PELLET COUNT FOR PARKER PROOFING
 

What weight and shot size did Parker Bros use when patterning 12 GA guns?
Thanks for your input.
Bob Jurewicz

You can't know without the hang-tag. Some 12-gauge guns show 1 1/8-ounce --

Attachment 140813

and some 1 1/4-ounce --

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Then some are totally confusing. This tag for a 1925 vintage gun shows 1 1/4-ounce and 2 5/8-inch shells?!?

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Our U.S. ammunition manufacturers quit offering 1 1/4-ounce loads in the 2 5/8-inch 12-gauge shell between 1906 and 1907. From then on, you had to go to the 2 3/4-inch or longer shells for 1 1/4-ounce.

Shot size varied significantly by the turn-of-the-century maker. Most U.S. doubles were patterned with Tatham's

https://photos.smugmug.com/Shotshell...g%20Shot-M.jpg

DuPont Oval and 6s

https://photos.smugmug.com/Shotshell...t%20Oval-L.jpg

Thank you all for your info. I was hoping for a universal standard used. Guess not.
Bob Jurewicz

Once the stock books we just acquired are photographed, the information on shells used to pattern Parker guns will be included in research letters. I will pick up the stock books at the Southern and it should take about 2 months to photograph them. Once that's done, the info will be in all new letters.

More information will be forth coming on any additional cost to add that new info to your letter/letters that were done in the past.

The ammo we are shooting out of these vintage guns is in a different league than what guns of that era were patterned with. It's still fun to see those numbers though.

And in most cases, quite a bit tighter. (and better)

Sure. Harder shot, plastic shotcups protecting that shot and progressive burning powders.

A 3" tag.

Interesting to note the over-size wad info at the bottom of the tag for the over-bored Parker Bros. guns of those days.