What did you add to your Parker collection in 2018?

[Craig Larter]

Some great Parkers hit the market this year. What did you add in 2018? I sold a couple to upgrade but I added a CH bernard 10ga from a PGCA member, a DH 10ga with a fishtail lever and a DH 20ga/26". Really have nothing on my wish list except maybe another #3frame 12 ga.:)

[Russ Jackson]

I added the Beautiful 1/2 Frame 12 Gauge DHE , Dave Tercek sold on our site ! All Six and a Half Pounds of her ! OOps ,I had to Edit ,I also added a DHE 10 Gauge with 32" Titanic Steel Barrels on a #3 Frame !

[Daniel G Rainey]

Added a GHE 20 then traded it in on a DHE 20 With 30 inch barrels that fits me better. If i were not widowed I would spend so dam much money on Parkers !

[Chad Hefflinger]

Picked up a grade 2 hammer 12 gauge. A lovely long legged PH 16 gauge with 32” tubes, and a beautiful GH 16 gauge zero frame with 28” D4 barrels and fantastic wood!

[edgarspencer]

A set of 26" Titanic barrels for my 24" DHE20. Whether I get it back in 2018 is another story.

[CraigThompson]

Circa 1891 EH10 gauge #2 frame with factory original 28" barrels , a circa 1881 Grade 0 10 gauge lifter #2 frame 30" and a circa 1903 VH 16 gauge #1 frame 28" .

As to a wish list !

1. VH or VHE 28 gauge

2. EH 10 gauge with factory original 26" and or 24" barrels (I actually want one of each length but doubt it ever happens).

3. GH 16 gauge 0 frame 26" or 28" Damascus or fluid steel

[Stephen Hodges]

A Factory vent rib VHE 12 gauge with 30" mod/full barrels

[Dean Romig]

Steve and I bumped into each other in KTP today and he told me about this beautiful Parker.... and now here it is! Fabulous! Good talking with you today Steve -


As far as adding anything to my Parker collection this year.... (and notice he didn't ask to know which "Parkers" we added, only what we had added to our "Parker collections")

And so... I added a fabulous Sterlingworth 20/28" with ejectors :shock::cool::whistle: to my inconsolable Parker collection this year.





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[Mills Morrison]

Lots. Highlights include 2 4 frame 10 gauges, a 3 frame 12 gauge, Remington GH in great condition, VH 20 with straight grip and single trigger, back action 152, and an EH in great shape with unusual engraving

[Bill Holcombe]

Added a Bernard CH that is having the barrels redone and a CHE that is having the stock fixed. In addition I pocked up a family trojan and a 16 ga VH. Non parker wise I got me a British 12 ga and a strong flare up of colt fever.

[Mark Ray]

00 frame vh 28, with 26” barrels, vh 20 with 28” barrels that has and letters cyl/cyl with interesting provenance, super nice 30” 12 bore trojan and a D grade top lever short 10.

[Mills Morrison]

Wish list includes

1/2 frame GH

16 gauge on 0 frame

C grade Fox

Early Grade 2 equivalent lifter. (Passed up a good one but needed to let budget recover)

[scott kittredge]

I picked up a nice VHE 32 in. 20 ga choked .023 and .015 and a VH 28 in round knob 12 ga choked .035 and .010. and none parkers are a 26 in. 20 ga Ithaca NID choked cly and cly with slim beaver tail forend and single trigger also another Ithaca NID 32 in 10 ga choked .045 and .025..
scott

[Garry L Gordon]

Some great Parkers hit the market this year. What did you add in 2018? I sold a couple to upgrade but I added a CH bernard 10ga from a PGCA member, a DH 10ga with a fishtail lever and a DH 20ga/26". Really have nothing on my wish list except maybe another #3frame 12 ga.:)

Bernard steel has to be my favorite. I see that for the CH 10 there are 39 projected -- that's fine and elite company(!) I'd sure like to have one of the estimated four 28 gauge CH's with those beautiful barrels.

I could sit a long time in the duck blind with that 10 just looking at it, even if I never saw a duck... :bowdown:

[legh higgins]

My wife got a Gh 16 ga 26" dam barrels and lots of cc on a "0" frame 5 lb 9 oz and I got a Vh 28 ga 28" Vulcan steel "00" frame, as well as a box type Parker coffee grinder.
Thanks to Dean for pushing me over the Edge to get my first Parker 00 frame.:bigbye:

[Randy G Roberts]

BHE 12 Ga in a trap configuration, 34" VR on a 1 1/2 frame
DHE 16 Ga, 32" on a 1 1/2 frame
DHE 12 Ga, 36" on a 2 frame
VH 20 Ga, 32 straight grip, factory no safety on an O frame
VHE 12 Ga, 34" on a 2 frame
VHE 16 Ga, 32" on an O frame

Mr. Dudley has the VH 20 which is up for a total restoration as well as the DHE 16 on a 1 1/2 frame as it needs a little work. Been thinking real hard about a V grade 28 gauge with 30" barrels :corn:

[Reggie Bishop]

Randy thats a lot footage on those barrels!!

[Randy G Roberts]

Yeah I know. Can't help it, I just like those long barrels. Especially on a 16 or 20...

