New forum member shooting a SC

[William Davis]

Time fly's posted this nearly 4 years ago. At the time owned a couple of other SxS no Parkers, since have converted to all most all Parker's and am a PGCA Member.

The SBT pictured belonged to a Schuetzen Shooting friend of mine who got it from the widow of one of his old friends. Monthly rifle matches he always asked me if I wanted it. I did but was after other Parker's first. Anyhow brought it home yesterday now a SBT owner. Like to shoot it at the Fall Southern Trap Challenge.

It needs a fresh pad that's all. Excepting the pad I can see no changes from the factory. Will start looking for correct. One on the gun is a Pachmyer, very hard and slick. Choke starts about 5 inches out drops to .040 just like it should. Question I do have, penciled inside the forearm is " 5-1927" Old mark, does not appear as old as the gun. Was the date inside the wood common on Parker's, none of my other guns have it.

Ordering a letter today.

William

[Pa SxS]

William, I'll be looking for your request. FYI the front bead is not original. Looks like a Bradley sight, not a Lyman which is what Parker used. Both front and rear sights should be just a round ivory ball mounted on a post. I would think originals or a r5epro shouldn't be hard to find. A Hawkins pad would look nice.

[Phil Yearout]

Originally Posted by Chuck Bishop

...Both front and rear sights should be just a round ivory ball mounted on a post...

The mid bead on my SC is black or blued-looking metal, but the front bead is ivory. Guess the mid bead has been replaced?

[William Davis]

Thanks Dean

Annie is on my home screen now, My wife might get jealous,

Will run down those bead tips

William

[Pa SxS]

William, I measured the front Lyman sight on my SC, it measures .150" in diameter and about the same in height if measured from the rib to top of bead. It looks like Lyman sells a vintage style white front sight but it doesn't give dimensions. Most Bradley sights were threaded sights, Lyman sights were a press fit if I remember correctly. Lyman sells both types.

I believe it was standard for all Parker SBT's to have dual ivory sights.

[Phil Yearout]

Originally Posted by Chuck Bishop

William, I measured the front Lyman sight on my SC, it measures .150" in diameter and about the same in height if measured from the rib to top of bead. It looks like Lyman sells a vintage style white front sight but it doesn't give dimensions. Most Bradley sights were threaded sights, Lyman sights were a press fit if I remember correctly. Lyman sells both types.

I believe it was standard for all Parker SBT's to have dual ivory sights.

The current Lyman sights are white plastic I believe. At least the last ones I got from them were.