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Dave Miles
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Posted: Fri Sep 1st, 2006 02:04 pm |
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A nice picture of Al's new gun.  Attached Image (viewed 205 times):
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Bill Murphy
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Posted: Sun Sep 3rd, 2006 09:08 pm |
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| Austin, are the frames you mention, as initially milled, made just for lifter actions, and are they drilled just for 0 frame firing pin hole separation, or were they suitable to be adapted for different uses?
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Don Kaas
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Posted: Sun Sep 3rd, 2006 10:52 pm |
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I shot 49,900,my straight grip O frame with cut outs top lever with 28" Twist barrels on Friday. It is marked "PT". 50 shots with Magtech brass cases, 2 1/2 drams of FFG 777 and 1 oz. of lead #8s. I didn't think it would blow up and it didn't. 12 doves taken with 48 of the shots. It is my new best friend, gunwise. Choked .015/.017, it patterns the above load about a tight IC at 30 yds. A similar gun with a 26" barrels and a pistol grip went for $1687.99 this afternoon on Auction Arms. Luckily, I was outbid Personally, I see no reason for tubes if the barrels are serviceable as these guns are not lightweights despite Ev Harden's buddy's assessment. Good Luck with your new Parker.Last edited on Sun Sep 3rd, 2006 10:57 pm by Don Kaas
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Austin Hogan
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Posted: Mon Sep 4th, 2006 12:01 am |
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Bill; I have four lifter guns, serials in the 1000 to 22000 range, that are one frame guns, and the later guns do have a "1" stamped on the locking lug. All have the 1 1/16 " firing pin separation. Bill Zachow may have another with similar measurements. These guns weigh from a little under 6 3/4 pounds to 7 1/2 pounds. Although they are indeed one frame guns, the breech is filed to 2 1/16 inches plus or minus, as were zero frame hammer guns. One frames are generally filed to 2 1/4 inch across the breech.
When I posted this, I was thinking of the guns less than 12000 +/- of the first zero frames, as these guns approximate the width reduction necesary to make a 7 pound gun, that is a charcteristic of zero frame guns. The 22000 gun that I had not previously measured; indicates Parker was still filing one frames to zero frame dimensions after a hundred zero frames had been produced.
I think a question remains; did Parker tool up for the zero frame to accomodate 15 sixteen gauge sales a year? Did they attempt to make a light zero frame twelve? or did they anticipate that the evolution in powder production would soon make the sixteen popular?
Best, Austin
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