Great time to "buy" a Parker Reprodcution

[Bill Murphy]

The "P" is part of the serial number, right or wrong, generally agreed to be prototypes. Mr. Skeuse made comments on the P guns here a while back. The reason for the magnum proofs is that all 28" 20 gauge Repros had 76mm chambers. Nothing unusual about the proving of the gun, but the gun is of a very popular configuration and Chuck won't have it for long, even at that price.

[Autumn Daze]

Interesting gun. Seems to have an oil finish vs. the traditional high gloss. Yes...No...Maybe?

[Bryan Lusk]

Did anyone notice the 20 ga. that sold today on gun broker for 2950.00? It had choke tubes and was just wondering if that was a factory option or did the owner have them installed. The auction #288935531

[SXS OHIO]

Brian...the only repro factory model that had srew in chokes was the spoting clays classic in 12 gauge, 100 or less were made....Thanks Kenny SXS ohio

[Robert Rzepiela]

According to CPI inflation calc, today you would need just over $3000 to match purchasing power of $2000 in 1995. So the low "$3K" repos seems to be keeping up with inflation ...

[Chuck Heald]

RR,
If you consider that the low $3k guns are often moderately used and worn a bit, they are still beating inflation, since they aren't in "new" condition.

[Big D]

Bob Brister did some elaborate testing on 3" 20 gauge lead shells and concluded it was not a good combination. Very long shot strings

[Bill Murphy]

Since the "modern" 3" 20 gauge came out in 1954, I have shot hundreds of thousands of shotgun shells, not one of them a 3" 20. However, I do own a box of early 3" 1 1/8 ounce #6, just in case I get the urge.

[Dean Romig]

I used to shoot them at pheasants in the sixties but I always thought the pheasants were getting the better part of the deal, being on the other (softer) end of the discharge!

[Chuck Heald]

Well, I have at least 3 guns with 20g 3" chambers, maybe I oughta try a 3" shell someday. ...maybe.