[Dean Romig]

My wife got a Gh 16 ga 26" dam barrels and lots of cc on a "0" frame 5 lb 9 oz and I got a Vh 28 ga 28" Vulcan steel "00" frame, as well as a box type Parker coffee grinder.
Thanks to Dean for pushing me over the Edge to get my first Parker 00 frame.:bigbye:


I'm always very glad to oblige a good friend in spending their money on nice Parkers. You won't be sorry Legh!





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[John Davis]

VH 12 gauge, with 30 inch barrels and factory vent rib.

SC 12 gauge, with 34 inch barrels and straight stock.

SB 12 gauge, with 32 inch barrels and pistol grip.

[Michael Moffa]

Very early DH 12 and a Rondel CH 12. Both from PGCA members. Thank you guys.

[Craig Larter]

Randy your the long barrel KING! Good for you a man who knows what he likes.

[MARK KIRCHER]

1912 VH 28 Straight grip with 30 inch F/F tubes. Knocked down ducks with it this fall. Its headed to Texas for bobwhites soon!

[Randy G Roberts]

Randy your the long barrel KING! Good for you a man who knows what he likes.

Funny Craig, the King part is certainly wide open for debate but you are correct in that I do know what I like and there's just something about those long barrels...

[Mills Morrison]

Photos of some of them

Another favorite is a 1922 GH I bought from John Allen.

[Craig Larter]

Mills your new moniker should be G-Man!!

[Rich Anderson]

In Parkers it was a high condition CHE 16 with 30 inch barrels and a vent rib VHE straight grip 20ga skeet gun. Other manufacturers include a 16ga two barrel set from Purdey.

[Joe Graziano]

Honey, if you are reading this website, I didn't buy any guns this year! ;-)

[Randy G Roberts]

Honey, if you are reading this website, I didn't buy any guns this year! ;-)

Joe be sure and remind her that it wasn't you on the forum a month or so ago with that Trojan 20. You might try some sort of identity theft excuse or possibly just blame it on the PGCA, you know a website error of sorts, good luck !!

[Jay Oliver]

I added more than I thought when I looked back...

16 gauge #1 frame VH with 30” M/F barrels
12 gauge Back action #1079 – from PGCA member
20 gauge Trojan #0 frame 28” IC/M barrels with rib extension
10 gauge #2 frame grade 1 lifter with Damascus 30” barrels
12 gauge #3 frame lifter with 32” twist barrels #77463(possibly last lifter with straight stock)
12 gauge #1 frame top action with 32” twist barrels and fish tail lever

Non-Parker
Purdey Thumb-break 12 gauge with 30” Damascus barrels made in 1866(my oldest cartridge gun)
Custom Flintlock takedown fowler in 16 gauge with separate .62 rifled barrel
11 gauge Percussion SxS made likely in the 1860's

[CraigThompson]

Photos of some of them

Another favorite is a 1922 GH I bought from John Allen.

I sure do like the EH in the bottom pic !

[Rich Anderson]

I don't have it yet but it will be here before X-Mass. I stopped by the gunsmith's today and he was checkering the stock on a full Manlicher stocked custom rifle. I used a 1909 Argentine Mauser action and a classic chambering of 6.5 X 55. It will be sighted in in time for the late doe season:)

My smith is retiring for the most part so this will undoubtedly be my last custom rifle.:eek:

I did forget another rifle and probably one of my smartest gun deals ever. I've collected pre64 M70's for years and had a 250 Savage (250-3000) a rare and expensive rifle. I sold it and bought a Remington 700 classic in the same caliber and put a pile of cash in the bank!

[charlie cleveland]

cob sounds like you did real well on that trade....charlie

[James Brown]

Added this week

[James Brown]

Won't load but one pic at time.

[James Brown]

Last one

[davidboyles]

Added;
10 ga #3 frame top lever hammergun 1884, 3 grade 2 bbl set 10ga. Damascus
DHE 16 ga steel Miller trigger 30' bbls.
EH 10 3 frame 30" Damascus
DHE 20 ga 28" steel bbls
30" Super Fox lightweight 8lb 4 oz. 3"

No doubt addiction need to be admitted somewhere. How about dove field!!!

[Randy G Roberts]

Added this week

James the Crown may just be my favorite Elsie. Looks like that might be a FW 20. Tell us how it's configured.

[James Brown]

Randy: 28 inch, straight stock, auto ejector, single trigger, twin ivory beads, shipped 1927, .410.

[Russ Jackson]

Randy: 28 inch, straight stock, auto ejector, single trigger, twin ivory beads, shipped 1927, .410.

:shock: WOW !!!!!!! Beautiful Gun James ,Congrats !

[Randy G Roberts]

Oh my. That's probably one of one. Good for you.:bowdown:

[Mark Ray]

Randy: 28 inch, straight stock, auto ejector, single trigger, twin ivory beads, shipped 1927, .410.

That is just about a holy grail gun.......

[Mills Morrison]

My 2018 New Year's Resolution was a time out from new guns for the year. I did not just break that resolution, but I killed it and destroyed all the evidence.

