Parker 3 inch guns

[Cold Spring]

Thanks Sir for overviewing this information much of which had been communicated to long range SxS disciples through various books, DGJ articles and posts on the Fox site. Regarding Capt Crossman giving a 10 yard "out ranging" to the Super-Fox over the LCS Long Range and the Model 12 Heavy Duck, I am still skeptical that he ever wrote that. It seems to be second hand lore somehow tied to Buck and Askins perhaps to add some credence. But in fact Askins - who did a phenomenal amount of patterning - is in print (prior to the intro of the Model 12 HD), stating that the Super-Fox and the LCS Long Range were about on par as to long range performance with period 3-inch loads.

There is more to long range pattern efficiency/percentages than overboring and "degree of choke" as measured in thousandths. A few firings of a single LCS LR or S-F for long range patterning might make for a interesting article but the results can't be taken to the bank so to speak.

frank