12 gauge Parker shotguns

[MrBojangles]

Or any 12 gauge, for that matter. They have become really unpopular.

Why?

Is the recoil that punishing? (I don’t find it to be a problem.)

[B. Dudley]

They are common.

[6pt-Sika]

At present I have more intrest in 8 and 10 gauge Parker’s vs 12 gauge . About the only time 12’s intrest me is at a Colombaire , boxbird or zz bird match .

[William Woods]

Possibly that people have found that smaller, lighter, gauges work just as well for for their intended purpose.

In my younge years, I thought that I had to have a 12 gauge in order to effectively hunt. I am strictly an upland guy, and the other smaller gauges work fine for my type hunting. That and that is what my father hunted with, same mindset I am sure.

I still have my 12 gauges, save one, and am having another one worked on currently. Anything I dispose of now will be my 12 gauges.

[Researcher]

Supply of shooter quality vintage 12-gauge doubles far exceeds the dwindling pool of us Boomers with an interest in such things. Us Boomers are leaving the marketplace faster than any Millennials, Gen Xers, etc. are entering it.

[J.B. Books]

Originally Posted by Dave Noreen

Supply of shooter quality vintage 12-gauge doubles far exceeds the dwindling pool of us Boomers with an interest in such things. Us Boomers are leaving the marketplace faster than any Millennials, Gen Xers, etc. are entering it.

Simply watch the age of the folks with a birthday at the bottom of the PGCA forums page, not many young people, lots of older folks and those names of familiar posters keep getting older.

It would be an interesting exercise to graph the membership data to see if PGCA members are getting older on average and if membership is experiencing any kind of decline as a result.

[Mike of the Mountain]

Originally Posted by Pete Lester

Simply watch the age of the folks with a birthday at the bottom of the PGCA forums page, not many young people, lots of older folks and those names of familiar posters keep getting older.

It would be an interesting exercise to graph the membership data to see if PGCA members are getting older on average and if membership is experiencing any kind of decline as a result.

Pete, we did a survey of PGCA membership a few years ago to be able to answer questions from prospective advertisers for Parker Pages. Predictably, the largest age group was in the 60-70 year old range. The younger age groups were growing but nowhere near the 60-70 demographic.

[MrBojangles]

Originally Posted by Mike Koneski

Pete, we did a survey of PGCA membership a few years ago to be able to answer questions from prospective advertisers for Parker Pages. Predictably, the largest age group was in the 60-70 year old range. The younger age groups were growing but nowhere near the 60-70 demographic.

If that was a few years ago, that demographic might now be the 70 to 80 range…those that are left…

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by Mike Koneski

Pete, we did a survey of PGCA membership a few years ago to be able to answer questions from prospective advertisers for Parker Pages. Predictably, the largest age group was in the 60-70 year old range. The younger age groups were growing but nowhere near the 60-70 demographic.

Glad I’m not old enough oh shit wait , I’m right in the damn middle

[mobirdhunter]

Originally Posted by CraigThompson

Glad I’m not old enough oh shit wait , I’m right in the damn middle

Join the crowd, Craig!