11 ga parker

[charlie cleveland]

today i got the 11 ga..i deemed it safe to shoot so i got a coupla low power 12 ga shells out and desided to shoot it..well she shoots good although the shells swell some in the gun makes unbreaching the gun a little stiff..it has the decorbonized barrels to me they look a whole lot like the plain steel barrels that i have..now if i can find a shell or 2 in the 11 ga to go with the old gun i will be happy.. any of you other boys out there with them 11 ga ever shoot them..charlie

[Gary Carmichael Sr]

Charlie, Is your gun chambered for the 12-a brass shell, mine is, gary

[Destry L. Hoffard]

The 11 gauge shells are impossible to find, I've never physically seen one other than a single photograph. The 12A brass shell do turn up if they'll fit in the gun.

DLH

[charlie cleveland]

gary i do not no if a 12 a shell will fit this gun or not..i read in the parker pages that they built some chambered for the 11 b shell and the 12 a paper shell i must admit that i m kinda confused about all the a and b s in these shells.. destrey i have never seen a 11 ga shell either other than a picture i believe in another post someone stated they had a box of 11 ga shells..maybe they will speak up..these early lifters are pretty unique to me but i must confess the later lifter model is the better gun but compared to a muzzle loader its a great gun.not throwing off on muzzle loaders...charlie

[Gary Carmichael Sr]

Charlie, Something to look at while you have your morning Java, Parker 11-B, 12-B, 12-A, 12-A with large diamond head stamp, 10-A, also a 4" UMC #12, and a Remington 14-A There are more but do not want to mess up your day, double click since the light was not good when I took these photos, Gary

[Gary Carmichael Sr]

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[charlie cleveland]

gary thanks for a look at all these cool shells..i had to start mowing grass early so i had to wait till now to see these fine rare examples of yours...now to ask a question which shell is the largest a 12 a or a 12 b.. charlie

[Gary Carmichael Sr]

Charlie as they say a picture is worth a thousand words, the shell on the right is a 12-B inside a 12-A snug fit but will go inside a 12-A So the 12-A is a little larger, Gary

[charlie cleveland]

that 4 inch 12 ga shell is a great one would love to own that gun that 4 inch shell fit...charlie

[charlie cleveland]

thanks for the picture i ve got it straight now a is bigger than b...charlie

[Henry McRoberts]

Very interesting. I have a few old Parker brass shells that I will have to look at closely. I seem to learn something new every time I'm on the forum.

[charlie cleveland]

i weighed the 11 ga last night itweighed 9 lbs 7 ounces..gun seems heavier than it is...now if i can find me a 11 b shell i m gonna be one happy hunter... charlie

[Destry L. Hoffard]

That 11 gauge brass shell is a killer, I am impressed.

DLH

[Mark Landskov]

I would be surprised if RMC couldn't help you with some lathe turned brass.

[charlie cleveland]

might just give them a try on makeing me some new brass thanks for the suggestion...charlie

[Brian Dudley]

Midway USA has a youtube video on making shells and loading for an 11g Parker.