First Time Out with VH 16

[Josh Prahin]

Finally was able to hit the woods with my 1913 VH 16ga. over the weekend. This gun is my first Parker and was very excited to hunt with it. After missing 2 grouse I connected on a couple woodcock. Here is the first woodcock I harvested with the Ol ' Parker.

[Dean Romig]

That woodcock looks very comfortable there alongside that pretty Parker.

Very nice!





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[Josh Prahin]

That woodcock looks very comfortable there alongside that pretty Parker.

Very nice!





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Thanks Dean ! I Couldn't figure out how to rotate the picture. Lol

[Dean Romig]

Hmm... Lets see...

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[Josh Prahin]

Thanks again Dean !

[Reggie Bishop]

Nice Parker and a nice bird!

[Ted Hicks]

Nice day out with a great gun! Congrats and here's to many more for you!

[Eric Grims]

Just curious about frame size barrel length weight and chokes. I am very partial to the 16 and almost always go to one to carry in the field. Thanks

[Mike Franzen]

Great pic! Great gun!

[Josh Prahin]

Just curious about frame size barrel length weight and chokes. I am very partial to the 16 and almost always go to one to carry in the field. Thanks

Frame size is a#1 , the barrels are 30" -3 weight and chokes are full,full. I used RST 7 1/2 spreaders

[Dean Romig]

Josh, I've heard Fox barrels described that way but not Parker. By "3 weight" do you mean that the stamped unstruck weight of the barrels is 3 lb., X oz.?





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[Josh Prahin]

Josh, I've heard Fox barrels described that way but not Parker. By "3 weight" do you mean that the stamped unstruck weight of the barrels is 3 lb., X oz.?





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My bad. Still learning about the parkers. Barrels were marked 3lb. 6oz.

[Dean Romig]

That's okay Josh, there's an awful lot to learn. I'm still a student - I learn something new about Parkers almost every day.





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[Dave Tatman]

Thanks for that comment, Dean. It seems like almost everyday when I visit the PGCA website, I feel like that NPR Radio show, "Gee, I Didn't Know That"!! :corn:

[Todd Poer]

New to site and my first post. I am also the steward of a Parker 16 VH built in 1907. #1 frame with 28 inch barrels, but not certain about the chokes. I know its tight shooting since I have harvested a few continental pheasants and dove at a considerable distance with that left barrel. Once shot a crow loafing over a dove field with that left barrel and folded it. Stepped off to where I thought I shot it at about 60 yards, It was pretty high up so it carried almost to 80 yards. My guess is that right barrel is modified and left barrel is full. I think this was mostly how their field guns were choked, could be wrong.

Its a beautiful old gun and will need to take some pics. My only complaint and this is just the way it is I guess, is that I shoot lefty and the trigger setup is wrong. All I know is that I have to wear shooting gloves every time I shoot gun more than a few times or I get these little cuts from the left barrel trigger and trigger guard edge that both are about as sharp as a butter knife.

After about a half box of shells shooting mostly the right barrel the side of trigger finger is sore and you will have about 6 or 7 knicks in the skin like someone lightly whacked it with a serated butter knife unless you wear shooting gloves. I have had fleeting notions or thoughts to see if trigger layout could be switched, but I got two boys that are right eye dominant, so gun is good for them and they shoot it pretty well. Just have to accept sometimes that being a disenfranchised lefty shooter is just the way it is, especially for majority of older guns with double triggers.