How 'bout some 28s?!

[Garry L Gordon]

Sorting through some photos and came across this. I love the 28, and in whatever form it takes. These are several from the safe.

(From the top: 24 inch MacNaughton, 28 inch Watson Brothers, 28 inch Holland and Holland, 26 inch Thomas Bland)

[Dean Romig]

What, no Parker 28’s Garry??

You need a Parker 28.





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[Garry L Gordon]

What, no Parker 28’s Garry??

You need a Parker 28.





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Ha! I have more 28s, including a nice little DHE that fits me well and has taken wild Bobs on special occasions.

[Dan Steingraber]

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[Clark McCombe]

How about a repro 28?? Took my first quail with it... And Bev turned it into dinner:)

[Rick Roemer]

Here's one of my favorites. I have been loading 28s today - sending several to be tested.

[Larry Frey]

Last fall upstate NY.

[James L. Martin]

Last fall in NY 28ga DHE Repro

[Donald F. Mills]

My 28 repro

[Garry L Gordon]

Wow! Keep those photos coming!!

[Chris Pope]

...a Repro 28, a woodcock, and 3 year old "Fish".

[Jeff Kuss]

Vhe and dhe 28 ga

[Larry Stauch]

Under the thread heading of "Other Fine Doubles" I thought I would show a couple of little Beretta 28 gauges. One is a 410E with the nicest little beavertail forend on it. And the other one is a pretty rare Beretta 28 gauge hammer gun with 2-1/2" chambers. They are both a lot of fun to shoot. And then there are the Brownings and the Merkel, but those 4 are O/Us.
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[Dean Romig]

Three years ago in Aroostic county, tight against Canada for most of a week with the Old Pats Society we had a 28 gauge Parker “Show & Tell” display.
What a wonderful bunch of grouse and woodcock hunters these guys are.


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[Andrew Sacco]

Zoli 28g with 29.5" barrels. Love this gun.

[Dean Romig]

One of my proudest shots ever. VHE 28ga Skeet gun.
Gracie pointed this cock grouse in a tight spot under a cluster of snowberry bushes. I couldn’t walk it to flush it so I gave Gracie the “Okay get ‘im!”
The bird came out and up like a station 8 low-house. I don’t really remember what I did but I could feel the instinct in me and swung through Bum Belly Beak Bang!
I took its head completely off…



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[Reggie Bishop]

Dean I recall you posting that pic before of the table full of 28s! Would love to have the opportunity to examine that many Parker 28s at one time. Looks like 3 were 28" and the balance 26". And many with beavertails! I really like a small beavertail on a 28 gauge Parker.

[Dean Romig]

You’re right on all accounts Reggie.





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[Bill Murphy]

Dean, do you still have the 28 gauge VHE Skeet?

[Dean Romig]

Dean, do you still have the 28 gauge VHE Skeet?

Yes I do Bill… why?





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[J. Scott Hanes]

Three years ago in Aroostic county, tight against Canada for most of a week with the Old Pats Society we had a 28 gauge Parker “Show & Tell” display.
What a wonderful bunch of grouse and woodcock hunters these guys are.


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Unfortunately I was not able to attend that year to see all of them and to meet you, Dean. I could have added my own VH 28 to that display but no longer have it. Over the years we have had many "Show Your Parkers" nights during the Old Pat's gatherings, but none so impressive as this 28 gauge display.

[Dean Romig]

I’m sorry we missed you Scott!





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[Rick Roemer]

That is quite a display and quite an enviable group to be a part of. 28 day!

[Dave Noreen]

RBL-28 30-inch mod & full --

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First rooster with it back in 2008 --

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[Garry L Gordon]

I also have an RBL 28, but can't locate a photo. Here are a few others from the safe. Two other AyAs, including a Number 2 are also not present.

Below are my John Dickson and AyA #453. The Dickson was the gun I used almost exclusively for many years and which has taken the vast majority of my birds from days when we had birds. It's a 1930s gun, and Jack Rowe told me he knew one of the workers whose mark appears on the gun. The AyA was a stand-in gun that I used after I broke the stock of the Dickson (the stock you see is a Jack Rowe made replacement). I had visited Mr. Rowe in Enid, OK the prior year to have a dent removed from the right barrel of the Dickson (slipped on an icy bluff while grouse hunting in NE Iowa). When Jack saw the broken stock he admonished me, "You shouldn't be allowed to have this little gun!" He was probably right.:rotf:

This thread has produced some great stuff. Thanks to those who have posted...and keep 'em coming. I'm still searching for a photo of my DHE.

[Garry L Gordon]

Not the best photo, but the first I could find. An early 1920s DHE. It has tight chokes...and tenderizes some of the centered birds.:crying: (But, I'm not complaining!)

[Jay Oliver]

Here is a DH 28ga. with a 26" damascus barrels. Always a treat to shoot clays or hunt with...

[Dean Romig]

Jay, did you buy that beauty from Bill Hadfield?

I loved that gun but couldn’t afford it :crying:




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[Andrew Sacco]

Jay that's a stunner...

[Garry L Gordon]

Jay, that’s a stunner. Where’s the drool emoji when you need it!?

[Jeff Kuss]

A couple more pictures of the Old Pat 28 ga group.

[Garry L Gordon]

More drool! Thanks, Jeff!!

[Andrew Sacco]

Nothing like a boatload of hinge pins to start your day, eh?

[Jay Oliver]

Jay, did you buy that beauty from Bill Hadfield?


Dean, I did not get this from directly from Bill, but I believe this is the same one he had for awhile

[Bobby Cash]

Pointer.

https://i.imgur.com/eOx3xdc.jpg

[Dean Romig]

Dean, I did not get this from directly from Bill, but I believe this is the same one he had for awhile

Jay, I don’t know of a better DH 28 gauge with Damascus barrels!





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[Dean Romig]

That’s a stunner Bobby!




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[Don Anderson]

I love my 28s. I have a Savage Milano (FAIR) OU, a FAIR Iside Basic and an old Stoeger Zephyr ( Victor Sarasqueta )

Iside
https://i.imgur.com/ouTug76.jpg

1961 Stoeger
https://i.imgur.com/76Vk5r4.jpg

Video: Quail with the 28ga Iside

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fOXeXOHx2M

[Dave Noreen]

Back to "Other Fine Doubles" some from Ithaca Gun Co. A fully Turnbullized Flues No. 1 Special with 30-inch barrels --

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In the spirit of "never-say-never" the Ithaca Gun Co. catalogs of the period only catalogued 28-gauges with 24- and 26-inch barrels.

A NID No. 2 --

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A NID No. 1 that must be one of the last before that grade was dropped from the line --

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[Stan Hoover]

A few 28’s, and 1 20 gauge I believe.

From left we have 2 Parker’s by Mr Corona, a 20 I believe and the famous 30” VH 28. The gun on the right is 1 of 5 produced Grade 3E NID 28 gauges, 26”.

[Daryl Corona]

Thanks Stan. The two on the left are both VHE 28's. A 26" and the 30". That was a fun shoot.

[Dave Noreen]

That 30-inch VH 28-gauge Cabela's Rodgers, AR, put up on GI today sure didn't last long!

[Harold Lee Pickens]

Just some hard working 28s, nothing special.
A Grade 1 Ugartechea with 27 " IC/MOD and a Dickinson Estate with 30 in barrels and choke tubes. I carry the Ugartechea more than the Dickinson.

[Garry L Gordon]

A gun that takes birds constantly is special.

[Larry Stauch]

That 30-inch VH 28-gauge Cabela's Rodgers, AR, put up on GI today sure didn't last long!

And if you noticed, it certainly looked like someone had blued the frame.

[Tom Kidd]

And if you noticed, it certainly looked like someone had blued the frame.

We will see soon, it's at Hamburg store.

[Larry Stauch]

We will see soon, it's at Hamburg store.

Well the good news is, if it is blued, that's a relatively in expensive fix based on what you paid for it. Otherwise, it looks like a pretty good gun. I already have two 30" 28 gauges, so that's the only reason I passed on it.

[Kevin McCormack]

That 30-inch VH 28-gauge Cabela's Rodgers, AR, put up on GI today sure didn't last long!

I tried to find the original listing but apparently it was taken down as soon as it sold. What were the specs? Asking price? SN? All items of interest for us 28 ga. fanatics!

[Garry L Gordon]

Waiting for news…and pictures.

[Reggie Bishop]

The price was right, $6800 or so. But the gun had some issues. Non original buttplate for one but the listing also said “chambers had been lengthened”. So that opens another can of worms. Someone may have gotten a rare one at a good price,,,, maybe. No mention of frame size in the listing. I have owned 3 30" Parker 28 gauge guns, still have one. I had a not so pleasant experience with one of those 3 with a barrel issue, so I wasn't interested in that particular one with reamed chambers. Still holding out for my 32".

[Daryl Corona]

I can't remember all the specs but it listed for close to 7k, chambers reamed to 2 3/4", LOP 14". I called asking about the frame size but the gun had been sold from the AK store. For that price I'd bet it was on an O frame or there was something else wrong with it. Like Reggie said the gun might be a diamond in the rough or a money pit. Still looking for my 32" one too Reggie.

[Dan Steingraber]

Seeing that I don’t have one, I would have likely tried to buy it quickly.

[Larry Stauch]

I can't remember all the specs but it listed for close to 7k, chambers reamed to 2 3/4", LOP 14". I called asking about the frame size but the gun had been sold from the AK store. For that price I'd bet it was on an O frame or there was something else wrong with it. Like Reggie said the gun might be a diamond in the rough or a money pit. Still looking for my 32" one too Reggie.

All Cabela's/Bass Pro knows is what they paid for it and what they're going to mark it up to sell it. Typically, they have NO understanding of anything about these vintage guns, except what others are pricing them at online. And if they can't find a comparable rate, they wing it. They don't know frame size from their shoe size or what factory butt plate should be on there from one that the last owner screwed on. For instance, last week I bought a 20 gauge side x side from them and when it arrived it was a 16 gauge. The employee turnover in these stores is off the charts.:eek:

[J. Scott Hanes]

Totally agree on the "experts" at Cabela's. They don't even know how to ship guns properly and I would urge anyone who buys from them to insist on how you want the gun shipped. I bought a Rem 3200 recently at a good price from a Colorado store and they shipped it here to my local Bass Pro. The idiot who 'packed' the gun put ONE thin layer of bubble wrap around the fully assembled gun, threw it in a box that was way oversized and sent it on. It arrived in Texas with a broken stock. You just have to insist on the proper way to ship these days, especially with the way the package companies handle things.

[Randy G Roberts]

VHE 28 on an 0 frame with 30" barrels. Unique configuration for a 28 gauge IMO with factory safety delete and thick trap comb rounded at end.

[Dan Steingraber]

VHE 28 on an 0 frame with 30" barrels. Unique configuration for a 28 gauge IMO with factory safety delete and thick trap comb rounded at end.

Great gun Randy. I prefer the O frame 28's. What are the chokes? Something between .016 and .020 (+-) in both barrels would make a great sporting clays gun.

[Randy G Roberts]

Great gun Randy. I prefer the O frame 28's. What are the chokes? Something between .016 and .020 (+-) in both barrels would make a great sporting clays gun.

Hi Dan, this one has .021 thou of restriction in each tube with very long tapers.

[Chuck Bishop]

Hang on Dan, your wish may come true in the not too distant future!

[Randy G Roberts]

Hang on Dan, your wish may come true in the not too distant future!

Don't forget me Uncle Chuck. I seem to recall that I am #17 in line on that one :whistle:

[mikeschneider]

The Cabelas 28 with 30”
Barrels is back on guns intl…

[Bill Murphy]

If I were a little closer, I'd like to take a look. Oh, well.

