24 " barrels

[Dean Romig]

OMGoodness Edgar… you’ve seen the letter before and you’ve handled the gun too and you may even rember it is tho only known Parker twenty-eight gauge to have been made with 24” Damascus barrels… in ANY grade. But I know you just like to pull my chain…


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[edgarspencer]

Dean, that letter, and George's comment, bring to the surface, many of our 'less well thought-out' decisions. George, That little 16 came to me by a 'picker', who unearthed it from the original family. Bridgeport, CT, as I recall. The stupid move began, with me selling it to Tom Carter. Tom indicated at the time, as I recall, that he was going to fit steel, 20ga barrels to it. That never happened, and Dean bought it. Then Dean joined Tom and I in the 'Stupid Move' club and again sent it packing. There is lots of space for new members in the Stupid Move club, so, should you decide to join, I suspect both Dean, and I would be willing to help your application along.

[George Lang]

Edgar, thanks for your generous offer but I believe I'm already a member of the Stupid Move Club, many times over, in fact I believe I am a Charter Member.

[edgarspencer]

Yes, George, I remember seeing you at the annual meeting. I made a note to myself, not to attend that event again. Everyone standing around reminding each other of our stupid moves. Regardless how ill advised they were, it was a reminder that there's always room for improvement, even though we think the most recent took the cake.
To this day, I remember the talk the company commander gave us, the night before we got our first liberty after graduation from Basic, and before we went on to our A schools. He offered words of wisdom, and caution. I think he told us something to the effect, that Love may fade, but Herpes is Forever.
Being a charter member of the SM club means, that despite no longer having to pay annual dues, the only route to leaving the club, is to die.**

**Edit: Actually, that's not true either. As I recall, there's a bunch of pictures, called the Wall Of Shame, where members who have passed on are Honored for making moves so incredible, they are assumed to be unbeatable.