[CraigThompson]

My 2018 New Year's Resolution was a time out from new guns for the year. I did not just break that resolution, but I killed it and destroyed all the evidence.

I did relatively well for 2018 !

Added 3 or 4 Parkers , a Kimber 1911 10mm , a pair of CZ 527 HB rifles , three older Leupold target scopes , Benelli Montefeltro , Browning A-5 Mag 32" and I have a Mannlicher Schoenauer MC Carbine in 30-06 on the way that "should" be here by Thursday . Oh yeah and an AR 22LR .

[Jack Huber]

I got my first Parker this year - nothing fancy, just a good, solid VH 12 gauge made in 1910.

[Mills Morrison]

I got my first Parker this year - nothing fancy, just a good, solid VH 12 gauge made in 1910.

Nothing wrong with that. Good place to start

[Kenneth V Jones]

I just had a 20 gauge Trojan delivered this week. 28" barrels IM & Full.

[Jay Oliver]

I managed to squeeze in one more Parker before the end of the year from an auction yesterday. A 1887 12 gauge TA hammer gun grade 0 with 30" twist barrels. It's serial number is just 20 lower than a gun I already have.

[Mills Morrison]

That is cool Jay. I am not anticipating more this year but you never know

[Dean Romig]

Okay Mills - Here's the challenge... There are only 12 days left in the year. Let's see if you can add another Parker every six days. That's two new Parkers by the end of the year. :corn::whistle:





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[Ed Blake]

I added two 10s and a SBT. One of the 10s is a 32” #4 frame Grade 3 hammer gun ordered by DuBray in 1886.

[Mills Morrison]

I bought 2 4 frames. Both E grades. Waiting on the Research letter for the second one, so maybe it will be ordered by someone famous

[Jay Oliver]

Thanks Mills...and of course you have plenty of time to add another Parker before the end of the year. I really wasn't planning this last one, but I am glad I got it.

[Mills Morrison]

Jay and Dean, don't tempt me. Lol

[Rich Anderson]

Stand your ground Mills it's hard I know.....I have failed many,many times but I'm getting better:whistle:

[Karl Ferguson]

On the way hopefully before Xmas is a very nice O frame VH 20 w/ 28" barrels for my grandson from a very respected gentleman here on the forum.

Thank you Randy for getting me in touch with him ! !

[Rich Anderson]

I will pick up a custom rifle tomorrow, some shells get her scoped up and sighted in and have it in the deer blind by the afternoon hunt.:clap:

[Mills Morrison]

I need to expand my rifle collection. I basically have 3. A Ruger 270 with Leupold scope which is my go to rifle. Also have a Whitney lever action which belonged to my great Uncle and a Remington lever action. I just don't understand the world of rifles and there is too much information on other stuff in my brain already

[John Dallas]

I've got several Ruger #1's, and I like 'em. 30-06 and 25-06. Also have a LH Ruger 77 in .270 for my grandsons, and it is a tack driver. Lot of gun for the money

[Dean Romig]

Ruger makes great rifles, pistols and very decent shotguns. I have some of each.
Mills, you only need to get one more rifle... a scoped Ruger 10/22.





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[allen newell]

I gave away a nice GHE 12 ga to a cousin of mine. Merry Christmas

[Rich Anderson]

The rifles are as much an addiction as the shotguns. Rain has foiled me in getting her sighted in today but maybe in the am and hunt in the pm. I must admit it came out nicely and will probably be my last as the smith is retiring.:banghead:

[Matt Buckley]

I added a Parker 10 Gauge Lifter made in 1880, Grade 0 32" Twist Barrels #3 frame 2 5/8" chambers that I purchased from member Jay Oliver. I shot my biggest Tom Turkey I have ever killed this spring with it. It weighed over 23lbs. I'm very happy with this addition and hope to add a 28 gauge Reproduction to my collection in the coming year.

[CraigThompson]

The rifles are as much an addiction as the shotguns. Rain has foiled me in getting her sighted in today but maybe in the am and hunt in the pm. I must admit it came out nicely and will probably be my last as the smith is retiring.:banghead:

In my lifetime I’ve been hung up on the old Ruger tang safety Model 77’s , Ruger #1’s , older Remington 700’s , pre 64 Winchester Model 70’s , Kimber 89 BGR’s and Mannlicher Schoenauer’s . To say nothing of the Marlin lever addiction LOL’s !

[Mike Franzen]

I added a:
VH 28 gauge, 28” bbls
Gr 2 10 ga lifter, 2 frame, 30” bbls
H gr 16 ga LeFever, 28” steel bbls, ejectors, cocking indicators

[Rich Anderson]

Craig I have collected pre 64 M70's for a very long time have a couple of Ruger #1's, a custom and a 450/400 NE. One gun I regret selling even after 30+ years was a #1 AB in 7X57. My latest custom is a full Mannlicher stocked 6.5 X 55.

[John Dallas]

How about a picture of the new child?

[Rich Anderson]

I'll put pictures up in a new thread John. Today is the second straight day of rain so I guess I'll have to take them inside. Trying hard to get to the range and get it sighted in. We have until the 23rd to hunt a buck with a rifle and the late doe season goes to Jan. 1. I'd like to bloody it yet this year.

[Gary Carmichael Sr]

Was very fortunate to acquire 3 Parkers, that I have looked for for a while , A grade 2 lifter 20ga hammer gun, A grade 1 20 ga TL hammer gun, and The holy grail for me AA Hammer gun with 32" Whitworth steel barrels ordered that way! Gary

[Gary Carmichael Sr]

I almost forgot the gun I got from you Josh, a screamer 0 grade if it has been fired at all I would be surprised, Gary

[Dean Romig]

I almost forgot the gun I got from you Josh, a screamer 0 grade if it has been fired at all I would be surprised, Gary

Okay Gary - let’s see it....






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[allen newell]

I bought a nice 28 ga Beretta O/U.

[Bob Kimble]

Just picked up a pair of Remington 1100 Special Fields. A 12 and a 20, unfired.

[CraigThompson]

Craig I have collected pre 64 M70's for a very long time have a couple of Ruger #1's, a custom and a 450/400 NE. One gun I regret selling even after 30+ years was a #1 AB in 7X57. My latest custom is a full Mannlicher stocked 6.5 X 55.

Got my newest to me Mannlicher Schoenauer MC Carbine in 06 Thursday . I’ve developed a soft spot for the 6.5x55 over the last five years , I’ve had no less then five Swedish unmessed with Mauser’s . Still have three of them now and also have a CZ 550FS in 6.5x55 . I’ve been drooling over a Cooper Mannlicher stocked rifle in 6.5x55 as well .

[Rich Anderson]

Coopers are nice rifles, I have three of them. I'll take pics today of the latest build and post on a new thread.

[John Dallas]

I've got a Cooper Model 22 in .22-250. It has ruined the days of a number of prairie dogs

[Rich Anderson]

Mine are all the Varmint Extreme model in 223, 220 Swift and my favorite a 25 WSSM.

[Gary Carmichael Sr]

Dean, I will try to get some photos in the next couple days before the house fills with company for Xmas, I do not think that Josh had any photos of the gun Bill Mullins saw it, glad I was able to het it, gary

[Gary Carmichael Sr]

Dean, not good day for photos

[Mills Morrison]

Well, I am taking Dean's challenge and 1 down and 1 to go for 2 more guns for the year

[Chuck Bishop]

I didn't buy any Parker's this year but I recently did feed them. I bought at a local estate sale a Spolar hydrolic with 12/20/28 dies. Quite a big difference from the Mec's.

[Reggie Bishop]

:corn:

OK Mills what did you get?

[Jay Oliver]

That's the spirit Mills! I added a Remington Whitmore on Friday and with a week left in 2018 anything can happen...

[Daryl Corona]

Chuck, please let us know how the Spolar compares with the Mec.

[Mills Morrison]

I just got a quality 2 lifter around 19,000 serial number range

[Chuck Bishop]

Mills, you are keeping me busy with letters. Have you received all the letters you requested?
One of your recent posts said you were waiting for a letter in the mail. Did you get it?

[Mills Morrison]

There is one outstanding but it could well have been lost in the madness of holiday mail. Don't worry about it now. It is the toplever around 26,000

Just send with the next research letter

[Tom Flanigan]

I don't have it yet but it will be here before X-Mass. I stopped by the gunsmith's today and he was checkering the stock on a full Manlicher stocked custom rifle. I used a 1909 Argentine Mauser action and a classic chambering of 6.5 X 55. It will be sighted in in time for the late doe season:)

My smith is retiring for the most part so this will undoubtedly be my last custom rifle.:eek:

I did forget another rifle and probably one of my smartest gun deals ever. I've collected pre64 M70's for years and had a 250 Savage (250-3000) a rare and expensive rifle. I sold it and bought a Remington 700 classic in the same caliber and put a pile of cash in the bank!


OMG Rich. The Remington 700 is a fine gun but selling a pre 64 model 70 in 250 Savage????? Other than 22’s, the only rifles I own are pre 64 Model 70”s, the Parker of rifles. This was as shocking to me as learning that Dean bought an off brand double this year. True, it is a magnificent example of a small bore Sterlingworth, but geez guys, are all the purists gone? I guess I’m one of the last purist hold outs.

[Robert Rambler]

Guess I'am not a purist either. Bought an 1896 Ithaca Crass with 32 in barrels and an L.C. Smith grade 2 with chain Damascus barrels. :rotf:

[Dean Romig]

This was as shocking to me as learning that Dean bought an off brand double this year. True, it is a magnificent example of a small bore Sterlingworth, but geez guys, are all the purists gone.


