Bill,
Graded guns are usually out of my league. I'm a field grade kinda guy and not very knowledgable about the market on these types but I was able to buy this gun out of a local gunshop in S.E. Ohio. A small bit of drama ensued because I went home and wrote about it on another web-site before I had purchased the gun. In hindsight, this was VERY dumb on my part, but it all worked out in the end. I had taken pics with my cell phone and when viewed, you could tell it was at a gunshop and not an individual. Several internet savvy guys went back through my old posts and found where I had mentioned this gunshop a couple of years before and called the owner of the shop to up the offer (considerably more than I ended up purchasing the gun for). I was extremely fortunate to have been dealing with very honest people that honored our handshake deal in the end. I know others that have not been so fortunate.
My understanding is that I got one heckuva deal (allthough a considerable ammount of money to a common working man with a whole herd of kids like me) I feel blessed to be the new caretaker of a small bore Parker.
I joined the PGCA today and will be ordering a letter to go with the gun tomorrow. The Parker book says it is correct, but I always wait like a schoolkid for those letters in hopes that there is some "special" info in the records. Kind of like a second treasure hunt after you find the pirates chest.
Best regards,
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