quail with the 16

[jesse wall]

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Trojan 16 , with rst spreader loads.

[Angel Cruz]

Nice!!!

[charlie cleveland]

fantastic...wish i could hunt wild quails one more time...charlie

[jesse wall]

I missed both birds with the right barrel connected with the left!
Barrels are choked as most all Trojans I understand , mine are 170 #7 in 30 inch circle at 40 yards right and 220 left. This is according to factory letter and is with one oz #7 . I had the barrels checked and they are as they left the factory. I am using RST spreader loads and checking patterns at 20 and 30 yards they seem to open up the fairly well . I did not count holes yet , I have in the past on other guns and it really gives a lot of information and builds confidence. I need to wait until birds get out a little more but it is really hard to do as I get so few shots anymore. Jesse

[Dean Romig]

Jesse, that's an awful new-looking Trojan... did you just get it in from Meriden?

Can we see more pictures of it?

[Kenny Graft]

My last true double was on Kansas quail....The covey rose from a pie between two fields just under foot! I was loaded for roosters with fio HV 5# one bird per barrel...(-: SXS ohio

[jesse wall]

Thanks for the interest! No I got it about 2 yrs ago from shop in Delaware I think, I will be glad to look it up! I bought it online and had it shipped to my friend a his gun shop across road from my farm. I bought is as having original case color and blue but with stock finish not original. I was prepared to send it back because I could not believe it would be as good as it looked! Well the three day inspection was a moot point, my gunsmith friend , who does a lot of double work ( although not a Parker expert of course) could not believe his eyes! I decided to take it as I was 68 and wanted a very nice condition Parker in my life , the previous ones had not approached this amount of case color. That is what I love most (among many other things) about the Parker gun. Anyway I brought it to the Southern and Doug Turnbull was kind enough to look at it as well as a few other chaps in the Parker tent! No one could say if the case was original or not! Doug suggested that I call his shop and give the serial number to them and have them look it up! He only wondered why someone would add a finish to wood but do nothing to the rest of the gun? l decided that folks will do things at times that do not make sense to us all and therefore decided to not explore the question of original or not ! Rather I have enjoyed it as though it as it is and plan to leave it just like it is . The stock dimensions are almost the exact same as my little Ithaca Flues 16 however the Flues has factory stock cly choke in the right barrel and I rarely miss a bird with it on the rise! My missing with the Parker is because it is new , I worry about it , I have not had time to pattern a lot and find right spreader load , the sun is in my eyes etc etc. But I dearly love to carry it and when the dogs are on point and I look at it as I walk up it makes my heart sing! ps I remember the seller, Artemis outfitters, Jesse

[jesse wall]

I will be glad to take some more pictures this weekend , will try to post them Tuesday my next day at work! We do not do computer stuff at the farm anymore too much time wasted so did not renew the dish service , we live in an electronic black hole , no other type of service !

[jesse wall]

Here are a few pictures!

[Dean Romig]

WOW... That Trojan's practically new!

[George Davis]

The 16 gauge the ultimate upland game gauge: carries like a 20 but hits like a 12! If you want great quail hunting this year, Southeastern New Mexico is the best I've seen in 15 years. All "Blues" but you'll get your dogs on over a 100 birds a day.

[Kevin McCormack]

Hmmm,,,, 16s and RSTs,,, the first time I used them in my 2 1/2" chambered M&F choked AH Fox on sporting clays, the results were dramatic on closer targets. I haven't counted holes yet either (waiting for Spring!) but it is apparent that they give you at least a degree of choke advantage at the interim ranges. I took the gun grouse hunting but never got a shot, which is what I really want to verify that using them at close range in a tight-choked gun is viable.

[Dean Romig]

May we presume you're talking about spreader loads Kevin?