Parker single selective trigger - Page 2

Double Lab · 02-22-2014, 06:34 AM

Thanks for bringing that up Brian. I have two Remington era guns with SST's and have had no problems with them.

B. Dudley · 02-22-2014, 07:54 AM

As I recall, James Hayes redesigned the Parker SST in the mid to late 20's. It was kind of a thing where there were no terrible defects in the original design. He just wanted to try and make things better. This is where the one screw or two screw variation comes from in the rear of the trigger plate.
Hayes' redesigned version was the one that was used all the way to the end of Parker production in Ilion.

Was the SST in the Repros and the new CSMC guns the Parker design?

Larry the Gun Guy · 02-22-2014, 08:45 AM

I do have one in a 30" GHE on a #2 frame and I've spent about $800 with three different people trying to fix it and it still doubles.

I will say that those, hard to kill, wild pheasants in the Dakotas die instantly when both barrels go off and send 2-1/2 ounces of #5's their way.

Some people are not capable of shooting a double trigger and the SST's are a great option for them.

I actually like them when they work.

Dean Romig · 02-22-2014, 08:05 PM

Don't anybody take offense at this, please, but some shooters can't shoot a single trigger without it doubling on them sometimes while another shooter may shoot the gun with no doubling whatsoever. Just the nature of the (human) beast.

Larry the Gun Guy · 02-22-2014, 10:57 PM

That could be an interesting experiment; let someone else shoot the GHE and see if it doubles;

Hmmm.

That could confirm $800 wasted if it does not.

C.O.B. · 02-23-2014, 07:33 AM

I know someone who can't use a SST without haveing both barrels go off virtually simultaneously.

Billy Gross · 02-23-2014, 08:42 AM

I double my K-20 occasionally, and it is my fault. When I hold the gun loose and keep my finger at the break point, the gun bounces from the recoil and triggers the second shot. I guess this could happen with a SxS also. Billy

Bindlestiff · 02-23-2014, 09:57 AM

Someone noticed this problem and turned it into a money making attachment for semi-auto guns. I looked and I see Cabala's sells these add on stocks.

It all works on the same principal described in this thread; a certain type trigger finger and recoil will cause a double to take place.

Watch this happen:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ks5id...id=P8yZQ3EHk5g

Mark Conrad · 02-25-2014, 10:44 AM

I have had a number of Parker's with the SST. The latter trigger is a fine trigger. The early trigger can be a real problem. I bought a DHE 20 ( one frame 32 inch gun) about 10 years ago and the trigger started doubling. Griffin and Howe couldn't fix it so I sent it to Turnbull. Turnbull said he had spent hours on it with no luck. He offered to put a Miller in which I agreed to. I also had an early VHE double trap with the early trigger and it was a problem. Turnbull finally got that trigger to work. I have shot thousands of shells through guns with the Miller trigger with no issues. If you plan to shoot the gun, I would stay away from the early trigger. My 2 cents.

Scott Gentry · 02-25-2014, 04:50 PM

I own a VH with Parker SST, attended a tower shoot last week and a friend asked me if he could shoot my gun at some clays prior to the shoot. He shot ( or attempted to) at five pairs of targets and it would only fire one barrel. I shot five pair of clays as well as 50 rounds in the tower shoot ( with the same ammo)and never had a failure to fire so do believe it can be the indian not the arrow.