11-Gauge Parkers

[Carl Baird]

just a general note on my 12 ga. Parker. Richard and I had a discussion about it last year and whether it was an 11 or 12 ga. It measures out as an 11, but the 12 ga. shell snugs in real nice. no sloppiness at all. The gun is just about finished, with a nice new utility grade walnut stock fitted to it. Have a few more coats of linspeed and it's done. Still a question in my mind...and probably Richards, as to why the darn gun has a .751 bore and be lettered as a 12 ga. Dean at skeets, who cleaned my barrels out, thinks it might be because Parker wanted to keep the pressures reasonable and the gun more reliable. My original barrels are stub twist...low man on the totum pole. I think they are beautiful, and I would go after geese with those 32" barrels. I have absolutely no doubt the gun will shoot for years to come. The only problem is the weight of the gun. A tad bit heavy by todays standards. The serial number is in the 44000's and it's a straight hammer gun not a lifter.
Carl