A Parker Education

[David Nelson]

I have a Parker VH on lay-a-way (no interest; take a year!) so need to educate myself vis-a-vis the Parker Shotgun especially the VH. I'd appreciate any suggestions for a "curriculum". :)

[Robin Lewis]

Try this for a starter.... What is the best way to learn about Parker shotguns? (http://parkerguns.org/forums/../pages/faq/learn.htm)

[Russ Jackson]

Hi Dave ; Welcome aboard ! If you go to Gun Broker ,Item # 179446822 ,and click on " View sellers other auctions " You will find Volumes # 1 and 2 of ,The Parker Story ! These are beyond a doubt the finest books written on everything Parker ,To Date ! I own both volumes and there is hardly ever a day goes by ,I don't take a look at them and use them for reference ! I believe 90 % of the guys on this site will tell you the same . At first glance they may seem pricey ,I assure you they are not ,you will learn more in the first few chapters than you will learn searching other material in years of study ! Just for the record ,I have nothing in on the sale of these books ,I do not even know who is selling them . Good luck with your search for knowledge ,you have come to the right place ,everyone will be glad to help with any questions on your new gun ! Russ

[Dean Romig]

Dave, welcome! There are a good number of great guys in Michigan who are PGCA members and are regulars on this forum and I'm certain they'll be glad to help in your Parker education. They also have a few really great shoots in Michigan where you can meet all of these guys as well as a bunch of shooters of other SXS guns.

Come to think of it, the Puglisi shoot in Duluth is this weekend and you're sure to get an education there... everybody's goin' to that one... well, everyone 'cept me :crying:






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[George Lander]

Hello Dave: Robin, Russ & Dean gave you all the right information. If you are really interested in Parker guns, buy or borrow the books mentioned and then get to one of the shoots like Jack's in Duluth. To answer your question, until the Trojan came along the VH was the "entry level" Parker. Not to say that it was cheaply made because it was not. My saying is "a Parker is a Parker is a Parker". The only differences are embellishment, engraving, type of wood, checkering, ejectors and barrel steel type (although many believe that Acme, Parker Special, Titanic and Vulcan steels were all the same with different names applied, although with the pre-fluid steel there were real differences). Anyhow, welcome aboard and my sincere sympathy because one Parker is never enough.

Best Regards, George Lander

[Mark Ouellette]

Hi Dave,

You missed the shoot at Lapeer Michigan on July 17th. Rich Anderson is touting a shoot somewhere in central Michigan on July 31st. Paul Harn and I will be there. Rich is a regular on the Parker forum so just ask or PM him.

If you attend the SxS shoots and listen, really listen to the conversations (sorting through the BS) you should learn quickly.

Mark

[Dave Suponski]

If you attend the SxS shoots and listen, really listen to the conversations (sorting through the BS) you should learn quickly.


Geez Mark....What are ya tryin to say......:rolleyes:

[Robin Lewis]

BS:shock:

[Mark Ouellette]

Dave,

What my distinguished colleagues are refering to is that there will be a certain amount of BS thrown out. There will also be one heck of a lot of information exchanged. I listen and try to dicern what is fact and what is BS. Sometimes I do and sometimes I don't.

Mark

[Robert Rambler]

Take one of these along just in case!! :rotf: :rotf:

[Mark Ouellette]

Franicis,

At this time I do not know. That is why I told Dave to ask Rich. I'll going with Paul so all I have to do is show up when and where Paul tells me. After a week in the office sometimes it's good not to have to think too much...

Mark

[David Nelson]

When I hear or see "Yooper" my little heart starts fluttering being originally from the capital of great state of the UP; Menominee!
Thanks for all the tips. I'm on the hunt for the Parker books and look forward to attending some "shoots". Not sure what all the "heads-up" re BS is about as I am quite innocent and have to be really careful around BSers......being a Yooper and all. :)

[David Nelson]

Wow! I found one set on Amazon for $1400! Gunbroker deal is much better: about $300.

[Greg Baehman]

Wow! I found one set on Amazon for $1400! Gunbroker deal is much better: about $300.

What you had ought to do is subscribe to The Double Gun Journal, subscribers can buy slightly blemished sets (you'll scratch your head wondering what makes them blems) of The Parker Story for $195 including shipping.

[Larry Frey]

What you had ought to do is subscribe to The Double Gun Journal, subscribers can buy slightly blemished sets (you'll scratch your head wondering what makes them blems) of The Parker Story for $195 including shipping.

Actually that $100.00 off offer applies to any PGCA member. The savings would more than cover the cost of a membership.:)

[Bill Murphy]

I believe Mr. Cote will take anyone's $195. I don't see any mention of membership or subscriber requirements in the ad for the $195 Parker Story set. Of course, as Larry implies, the PGCA membership has its benefits too.

[Francis Morin]

There is a full page ad on page 41 of Summer issue of PP- Shows the trade ed. volumes 1 and 2 at $295- no mention of a discount for PGCA members, but there is free shipping to the USA for subscribers to the DGJ.

I have the 1960 Peter Johnson book, as does almost every Parker collector, and as soon as I sell some of the gun parts (Parker and LC Smith) and op books, I will try the $195 "blemished" copies route and ask, as a paid up PGCA member (but NOT a DGJ subscriber) if that free shipping is do-able- I believe Mr. Cote is in Northern MI- and media rate is fine with me.

How-some-ever: whether its $195 or $295, that's some shell and bird shootin' dinero for moi!- and as there are many gents on this Forum willing to answer any question at all about our beloved "Old Reliables"--that and the quality work of Austin Hogan that gives us our quarterly Parker Pages magazine, for now I'll pass- Maybe I can get Santa to put it on his list!:whistle:

[Lee St.Clair]

As the fine gentlemen you are I have determined with much thought that the 'bs' you speak to is buckshot. As any other reference would not be appropriate at this fine table at which we dine and converse. smiles. So the meter determines the amount of lead the 'bs' is composed of? Therefore indicating the best mode of functioning with this 'bs'? Please enlighten me. Thank you all in advance.

[Francis Morin]

That old steel/non-toxic shot stuff can deflect the Buck Shot lead content meter, just as a compass w/o a magnetic deflection will mess up true North in Iron Mountain, MI (or Ironwood, MI- for that matter)--

Lee, all the years (way over 55 now) I have been shooting and hunting, I have never: 1(fired either buckshot or a lead slug through any shotgun), 2(owned or shot anything smaller than a 20 gauge), and 3- dropped a Canada goose in flight stone cold dead at over 45 estimated yards, or have seen it done-- but as they say, and wisely so, never say never.:whistle: