At it again - 16 gauge grouse gun restoration

[24 grams]

Originally Posted by Dean Romig

And that's exactly where my last sentence in my last post plays in.
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Great minds think alike.

[charlie cleveland]

its your gun fix it to suit your self... it does look to be a gun never fooled with. the guys are right it will shoot another 100 years as it is....charlie

[Shane Jennings]

Function is #1. Beauty if in the eye of the beholder/owner. If it makes you happy to make it look better, then go for it. Tinkering is fun too. You probably wouldn't get all your money back after all of that, but if the cost/benefit for you was still a positive then it would be money well spent. Only you can determine that.

[24 grams]

The best idea may be to save the money, and put it towards another Parker.

[tom tutwiler]

I'd add a correct pad to get you the right LOP and perhaps get the barrels rust blued and stop right there for now.

[Mills]

Keep us posted. Post some photos. Hope it works out for you!

No two of my Parkers have the same dimensions and there is pretty wide variation too. I have learned to adjust

[Sheepherder]

You heard good advice from some of our best members.
I can only add GO SLOW !
Use a slip-on of some kind and shoot it at every chance you have. You'll learn a lot about that gun. It really looks in great condition and unmolested, both wood & metal. A Correct Pad, even w/a thin back spacer, should give you the length you may need.
Please keep us posted.

[24 grams]

Originally Posted by Hal Sheets

You heard good advice from some of our best members.
I can only add GO SLOW !
Use a slip-on of some kind and shoot it at every chance you have. You'll learn a lot about that gun. It really looks in great condition and unmolested, both wood & metal. A Correct Pad, even w/a thin back spacer, should give you the length you may need.
Please keep us posted.

There has been a chorus of good advice, and I ordered a slip-on pad from Galazan last week. I love this little gun. It's way too short, but if I close my eyes and mount the gun, I am looking straight down the rib when I open them.

I am inclined to shoot it "as is" in the grouse woods this fall. It should be just the right size for picking your way through the popple.

[Harold Pickens]

Good decision, good luck, and good shooting.
Keep us posted as to your hunting success with it.

[Dean Romig]

Have faith in your gun, it will always, always shoot to the same POI. Consistant Gun mount is our biggest adversary in the grouse woods.





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