What makes a skeet gun a skeet gun?

[Bill Murphy]

Larry Del Grego would upgrade a non ejector gun to skeet configuration with stamps and they are great guns. Of course, it would be obvious that they did not come from the factory that way. A real skeet without ejectors would be quite a rarity. Another rarity in original skeet guns is a skeet configured, choke marked skeet gun with a splinter forend like the one Ed owned. I foolishly passed on that gun at an Ohio Gun Collectors show years before he owned it. It was a great field used gun that probably never saw a skeet field.

[J.B. Books]

Originally Posted by Richard Anderson

skeet guns don't need to be .003 & .005 (the choke of a GHE 12 skeet I have) to be a skeet gun.

But to be a true factory "Skeet' gun don't they need to have the skeet in/out stampings, option 14, and the more open choke on the left???

There were many guns built to shoot trap but they are not "Double Traps". Same with guns built to shoot skeet, the difference to me is when a gun was built, how configured, stamped, when built and how Parker/Remington was marketing at the time.

[Bill Murphy]

Yup.

[J.B. Books]

BTW Bill thanks from bringing your 3 frame 16ga to PA last weekend. I enjoyed seeing and handling it. Very interesting gun and it handled well regardless of it's weight.

[PML]

[QUOTE=Pete Lester;44435]But to be a true factory "Skeet' gun don't they need to have the skeet in/out stampings, option 14, and the more open choke on the left???


There are factory skeet guns that are marked option 5 in the serial # book even though they have a factory skeet beavertail. I don't think option 14 is a must on a skeet gun.

Patrick

[C.O.B.]

A skeet gun should have open chokes but they could be oredered any way the customer wanted. I have a VHE 20 skeet with a 13.5 LOP a slip on pad takes care of LOP.

I think the better term would be skeet configured. Checkered butt, SST, BTF, ejectors. Most skeet guns had 26 inch barrels but I have seen them with 28. I once had a GHE 20 w/28 inch tubes, I miss that one.

[Dean Romig]

Here's Parker's definition. Note the options in barrel length, bores, etc.


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[Bill Murphy]

Dean, I remember that you have pictures of a pretty nice little skeet gun. Is there any way you can post one or two on this thread?

[Pay Dirt]

Originally Posted by Pete Lester

Is it the combination of options; BTFE, ejectors, SST, non automatic safety, 'usually" a straight grip and "usually" a checked butt on V and G's or is it the stampings on the barrel flats of "Skeet In" and "Skeet Out"? I.E. is it a factory Skeet gun if it has the features but lacks the barrel stamps, in my mind no.

Skeet In/Skeet Out is the icing on the cake.

[Dean Romig]

Bill, I'm trying to remember which gun you are refering to... I have two Parker Reproduction skeet guns, one a 20 ga. two-barrel set, 26" & 28" both marked Q1 & Q2. BTFE, SG, SST and the other, Kathy's 28 ga. PG with BTFE and DT and Q1 & 2. I have a few pictures of original Parker skeet guns but none come to mind as especially noteworthy.