Outing yesterday

[Phillip Carr]

Happ Friday. Rain has been a little above average, providing some extra water in he bottoms of our canyons. Took a short break while hunting yesterday and snapped a few pictures. Attached is a mature little rooster and a friends restocked Parker 28 as well as my A10 20 gauge.
http://parkerguns.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=46278&stc=1&d=1453474981

[Phillip Carr]

http://parkerguns.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=46279&stc=1&d=1453475351

[chris dawe]

Arizona on my mind Phil :cool:

[charlie cleveland]

nice....charlie

[MARK KIRCHER]

Can't get enough of those Mearns!!!

Already Set up to go back next year - counting down the days!

[Phillip Carr]

Only 7 more days left. Missed all of last week and will miss today as well as tomorrow due to business in Mexico. Can't wait to return and chase them later this week.

[Mills Morrison]

Is that your 28 gauge Parker? It is quite nice. Is it a new acquisition?

[Phillip Carr]

Mills this was a Parker 28 2 barrel set reproduction I purchased off of Guns International a year ago. It was like new with all of the original paper work. Only modification that had been completed was that the original owner I purchased it from had sent it to Pachmayr to have it restocked to 15 1/2". Skeleton butt plate was not reinstalled.
Pictures were very poor, but a call to the owner convinced me this was the bargain of the year. $3800 shipped. I bought it and then let my hunting partner have it for what I had in it. A trip to Lawson Custom stocks locally and 1" removed from LOP And pad refit. It's not original but with those 26" barrels choked Q1 and Q2 are just the ticket for quail over dogs.

[Mills Morrison]

It is a good looking gun. The wood is an improvement over typical repro wood

[Phillip Carr]

Thanks Mills, only 4 more days of quail hunting this season and I plan on not missing any of them. I ended up with the GH 28 posted on the for sale site awhile back. Shoots like a house a fire. It will be going out this week as well as my DH 28 on a 0 frame. Hoping to shoot a few nice mature birds for mounting. Can't believe the season is already coming to a close.

[Mills Morrison]

If that is the GH 28 that was for sale about 6 months ago - the Del Grego skeet gun - you are one lucky person. I was about to scrounge together the money to get it and then it was gone.

[Phillip Carr]

That is the one. I sent it to DelGrego and found records that shows it was restocked by Larrys Grandfather in mid 70's and Larry stated it was always a GH. Engraving by Runge. Barrel was cut o 24" at some point but there is still .004 in the Left barrel and .007 in the right. I sent the barrel to JJ Roberts and had the lettering that was messed up fixd. I havehad it out 3 or 4 times for Mearns quail and any concerns about how it would swing and balance was layed to rest. Gun was ordered by duBray for a W Wagner of Washington DC in 1905. Letter states it as a VH 28 capped pistol grip with Vulcan steel barrels. There is a note that is hand written that states "new frame" not sure what this means but some mystery surrounds this gun

[Dean Romig]

WOW... are you guys watching this?? Wagner of Washington D.C. How 'bout that!?!?!






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[Mills Morrison]

That gun would make a good Parker Pages article

[charlie cleveland]

phil it looks like i m gonna have to come back out to arizonia to get to see the new bird gun. glads shes working out for you....charlie

[Phillip Carr]

Thank you Dean I did not know who W Wagner was until I did a name search on past postings after reading your comment. If anyone has information on W Wagner I would enjoy reading it.
Charlie you are welcome again any time.