"Strike when the iron is hot"

"A rolling stone gathers no moss"

"Don't deny the giver"

"He who hesitates has lost"

All of the above apply in the case of "an offer that can't be refused" :bigbye:





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[Daryl Corona]

"Strike when the iron is hot"

"A rolling stone gathers no moss"

"Don't deny the giver"

"He who hesitates has lost"

All of the above apply in the case of "an offer that can't be refused" :bigbye:





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Let's not forget a classic "A Fox gets the game":bowdown:

[Mark Ray]

Okay Non Parkers?
very early Ithaca Minier 16 “special” in 90% original condition
Win mod 21 12, dt, splinter 30” very early , nice condition!
Fox Sterly Trap, 12, 32”super original condition
Darne Halifax 16, straight stock
Early LC smith field 20 bore
Belgian Guild .410 hammer with fancy laminated barrels, real nice condition.
Magnum Research 1911 Commander frame .45acp
My Grandads early Colt Match Target .22

[Tom Flanigan]

I bought a number of graded Parkers this year but my favorite, believe it or not, is a 16 bore Trojan. With its modified and full barrels, it will make a great woodduck gun. It was just the kind of project gun I look for. Untouched and obviously taken care of. Little blue left on the barrels, the checkering almost completely worn and little stock finish remaining. No refinishing errors of the past to deal with. I restored it completely and I look forward to using it next fall when my woodies are again in the beaver ponds and flooded timber.

[Rich Anderson]

Tom I have collected pre 64 M70's for decades. The 250 has a 1 in 12 twist rate and even with careful hand loading groups were bigger than I like as it's to slow a twist rate to stabilize 100gr bullets. I also sold two 7MM mausers (7x57) a std rifle and a carbine but I still have a carbine and it's a great deer rifle. Also sold std rifle in 35 Rem but rest easy as this purest still has a dozen or so left. including a 300 Savage, only about 360 built:rotf:

[CraigThompson]

Tom I have collected pre 64 M70's for decades. The 250 has a 1 in 12 twist rate and even with careful hand loading groups were bigger than I like as it's to slow a twist rate to stabilize 100gr bullets. I also sold two 7MM mausers (7x57) a std rifle and a carbine but I still have a carbine and it's a great deer rifle. Also sold std rifle in 35 Rem but rest easy as this purest still has a dozen or so left. including a 300 Savage, only about 360 built:rotf:

Of all the Model 70’s I had the one I wish I had back was a circa 1961 264 Win Mag with a factory stainless 26” barrel . I killed a BUNCH of deer with that rifle . I had a 56 243 Varmint and a 60 220 Swift Varmint both with factory stainless barrels , I wouldn’t turn either of them down if they came to me again !

[Dean Romig]

Today, Christmas morning, I received a very special gift gun from a very special young man who is mature in his thinking beyond his 13 1/2 years.

When Cameron Leeds, my grandson, was about 5 or 6 years old he started showing a deep interest in my shooting and hunting and asked me all the time to take him shooting and hunting with me. He would pick up a stick and pretend it was a gun and pretend to shoot things, including me, his parents and his kid sister with his stick gun.

I guess he was about 7 when I thought about all the times I asked my Dad to take me to deer camp with him - always being told "Maybe in a few years Dean..." and those few years were so long to come and I had to wait until I was about 13. So, when Cam was 7 I told his parents in October I was taking him to Vermont with me to indoctrinate him in the ways of men, woods, animals and guns. That first year he carried a stick and I began his gun safety training, pretending his stick actually was a gun. I was very strict in where he was pointing the stick and warned him "Hey - watch where you're pointing that gun, that thing might go off and you'll kill your own Grampy!" And so went his first hunting season...

The following spring I made him a "gun" from an old .22 bolt action stock and a piece of 1/2" copper tubing painted black and attached it to the stock. The finishing touches were some international orange tape applied in strategic locations for safety's sake when he pretended to hunt back home in his yard.
It was about 3 1/2 lbs and easy to carry all day long and this new "gun" was a much better training tool. He learned to mount the gun at flushed birds and I was still very strict about where that muzzle was pointing and I told him when he could "load" it and when he needed to break it open. He had a great few years with that pretend gun and he really did learn a lot from how I demanded he handle it.

You may remember my article in the Spring 2017 Issue of Parker Pages "Cameron Leeds' Heirloom Parker" where he was bequeathed with the family Parker 20 gauge VH... and so he graduated from his pretend gun to the real deal - a Parker of his own.

Today Cam may be the youngest PGCA Life Member and his whole family is very proud of him and for several reasons.

Back to my opening sentence...

The special gift gun I received from my grandson, Cam, was his original "pretend Gun" that I had made him a few short years back... but re-purposed as a hat rack / coat rack that he wants me to mount on the wall of turkey/grouse/woodcock/deer camp there in the Vermont hills. I'll put it there and there it will stay for as long as that stone camp stands... it means that much to both Cam and me and to the rest of the family and folks who know of our special relationship.

Today he repaid my efforts of helping to ensure his future as a true sportsman. His gift filled me above the 'full line'.


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[Garry L Gordon]

Today, Christmas morning, I received a very special gift gun from a very special young man who is mature in his thinking beyond his 13 1/2 years.
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I've followed this thread and at times been in awe of some of the guns that our colleagues have acquired this past year. I don't think any of them seems any more "valuable" than what you added to your collection today. It's too bad that as Time has eroded the general public's respect for guns, hunting and the coming of age traditions associated with this way of life, there are so many who would not understand what you shared with us about yourself and your relationship with your grandson. Thanks for sharing your gift with the rest of us.

[Dean Romig]

Thank you Garry - it all means more than words. I'm sure you know that.




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[Daryl Corona]

You are a blessed man my friend. Sometimes a gift just exceeds it's physical properties and this sure is one of them.:bowdown:

[Dean Romig]

You’re re right Daryl, thank you.





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[Daryl Corona]

PS- Cam has really good form in that second picture.:)

[Daniel Carter]

I hope Cam takes it down for his son some day and it continues it's work for many generations to come.

[Reggie Bishop]

That's awesome Dean!

[Tom Flanigan]

Absolutely wonderful.

[Tom Flanigan]

Tom I have collected pre 64 M70's for decades. The 250 has a 1 in 12 twist rate and even with careful hand loading groups were bigger than I like as it's to slow a twist rate to stabilize 100gr bullets. I also sold two 7MM mausers (7x57) a std rifle and a carbine but I still have a carbine and it's a great deer rifle. Also sold std rifle in 35 Rem but rest easy as this purest still has a dozen or so left. including a 300 Savage, only about 360 built:rotf:


The 250 Savage was not designed for 100 grain bullets, which came much later in factory loadings after the cartridge was introduced. It shoots the original 87 grain bullets just fine. I like the 250 Savage. It’s a classic caliber. I wouldn’t have a problem using the 87 grain bullet on deer. My 243 handloads for deer use an 85 grain bullet. I hope you at least have some seller’s remorse Rich. That was a great rifle and caliber you sold. I wish I owned one.

[Garry L Gordon]

I have three 99s, two in the .250-3000 load. One is from the late teens and the other from the 40s. Both will handle 100 grain bullets, but I had some 87 grain bullets loaded for them and they are deadly accurate. I've read lots of accounts of this load being effective on deer. I've almost quit deer hunting entirely (the dogs don't like it when they have to stay home), but taking out one of those 99s for deer is still on my "to-do" list.

[Tom Flanigan]

I have three 99s, two in the .250-3000 load. One is from the late teens and the other from the 40s. Both will handle 100 grain bullets, but I had some 87 grain bullets loaded for them and they are deadly accurate. I've read lots of accounts of this load being effective on deer. I've almost quit deer hunting entirely (the dogs don't like it when they have to stay home), but taking out one of those 99s for deer is still on my "to-do" list.


The early 99s were great guns. Classics for sure. I always wanted one in 300 Savage but never got around to it. Is your other 99 a 300 Savage?

[Garry L Gordon]

The early 99s were great guns. Classics for sure. I always wanted one in 300 Savage but never got around to it. Is your other 99 a 300 Savage?

My 3rd 99 is chambered for the Savage .303. It is in nearly new condition and I've only test fired it. I seem to gravitate to loads that are hard to find, and I shoot these rifles so seldom I don't see investing in reloading equipment. My older 250 has a peep sight which I really like. I grew up in Virginia deer hunting in a "poor man's" hunt club and was influenced by an old guy who shot a 99 with a peep sight. He was deadly with that gun (not sure what caliber it was). He wore climbers and would pick his tree when the conditions struck him as "right." I and another younger member went on a squirrel hunt with him one day and using his climbers (and a cut sapling with a notched limb cut in it) we got 6 squirrels and two 'coons without firing a shot. He climbed the trees with the sapling between his teeth while I or my friend held his 99 just in case a buck might wander by. Yep, we were breaking laws pulling squirrels out of den trees and nests, but it was great fun in that long ago time. I can still see that well worn, old 99 of his. They are great rifles in my book, biased as my book is...

[Rich Anderson]

I've sold off some nice M70's Tom and someone wanted that 250 Savage in the worst way. The proceeds help fund the Purdey light game gun so it was for a good cause.

[Dean Romig]

My Dad had a 99 chambered in .300 Savage with a peep sight just like Hubert’s deer rifle. I wonder how many 1950’s deer camps could brag of two identical 99’s?
Dad could punch 3” groups with his but Hubert was far more deadly with his taking head shots whenever he could so he wouldn’t waste any meat. My Dad was with Hubert one time when a red fox was on a dead run at just under 150 yards and Hubert took the top of the fox’s head off.





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[Tom Flanigan]

I've sold off some nice M70's Tom and someone wanted that 250 Savage in the worst way. The proceeds help fund the Purdey light game gun so it was for a good cause.


That’s the way it goes Rich. We sell some of our great guns for the next gun we just have to have. But I have some guns I would never sell and will get passed down someday. My 270 pre-64 is one of them. I grow attached to some of my guns because of all the memories and those are the one’s I would never sell. The wood, fit and checkering done by Johnson of Seattle in the 70's on my 270 is much like the work that Al Biesen used to do and rivals his guns. Plus I have taken many heads of game with it and just plain enjoy shooting the gun. To me, some guns are just like old friends. The other inventory gets rotated from time to time.

[Rich Anderson]

I think we all have guns and then there are the go to guns, the ones we enjoy using more than another even if it's the same gauge or caliber. My favorite rifles are a pre 64 M70 7MM carbine and a custom Ruger #1 7MM-08. I've really come to enjoy the Purdey with the 2 inch shell and Gunner's gun is an old friend that evokes smiles and tears at the same time. I have no one to pass these down to with the exception of Gunner's gun which will go to a PGCA/Fox member who also has a son who I believe will be a shooter/hunter and it can be passed to him as well.

[Harry Collins]

Rich, must I keep reminding you that I'm up for adoption?

[CraigThompson]

I think we all have guns and then there are the go to guns, the ones we enjoy using more than another even if it's the same gauge or caliber. My favorite rifles are a pre 64 M70 7MM carbine and a custom Ruger #1 7MM-08. I've really come to enjoy the Purdey with the 2 inch shell and Gunner's gun is an old friend that evokes smiles and tears at the same time. I have no one to pass these down to with the exception of Gunner's gun which will go to a PGCA/Fox member who also has a son who I believe will be a shooter/hunter and it can be passed to him as well.

I’ve gotten in a terrible habit of buying this that or the other and wanting to kill a deer with it before going back to old favorites. And I usually kill 10-15 each year , I’ve been wanting to take my rebarreled 700 that’s now a 26 Nosler out again but I d still got several I’ve not blooded yet :rolleyes:

[Rich Anderson]

I still got several I’ve not blooded yet :rolleyes:

Join the club:whistle:

[Rich Anderson]

Rich, must I keep reminding you that I'm up for adoption?

Harry I'll keep that in mind:)

[Mills Morrison]

I just picked up a Grade 2 lifter in the 20,000 sn range. 12 gauge in great shape. Hope to shoot it this weekend. Have my sights on a few more, but probably not until 2019

[Rich Anderson]

I totally forgot about my Fox sterlingworth. A friend put me on to it. It's been restocked to a straight grip with a very nice piece of wood. 16ga 28 inch tubes and open chokes. This was a real bargain.

[Russ Jackson]

Just picked an O Frame 28 Gauge yesterday that started life as a D2 ,20 Gauge ! Won't receive the gun until next week ,hoping the letter will say the rebarreling work was done at the factory ! Not sure if this qualifies for a 2018 or 2019 acquisition but I am very pleased to have snabbed it up either way !:rotf:

[John Dallas]

Snabbing is Good!

[Russ Jackson]

Snabbing is Good!

HaHA John , I thought Snabbing was just a Pennsylvania thing ,I agree !

[Rich Anderson]

Congrats Russ nice find or should I say snab:rotf:

[King Brown]

A Ruger 250/3000 provides pleasurable results for me. My "big rifle" is a light-recoil circa 1950 Brno 7 X 57, both very accurate.

[Rich Anderson]

Two excellent calibers.

[Mills Morrison]

This is the last one of 2018. 12 gauge quality 2 lifter. 19,000 sn range

[Craig Larter]

If ya count other than Parkers I also picked up a NID Super Ten Grade 3 and 12 gauge NID Grade 3. Both Circa 1926 first year for the NID I believe.

[Bill Murphy]

Not an ugly gun, Mills.

[Craig Larter]

Opps I forgot my Eagle Longrange that came from a PGCA member. Mint original condition, straight stock, double triggers and extractors, checks all my boxes. I'm hoping 2019 will be just as kind to me from a gun collection angle.

[Allen Peterson]

A 16 ga. GH

[Robin Lewis]

Somehow this seems appropriate here ......::rotf::rotf::whistle:


After the honeymoon, Tom was welding some stuff in the garage for fun.

His new wife was standing there by the bench watching him.

After a long period of silence she finally said: "Honey, I've just been thinking; now that we are married, maybe you don't need to spend so much of your time out here in your garage and could consider selling some of your machinery and stuff … like your gun collection, fishing gear, boat, and lose all those stupid model airplanes. And sell that vintage hot rod sports car, and dump that home brewing kit"

Tom got a horrified look on his face and silently stared at her. She said, "Darling, what's wrong?"

He replied, "Nothing … but for a minute there, you were starting to sound like my ex-wife."

"Ex-wife!?" she screamed, "YOU NEVER TOLD ME YOU WERE MARRIED BEFORE!"

Tom replied, “I wasn’t..."

[CraigThompson]

This is the last one of 2018. 12 gauge quality 2 lifter. 19,000 sn range

You know I never really noticed it until I was sitting here last night playing with the 12 top lever I just acquired , but a 12 hammer gun actually looks elegant after horseing around 10 gauge for so long LOL's :whistle:

[Mills Morrison]

That is true. Along with the early 1 frame 12 gauge hammerless Parkers

[Dean Romig]

Very true Craig..... Next, try a sixteen. :D





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[Rich Anderson]

16 gauge hammer guns are the things dreams are made of.

[Mills Morrison]

How does the song go? Get out of my dreams and into my life? Or something like that. Maybe I will finally land one in 2019

[CraigThompson]

Very true Craig..... Next, try a sixteen. :D





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16 hammer gun ? They seem a bit to pricey although a grade 2 top lever might test me . Preferably on a 1 frame with 26” or 28” barrels .

[Mills Morrison]

They are pricey. That has stopped me so far.

[CraigThompson]

That is true. Along with the early 1 frame 12 gauge hammerless Parkers

First Parker we ever had was a 12 VHE on a 1 frame which we still have . But the 16 VH on the 1 frame I got a couple months ago seems a bit more dainty shall we say .

