problem with SBTs.
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Paul Plunkett III
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Posted: Tue Mar 24th, 2009 12:16 am |
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Great guns and they will smoke the clays when I do my part. I have owned several over the years and find them fun to shoot. Mike the hardest thing to find is a SBT that has not had its stock altered in some way. I agree with Don that they are very tightly choked for modern shells. The last single I picked up was a 32" SB grade that had .025 constriction and it is more forgiving at the 16 yard mark. I find that the bores on an original gun should be in the .729-.733 range and a full choke of .035-.040 is most common.
Dave bring up a good point about the cracks in the forends. I have found cracks in the forends of at least 25% of the singles I have handled right at the forend iron screws. The cracks are normally 1/4"to 1/2" long. I would not pass a nice gun up that had these small cracks.
Mike Good Luck in your search.
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Posted: Sat Mar 28th, 2009 12:15 pm |
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Mike,Check out The Gun Room...http://www.doublegun.com. Go to"The Firing Line Collectors Corner" they have a 32" straight grip SC for sale at a decent price.Other than the pad it looks to be a decent enough gun.
I have never delt with these people and I have no interest..I spotted it and just thought I would let you know.
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