We're finding fewer birds in Maine and more hunters since the numbers just suck elsewhere in the NE. We were finding more birds a half to a mile off the logging roads up high, and that's a mother to hunt. Hard on us but the worry also is if a dog gets injured up there getting them out. So much old logging and blowdowns but the birds aren't stupid. Later in the season they see the pumpkin heads in their trucks road hunting so we try to go after them where they move to.

Andy, my grouse guns look like yours. Lots of hard use , hope I can function as well as them when I'm 100+ years old.

Yeah I hear you Harold. I took a good fall two years back and let's just say that if I wasn't wearing my shooting glasses I might be a uniclops hunter :rotf::shock:

Here's my 28ga repro after 2 years of grouse and woodcock hunting. It started with near 100% CC. I actually think it looks better without those repro colors.

The gun in the picture Wild Skies linked was obviously polished. The hinge pin and the hinge recess still have the factory ‘case’ color.





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I forget which one of his books it was in, but Micheal McIntosh talked about the differences between the type of alloys in original Parkers & Parker reproductions. His experience was that on original Parkers when the case colors faded or got worn off the receiver would turn a more subdued mat like appearance, whereas on repro's when the chemical case colors wore off the metal could take on a more silver coin polished look.

I've found this to be the case with my 16/20 repro which I've carried a lot. It has some remaining colors, but the rest of the receiver looks like it has been polished to a silver appearance when it hasn't been, it's just been carried & lovingly cleaned.

Personally, I like the way it looks now over when it was new.

I've almost completely worn off the OEM case colors on my 28ga and 20ga. They're bright as the sun now. Been thinking of having my local gunsmith, Cullity & Son, refinishing with bone charcoal. They showed me a few examples and all looked excellent. Haven't asked the price yet.

Link said not found or outdated when I tried to open it. Was on my phone maybe it will work on my computer?

Yep, me neither and I'm on a laptop.

You're right. I, too; have found this when posting links to other threads/posts on THIS site, but has initially worked fine as I typically check them for functionality. I am running Chrome on my phone, ipad and laptop. I am not sure at what point the links stop linking. When posting links to other sites not on parkerguns.org the links work fine even years later. I have sent a PM to our webmaster informing him of this.

Below is a sceen shot of what comes up when linking to this site only: