New Member

[Ray Caywood]

Good afternoon all. Just joined the PGCA as a new member. Have scouted around the forum before. Had been looking for a Parker shotgun for a while now primarily for pheasant hunting. Purchased one a couple weeks ago. A 16 ga, built in the late 30s, D grade, 28" barrels choked IM and F. I like a little more drop at the heel and this one was at 2 11/16". I am sure I will have questions and will try to get them in the correct forum area.

Ray

[Rick Roemer]

Welcome

[Ray Caywood]

Thanks for the welcome. I like your avatar. Mine is Samantha now seven years old and my fifth Lab. All have been black and female. She is from South Dakota stock from a hunting friend of mine who has been raising hunting Labs for over 30 years now. Picture is from November 2026 hunt in South Dakota.

[Randy Roberts]

Welcome aboard Ray. You mentioned some questions you might have, we all do. Post some pics and this crowd can most likely help you.

[Rick Roemer]

Originally Posted by Ray Caywood

Thanks for the welcome. I like your avatar. Mine is Samantha now seven years old and my fifth Lab. All have been black and female. She is from South Dakota stock from a hunting friend of mine who has been raising hunting Labs for over 30 years now. Picture is from November 2026 hunt in South Dakota.

Nice looking Lab.

[Dean Romig]

Welcome Ray! As you said, you've been scouting around the forum so you know the addiction you're getting yourself into - this is a great bunch of guys and a few girls as well.

Let's see some pics of your D-sixteen.





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[William Woods]

I like the "D"grade and the sixteen. Good choice.

[Harold Pickens]

That DH 16 will make a great South Dakota pheasant gun. I hunt SD each January generally carrying a 16.

[Ray Caywood]

Originally Posted by William Woods

I like the "D"grade and the sixteen. Good choice.

Thanks. I am a fan of 16 ga. For sporting clays I have a Browning 525 in 16 ga and a few others for hunting. I really only had my sight set on one Parker and that was a D grade 16 ga. Probably why it took me a while to find one and also one that fit me.

[Ray Caywood]

Originally Posted by Harold Lee Pickens

That DH 16 will make a great South Dakota pheasant gun. I hunt SD each January generally carrying a 16.

It will be with me the second and third week of November. First week will be in Minnesota and the second week in South Dakota. I really want to get some shells loaded with #4s or 5s. Order a couple boxes of #6 from RST. I talked to them on the phone a couple of time and they are loading other shotshells right now. Hope they get to some of their out of stock 16 ga before hunting season starts.