[Joe Graziano]

I don’t own a Parker hammergun gun in 16 (I have an underlifter 12) but I do have a Belgian gun. It was fairly inexpensive but sweeeet to shoot. I find myself usually turning to it with RST shells for upland birds.

[Dean Romig]

What amount is too much to pay for a svelte sixteen bore Parker Bros hammer gun? They carry beautifully - shoot beautifully - instill a 'pride of ownership'- take up less space in the safe, thereby allowing more room for more Parker sixteens... Those things alone must be worth a certain premium... :whistle:





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[Tom Hawkins]

I bought a 16 gauge 26 inch hammer gun that had been sleeved to steel really cheap. The stock was a poor replacement. Since the barrels were sleeved, I decided to restock and dress the gun up as a modern shooter. I have spent many hours replacing the stock with a nice piece of walnut that is almost finished. The stock is bedded and a skeletal butt plate has been added. The drops fit me well and the gun should shoot any load. The chokes are modified and improve modified. I plan on using it for quail, dove and pheasant. It balances on the hinge pin and feels nice to swing. While it is not original, It will be a nice, light, steel barreled hammer gun.

[charlie cleveland]

sounds like a really fine bird gun to me...show us some pictures when you are done with the stock work.....charlie

[Reggie Bishop]

Yes pics please!!

[Rich Anderson]

take up less space in the safe, thereby allowing more room for more Parker sixteens...:whistle:





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I'm not sure how they take up less space but I can roll with that:rotf: I was fortunate two years ago and got a grade 3 with 30 inch barrels at the Southern. I also have a lifter and a 32 incher along with an English gun with a Jones underlever......yup I love 16 bore hammer guns:bowdown:

[Tom Hawkins]

Here is a picture of the sleeved 16 gauge hammer gun. The fore end needs cleaned and finished. The trigger guard needs a little work for final fitting. The skeletal butt plate screws are fit but the slots need final work. The stock will have more coats of finish.

[Joe Graziano]

Tom, that is gorgeous. Oh man. My dream gun.

[Russell E. Cleary]

Somehow this seems appropriate here ......::rotf::rotf::whistle:


After the honeymoon, Tom was welding some stuff in the garage for fun.

His new wife was standing there by the bench watching him.

After a long period of silence she finally said: "Honey, I've just been thinking; now that we are married, maybe you don't need to spend so much of your time out here in your garage and could consider selling some of your machinery and stuff … like your gun collection, fishing gear, boat, and lose all those stupid model airplanes. And sell that vintage hot rod sports car, and dump that home brewing kit"

Tom got a horrified look on his face and silently stared at her. She said, "Darling, what's wrong?"

He replied, "Nothing … but for a minute there, you were starting to sound like my ex-wife."

"Ex-wife!?" she screamed, "YOU NEVER TOLD ME YOU WERE MARRIED BEFORE!"

Tom replied, “I wasn’t..."
“She raised herself on an elbow and looked down at me. I could see the shine of her eyes but I couldn’t read her expression. “Do you have something against marriage?” “For two people in a hundred it’s wonderful. The rest just work at it. After twenty years all the guy has left is a work bench in the garage. American girls are terrific” .—Raymond Chandler, THE LONG GOODBYE

(substitute loading bench for work bench)

[Bill Murphy]

Tom, do you know who sleeved your hammer gun?

[George Davis]

Started 2018 with the misguided idea I needed fewer firearms, I failed!!! I gave two rifles to my great grandson; 1878 Trapdoor Springfield and my father's single shot .22. I also sold two guns a beautiful L.C. Smith 12 gauge and a A.J. Aubry 12 gauge. However I added a long barreled 45 Colt Bisley, 1967 12 gauge Browning Superposed 28 barrels (Skeet & Skeet) with tubes for 410, 28 and 20. In the 1990s I had a 12 gauge Fox restocked and totally redone, I sold the gun to a dear friend with the condition I could repurchase if he ever decided to sell, bought the gun back in November and still can't believe I ever sold the gun. It just crushes the bird on our sporting clays course. Finally I purchased a 1892 GH 12 gauge and had it redone used it on sharptail in Montana.
2019 I'm going to sell at least two guns! Currently the two leading candidates are 2 SBTs; L. C. Smith and Ithaca.

[Tom Hawkins]

Bill,
The gun came from an elderly gentleman that had shot it for years. He was a much shorter man that needed less drop than me. The flats are marked sleeved and it is a quality job and has 2 3/4" chambers with fishtail top lever on a 0 frame. He had shot light and heavy loads through it. I don't know much else except it has been a fun project. My hope is to finish it in time to hunt the last weekend of the Kansas season with it.

[Tom Hawkins]

Finished the little 16 0 frame hammer gun late last night. My hope was to hunt with it before the end of the Kansas season. The dogs and the little gun worked well on the wild birds. It could become a favorite. The dog decided to go incognito.

[Dean Romig]

Tom, you can't be teasing us like that, showing a partial picture of a soon-to-be favorite... :crying:





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[Bill Murphy]

Your pup must think it's Christmas already.