Parker 10 gauge 3 1/2"

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by John Dallas

A friend of mine has an A grade 10 gauge (don't remember if it has ejectors) which I thought to the Detroit Gun Club at our S x S shoot about 2 years ago. I posted pictures of the gun here, but now can't find them. I think Mark O took some pix. Perhaps he will have better luck finding them.

Did you or do you know a fellow name of Al Magyar ?

He was a NSSA First Team All American about 20-25 years ago and I believe he was the one that put on the old "Motor State Skeet Shoot" at the Detroit Gunclub .

He and Robert Paxton were two man team partners back then and I believe they were kinda buisness partners in wha is now Paxton Arms .

[Big D]

Magyar was a legend in Detroit shooting circles. I never knew him, but his name is on many trophies at DGC.

[Bill Murphy]

I don't know how Al Magyar enters into the A Grade ten conversation, but yes, I know him and his wife Trish. Al is presently the president of NSSA if I'm not mistaken. He is still actively shooting NSSA skeet.

[6pt-Sika]

Hmmm so it's safe to assume that no more then possibly a couple dozen marked 3 1/2" guns were ever produced ?

Or shall I say originally produced as such ?

[Bill Murphy]

That would be a good assumption. We still need to measure the wall thickness of fluid steel standard tens to determine whether the factory 3 1/2" tens use the same tubes as the standard guns.

[Carl G. Bachhuber]

The article by Alex Kerr was in 'Guns&Ammo', late 70's or early 80's. As I recall he started doing a shotgun column for them. I remember him mentioning the 10 but I don't remember the context. I used to really love going into his gun shop. For a kid it was a palace of dreams.
C.G.B.