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Bill Murphy
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Posted: Thu Apr 16th, 2009 04:15 pm |
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| Now that is a perfect gun. If Parker only made one variation, and it wasn't a ten or an eight, a B Grade 12, under seven pounds, straight grip, skeleton butt, tight chokes, would be enough to keep the customers happy, including me and Destry. Maybe if Parker Brothers didn't make so many variations, only this one, they would still be in business. Just joking of course, but this is one great gun. Fred, what are its bad points?
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Fred Preston
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Posted: Thu Apr 16th, 2009 04:40 pm |
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| I hate to take it out in the rain.
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C Roger Giles
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Posted: Thu Apr 16th, 2009 04:59 pm |
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Fred;
The perfect answer!!
Rog
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Timothy Sheldon
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Posted: Thu Apr 16th, 2009 11:32 pm |
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Fred Preston wrote: My interest is similar to Dean's; and, the one I have fills the bill. It is a BHE with 30" 12ga Acme barrels choked .025, .035. Originally it was a BH with 30" damascus barrels (I don't have them). It's six pounds, 13 ounces on a #1 frame. The barrel-ejector conversion was probably made in Meriden in 1933 as the flats are stamped "Parker Gun Works, Overload Proved" and there is only one set of repair codes on the watertable. I like to think that the art work was done by Mr. Gough; though I have been unable to find his initials, it was done during his tenure. DAH is 2&1/4" and LOP is 14&5/8". There is no external color or blue on the trigger guard or BP, however the engraving is crisp and hard. The forend is fully checked. Here's a less than perfect image.
I am with Fred, Dean & Bill, I have a CHE 12 ga #1 frame damascus that is 7lbs on the nut. If I had to narrow it down to only one gun, this would have to be it, albeit the AA hammerguns do come in a close second.
tim
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Jack Cronkhite
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Posted: Mon Apr 20th, 2009 12:36 am |
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For me the Perfect Parker is the one that has family history. In my case, that is a battered VH. I did my best to salvage it and was able to put it back in service for 25 or so years. The left barrel finally gave up while taking its last pheasant. It is now an 18 3/8" barrelled coach gun with decent wood and about 90% of a DHBP. I may find a beauty some day, but none other could replace my Perfect Parker.
Cheers,
Jack
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