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Posted: Fri May 22nd, 2009 04:25 pm |
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| I have long admired the Parker shotgun. Grew up in Maine surrounded by many of the fine guns. I have owned only one in the past and am looking to buy another. I have found one that fits me perfectly but i think the price is too high and would like to know if i am incorrect. The above gun has just a little of the damascus twist pattern showing, no case colors and the stock has been cut and then a piece replaced to bring back to length. Seems like a solid gun and could be shot. They measured the wall thickness at 30 thousandths 9 inches out from the breech. I would love to take this old gun out hunting but $1300 seems like way to much for a shooter. I owned one other P grade that was in much better shape that I sold a few years ago for much less. It was not a straight grip though......is a straight grip stock something that would warrant a higher price
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Posted: Fri May 22nd, 2009 04:32 pm |
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| Please reregister using your real name and one of us will be glad to help.Some pictures and a serial number would be helpfull also.
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Dean Romig
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Posted: Fri May 22nd, 2009 04:56 pm |
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There are a lot of questions left unanswered by the information supplied in your post.
What gauge, what barrel length, what chamber depth, pits, dents, bulges, wall thickness all along the tubes and all around the tubes ? . . . the price may be too high or the gun may be unsafe . . . or the price may be just about right.
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Posted: Fri May 22nd, 2009 05:07 pm |
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Maybe its just me, but I wonder if the gun is being offered by a PGCA member, either an individual or a dealer, and here we are potentially critiqueing a price asked by a member. I know if it was me asking say $2000 and other people that I thought were friends of mine publicly saying that it was only worth $1500, I wouldn't be very happy. Just a thought, the PGCA being an association of both owners and sellers.
And I'm not criticizing Dean's response in any way, I think he said the right thing. But this is the kind of situation that can cause hard feelings.
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Dave Miles
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Posted: Fri May 22nd, 2009 05:48 pm |
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So now people can't ask the value of a Parker on this site? 
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Posted: Fri May 22nd, 2009 05:50 pm |
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| I did reregister and included a little more info....12 guage, 28 inch barrels....not badly pitted but I do not know the chamber length. The gun is for sale at a local gun shop and not a private sale......hope this helps.......just looking for the value of a strictly shooter type gun.....
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Posted: Fri May 22nd, 2009 05:56 pm |
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Dave the expression on both your Avatar and the Emoticon at the end of your post are eerily similar.
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Bruce Day
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Posted: Fri May 22nd, 2009 06:15 pm |
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Dave Miles wrote: So now people can't ask the value of a Parker on this site?
People can do whatever they want Dave. I raise the issue, that's all. Today's buyer is tomorrow's seller and you may be in the position of selling a gun some time. The internet has the unfortunate tendency to give credibility to everyone so you don't know whether a person who throws out a value is correct or not or whether he even knows what he is talking about.
For the Weeland P grade, I've seen them for sale from $1000 to $2500. Much depends upon condition. I had a nice one a few years ago and sold it to one of our charter members in the Minnesota Chapter of Bottomfeeders Anonymous for some cash and several bags of potatoes.
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Posted: Fri May 22nd, 2009 08:44 pm |
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Bob: Post the serial number and we can possibly look it up. And better yet post some clear pictures. "P" is one grade that you do not come across as often as others.
BTW $1,300 is not too much for a solid shooter. Just My Humble Opinion----
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Last edited on Fri May 22nd, 2009 08:46 pm by George Lander
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Posted: Thu May 28th, 2009 04:20 pm |
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| Thanks for the moral support George.......it is a Parker that fits me like a glove and I am considering paying the high price......I checked it out again yesterday and found out it is 2 1/2 inch chambers....choked cylinder and improved modified...also got the serial number.....84138....is there any info out there on it? Thanks for any help you can provide. If you ever get to Maine and like to chase Grouse around please let me know......
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Posted: Thu May 28th, 2009 04:44 pm |
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Bob,
Your gun is not listed in the serialization book but a quick check on the home page indicates that the PGCA dose have records for your gun which would support a letter if you chose to order one.
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George Lander
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Posted: Thu May 28th, 2009 09:18 pm |
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Bob: As Larry said your Parker is not in the Serialization Book but the serial numbers on both sides of your number are for D3 guns, or D Grade. Are you sure that you are seeing a P on the water table and not a D? My advice, spend $40 and get that letter. I just might take you up on that grouse thing.
Best Regards, George
Last edited on Thu May 28th, 2009 09:22 pm by George Lander
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Posted: Fri May 29th, 2009 04:00 pm |
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I am pretty sure it is a P grade George. Same engraving as a P grade anyway. However, i am not Parker expert yet.....I will go back and check it though....more than likely I did not remember the serial number correctly.
The past few years i have been finding the grouse up high so I have been hunting the foothills and mountains. Lots of walking between birds but really pretty country. Every now and then I get into a good bunch of birds but mostly it is a bit of walking between birds. Always good to have someone else along to pick up those birds i miss! Hope you make it up this way......
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