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I'm so sorry to hear that Gary has passed. He was a big part of the Parker Invincible outing. I still have his ads promoting the 16 gauge Invincible. My latest transaction with him was purchasing his stash of 8 gauge Bismuth ammunition that was custom loaded by Eley for Marshall Field and his guests. I remember my first visit to his store in Ridgefield, CT. I don't know when he last visited the Southern, but it wasn't that long ago. Getting the "rest of" the 8 gauge ammunition was simplified. His dog trainer, a friend of mine, who was a member of the dog and skeet fraternity in Maryland became a meeting place for us to exchange shells for money. Turns out that I had shot with the fellow for years. A small world.
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While he was a close personal friend, it is the gun community as a whole that has lost one of the iconic figures. Perhaps Hershal Chaddick is the only person who passed along more Parkers. Gary was a bottomless well of gun knowledge, and I learned much of what I know from him. My dad bought a lot of Parkers from Gary, and being witness to many of those transactions was a fundamental foundation of my love for the gun.
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My condolences to Gary's friends and relatives.
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My condolences to you Mr. Edgar, and to the rest of his friends and family.
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Condolences, Edgar. If I can go from giving carpenter bees what for to the next life, I’d say that was just fine. Hard to take the loss, but good to remember those great moments.
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