NH Parker boys

Steve Hodges · 03-20-2022, 07:35 PM

So today three NH Parker boys, plus Frank from the kingdom of Massachusetts, went up tp Scarborough, Maine to shoot at the Scarborough Fish and Game Club. All went well for the first shoot of the year. We finished with a great lunch at the Portland Pie Company restaurant for lunch, then a tour of the Cabela's store there. Frank found a Parker "12 gauge" as marked on an "E" frame for $1345. We checked it out and it turned out to be a Parker 10 gauge on a a 3 frame with 30" barrels.
Very nice gun. Bores looked very good.

6pt-Sika · 03-20-2022, 08:21 PM

Every time you guys put NH I immediately think NH grade not New Hampshire .

Harold Pickens · 03-21-2022, 06:07 AM

So, did Frank buy it??
Craig, you need to come to Hausmanns and shoot with the NH boys-Scott, Steve, Frank, Pete, and Bill--always a great time and great folks.

6pt-Sika · 03-21-2022, 06:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Harold Lee Pickens

So, did Frank buy it??
Craig, you need to come to Hausmanns and shoot with the NH boys-Scott, Steve, Frank, Pete, and Bill--always a great time and great folks.

Well since the HOF deal is off in NC this year my plan now is to come so I can do the banquet in Vestal again .

Steve Hodges · 03-21-2022, 08:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Harold Lee Pickens

So, did Frank buy it??
Craig, you need to come to Hausmanns and shoot with the NH boys-Scott, Steve, Frank, Pete, and Bill--always a great time and great folks.

Harold, no he did not. Says he has enough 10 gauge guns

StubTwist · 03-21-2022, 08:30 AM

This was a really nice gun. It had some nice surviving case on the receiver. The points on the stock checking was worn flat but the pattern was still there. A really nice EH 3 frame with honest wear. They would have taken a 1000 for it but like Steve said, I've got plenty of 10's.

edgarspencer · 03-21-2022, 08:48 AM

I just returned from 3 days at the Maryland Arms Collectors show at Baltimore. Apart from one 00 frame 28ga VH, and an overpriced VH20, the bulk of Parker offerings was ridden-hard 12bore DH and GH guns, albeit bargain basement prices. People seem to be hanging onto high condition, and small bore guns.
I sold a huge part of my Winchester lever collection, and came home with cash and nothing to replace them with.

6pt-Sika · 03-21-2022, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by edgarspencer

I just returned from 3 days at the Maryland Arms Collectors show at Baltimore. Apart from one 00 frame 28ga VH, and an overpriced VH20, the bulk of Parker offerings was ridden-hard 12bore DH and GH guns, albeit bargain basement prices. People seem to be hanging onto high condition, and small bore guns.
I sold a huge part of my Winchester lever collection, and came home with cash and nothing to replace them with.

I had planned on coming up Saturday expressly to meet you in person . And all my usual help that let my dogs out and feed them were unavailable . And I wasn’t about to leave them caged for twelve or so hours .

edgarspencer · 03-21-2022, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by CraigThompson

I had planned on coming up Saturday expressly to meet you in person .

With the current gas prices, you would have been sorely disappointed, but you could have carpooled with my brother-in-law, I think you're neighbors.
There were a few tables with your kind of guns; 4 and 8 bores, barrels from here to eternity. One, so long it needed a telescope to see the front bead.

6pt-Sika · 03-21-2022, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by edgarspencer

With the current gas prices, you would have been sorely disappointed, but you could have carpooled with my brother-in-law, I think you're neighbors.
There were a few tables with your kind of guns; 4 and 8 bores, barrels from here to eternity. One, so long it needed a telescope to see the front bead.

Brother in law ? I’m within 30 miles of Charlottesville , where’s he located ?