[mikeschneider]

How far is the closest bass pro/Cabela’s to you? They’ll ship for $25…I’m sure you’re aware of that.

[Dan Steingraber]

I called the store. They don't have the gun.

[Rick Roemer]

This whole thing seems fishy

[Daryl Corona]

If it was an honest to Betsy 30" 28ga in reasonable condition it would have disappeared after the first listing.

[edgarspencer]

I called the store. They don't have the gun.

Maybe they were looking for an 80-85% condition gun. I'd say it was a 25-30% condition gun, but what do I know?

[Larry Stauch]

Now I understand why they sent me a notice a few days ago about the gun's availability. For that price a guy could afford to do a partial restoration on the things that were wrong. But then some people are not interested in doing that for a variety of reasons.

[Bob Jurewicz]

I tried to buy the gun the morning it first appeared. Was told it sold the nite before.
It appeared this AM as "NEW TODAY" Called immediately and was again told it sold 2 weeks ago.
I think I missed a good one.
Bob Jurewicz

[Bob Jurewicz]

https://www.gunsinternational.com/guns-for-sale-online/shotguns/parker-shotguns/parker-brothers-vh-28-gauge.cfm?gun_id=103553675#gallery-103553675-lg-8

[edgarspencer]

It may not have been Cabellas, but possibly a software glitch on the part of GI. That has happened before, and if I remember, it happened with some listings by Daniel Cote' that reappeared well after they were listed.

[David Livesay]

https://www.cabelas.com/p/102008508

[Dean Romig]

Yes, that would have been a steal





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[Dylan Rhodes]

Deleted….not enough coffee this morning

[Stephen Hodges]

It it not an original Parker 28 Gauge but a Reproduction. New in original box, 28" barrels factory choked Q1, Q2, with double triggers.

[Dean Romig]

Fabulous gun Steve - Thanks!





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[todd allen]

Wow, what a beauty!
If it were mine, it would be my official Opening Day Dove Gun!

[Brett Souder]

These are a few of my 28's.
From the top to bottom.
Arrieta 600 Imperial 20/28 combo both barrels 28"
Perazzi MX28 26" IC/IC and 30" with factory choke tubes
Parker Reproduction 26" Q1/Q2 and 26" IC/Mod
Parker Reproduction 26" IC/Mod and 28" Mod/Full
I have a few others that are litter bugs and less interesting.
- Brett

[Garry L Gordon]

These are a few of my 28's.
From the top to bottom.
Arrieta 600 Imperial 20/28 combo both barrels 28"
Perazzi MX28 26" IC/IC and 30" with factory choke tubes
Parker Reproduction 26" Q1/Q2 and 26" IC/Mod
Parker Reproduction 26" IC/Mod and 28" Mod/Full
I have a few others that are litter bugs and less interesting.
- Brett

Nice “arsenal” Brett!

[Harold Lee Pickens]

Some hard working 28s.
Dickinson Estate 30 in
Ugartechea grade 1 27 in

[James L. Martin]

Catskills, NY 28ga Repro DT Q1 & Q2

[Garry L Gordon]

Catskills, NY 28ga Repro DT Q1 & Q2

Beautiful! Thanks, James. I wish I was there right now.

[Dylan Rhodes]

I don’t have many good action shots, but here is my contribution.

A recently acquired VH28, and a 28 repro I’ve since sailed down the river for a 28 repro with a DT.

[Garry L Gordon]

I don’t have many good action shots, but here is my contribution.

A recently acquired VH28, and a 28 repro I’ve since sailed down the river for a 28 repro with a DT.

A very nice pair! Tell us more about the VH, please.

[Dylan Rhodes]

The VH 28 is nothing special. It is your typical 26” barrels 00 frame with twin ivory beads. At some point it was converted to a straight grip from its original PG, at least the letter, book, and condition of the wood relative to the rest of the gun would lead me to believe so. The trigger guard was properly extended as well. The job was well done, but I’m unsure who did it. Forend might be the refinished original, not really sure, doesn’t matter to me. The gun was in my tax bracket and dimensions.

