PELLET COUNT FOR PARKER PROOFING

[Bob Jurewicz]

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

[Researcher]

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

107705 01 12-gauge, 2 3-4 inch, 1 1-8 ounce.jpg

and some 1 1/4-ounce --

108998 12-gauge, 2 3-4 inch, 1 1-4 ounce.jpeg

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

213855 12-gauge, 2 5-8-inch, 1 1-4 ounce.jpg

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.

[Drew Hause]

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

[Drew Hause]

DuPont Oval and 6s

[Bob Jurewicz]

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

[Pa SxS]

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.

[Double Lab]

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.

[J. Scott Hanes]

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

[Double Lab]

Originally Posted by J. Scott Hanes

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

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