[Garry L Gordon]

Very nice! Is it choked suitable for woodcock? Looks like a bird killer.

[Dylan Rhodes]

It’s choked for a little bit longer range game. M/M

[Dean Romig]

“Nothing special”…?

It’s a Parker Brothers twenty-eight gauge, and IMO that’s special enough for me!:bowdown:





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[Garry L Gordon]

I agree with Dean…a special little gun.

[Harold Lee Pickens]

Oh, I like that one. Dylan

[Dylan Rhodes]

I was inspired to dig through my safe. Here is the DT repro. Not as interesting as the other posted, but also new and unfired. At least until this fall…

Also uncovered in my dig was a Franchi renessaince and a Tristar Bristol.

[Dean Romig]

Pretty wood on that Repro!




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[Garry L Gordon]

I expect after hunt pictures with at least a couple of those (please, Sir).

[Steven Gray]

I was inspired to dig through my safe. Here is the DT repro. Not as interesting as the other posted, but also new and unfired. At least until this fall…

Also uncovered in my dig was a Franchi renessaince and a Tristar Bristol.

Sir, thats some very nice wood

[keavin nelson]

With all of these nice 28s displayed here I wonder how many of the owners will be at the Southern and could share with the attendees on the Parker Tables. Would be great to up the number of participants........:whistle:

[Dan Steingraber]

Update on the mysterious Cabela’s 28. Through some persistence and gentle persuasion I managed to track down the gun and buy it. Long story. I picked it up Saturday and still sorting things out. Stock has some crack repairs and other issues and someone dunked the entire receiver in hot blue without disassembling it. The chambers have been lengthened and I hope to Run it up to Jon Hossford in the next couple days to have them measured. The bore end of the barrels measure great for bore size and chokes (.018/.019) and they ring beautifully I’ll keep everyone informed. Hope to have it cleaned up and running for
The Southern.

[Dylan Rhodes]

Frame size?

[Dan Steingraber]

Frame size?

O Frame. #162906. All parts match. Bores cleaned up very nicely. Hot blue came off pretty well but left a dull grey patina on the metal. Trigger spring disintegrated from the naval jelly but I had another that fit. The only other part that is suspect is the pin through rear of the receiver that was pretty peened up on one end, out of round and difficult to remove. All of the internal parts cleaned up nicely with kroll and a wire brush. Can't wait to have Jon check the barrels and give it a go.

[Larry Stauch]

O Frame. #162906. All parts match. Bores cleaned up very nicely. Hot blue came off pretty well but left a dull grey patina on the metal. Trigger spring disintegrated from the naval jelly but I had another that fit. The only other part that is suspect is the pin through rear of the receiver that was pretty peened up on one end, out of round and difficult to remove. All of the internal parts cleaned up nicely with kroll and a wire brush. Can't wait to have Jon check the barrels and give it a go.

I would guess that a letter has been ordered?

[Dan Steingraber]

I would guess that a letter has been ordered?

Yes. Nothing interesting though. Sold to a hardware store and except for the chambers, it matches.

[James L. Martin]

162906 is the highest serial number I have recorded for a 0 frame 28ga.

[Dan Steingraber]

162906 is the highest serial number I have recorded for a 0 frame 28ga.

That's cool. It wouldn't be the first time that I've stumbled onto a "special" Parker. A couple years ago I completely stumbled onto the earliest set of Titanic barrels we know of. As my grampa used to say when we were playing golf "Sometimes it's better to be lucky than good Dan". Another of my favorites was "You don't have to draw pictures on the scorecard Dan, you just write numbers" :rotf::rotf:

[Daryl Hallquist]

Williams and Powell 28 gauge pinfire double rifle. https://i.imgur.com/Zwy7tuj.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/v51UKEZ.jpg

[Dean Romig]

Vermont with my 28 gage Repro with Q1 & Q2 chokes, DT, SG and BT forend.