What Parkers do you plan to hunt with this fall?

[Craig Larter]

Ducks: 10ga CH 34"bbls, 12ga BH 30"bbls, 12ga #3 frame DHE 30"bbls, 20ga DHE 30"bbls
Texas quail: 20ga DH 26" bbls

All new to me for 2919 except the #3 frame DHE.
What about you?

I don't think the BH "Richardson" gun has been out of New York State in 117 years. It will open the NY duck season with me in the Montezuma marsh.

Early ducks will face #4 kent bismuth, late season ducks will face #3 kent tm #3's.

[Jay Gardner]

Grouse (first part of the season) 28 ga Repro
Grouse (later and phew) 16 DH damascus
Ducks (if I happen to have an opportunity) 20/32 VHE loaded with 2-3/4”, TM #5.

[Dean Romig]

VHE 28 gauge Skeet gun. 26” BTFE SST SG twin ivories and checkered butt. Grouse & woodcock.

Grade 1 16 gauge T/A hammer gun with 26” Laminated Steel barrels choked IC/MOD for ducks.





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[Reggie Bishop]

Dove 1st segment 16 DHE 30” vent rib
Dove 2nd segment 20 DHE 32”
Dove 3rd segment 28 VHE 30”
Quail. If I could find a wild quail in TN I would cock my thumb and shoot it with my index finger. If quail were abundant I would use a straight stock, double trigger CHE 20

[Kenny Graft]

I have a real nice DHE-16 with 28" M/F barrels, English grip, DT, SFE, 6lbs-9oz. I plan to use it out west in late November for wild roosters. I bought it first of the year, sent it to Del Grego back in feb/march for roll joint, black the barrels and guard, replace some bad screws. I did get it back last week, he did nice job and the gun looks wonderful but the ejectors no longer work. So I shipped it back and hope he gets it fixed and back in my hands by mid November for my Kansas hunt. The only thing the gun still needs is the but plate re-blued and the 4 screws replaced then the gun will be a looker...(-: I did not plan to color case of receiver as it still looks good as it is. I plan to send it back to Larry after hunt season ends for this work. Fingers crossed for getting it back for Kansas. SXS Ohio

[Austin J Hawthorne Jr.]

Woodcock ( grouse season closed in NJ )...16 gauge Sterlingworth...IC/IC
Rabbit...16 gauge W. C. Scott Hammer Gun...Mod/Mod
Pheasant...12 gauge Parker Hammer Gun...IC/Mod, or, 12 Gauge Francotte Grade 30E Mod/Full

[Ronald Scott]

I hunt grouse around the edges of clear cuts in New Brunswick so occasionally get a long second shot. I'm thinking my newly acquired 0 frame 16 ga Damascus GH bored Cylinder / Full should work great with the 2 1/2" low pressure 7/8 oz loads I've been testing. I've patterned 8's and 9's so far. The plan is to use 8's in the left barrel and 9's in the right. If I get into thick cover or when there are woodcock around I'll throw a spreader load in the left barrel. Same gun will be used on local pheasants with 1 oz of 7 1/2's and Bismuth #4's when duck hunting.

Got to love the 16 for it's versatility!

[Daryl Corona]

28 VHE 30" for opening dove tomorrow. After that it will be a succession of; 20 DHE 32", 20 VHE 26", 20 VH 30" and a Fox or two with a 20 Lefever thrown in for kicks.

[Daniel G Rainey]

Doves this afternoon with my 12 CHE bored improved and full with 2 1/2 RST's 7s. Do not think it will be a good shoot, but will enjoy working Babydog Boykin the fellowship and cold beer afterwards. What,when and where will determine gun use after today.

[Matthew Hanson]

Grouse 16 ga. VH 1 Frame
Duck if I go 12 GH 2 Frame
Maybe my restored 16 GH 0 Frame

[Jack Cronkhite]

The plan is my Dad’s VH then a 16 VH and then Sir Frederick’s DHE. All will see RST ammo. After that I think a lifter or two should see the field again. Here is what I hope to duplicate with Sir Frederick’s piece. http://parkerguns.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=594&pictureid=6834

[Dean Romig]

I remember those great pictures Jack, when you first posted them years ago.





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[Mills Morrison]

Hopefully all or most of the ones I have acquired this year. Particularly the ones acquired after the hunting season. Excited about trying a GH 16 on one frame with original 26 inch barrels. It handles better than some of the 0 frames

[Dean Romig]

Excited about trying a GH 16 on one frame with original 26 inch barrels. It handles better than some of the 0 frames


PSS barrels or Damascus Mills?

I have a 16 ga. Trojan on the 1-frame with 26” barrels that is about as light and quick as any of my 0-frames.





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[CraigThompson]

If I do the dove thing tomorrow it’ll be with a 16 gauge VH 26” on an 0 frame . If I’m able to get out this week for early goosing it’ll most likely be an EH 10 on a 3 frame with 32” pipes or an EH 3 frame with 34” pipes or quite possibly a DH 10 on a 3 frame with 32” barrels . If I get an invite for ducks this year it’ll most likely be a 12 gauge DH 3 frame with 28” barrels . And if I plunk a deer with a shotgun this year it’ll most likely be a 10 gauge grade 0 , 4 frame with 34” barrels . I might add the only one of those I’ve hunted before is the EH 32” for a couple deer , the rest have been added since last hunting season .

[Mills Morrison]

PSS barrels or Damascus Mills?

I have a 16 ga. Trojan on the 1-frame with 26” barrels that is about as light and quick as any of my 0-frames.





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Damascus

[MARK KIRCHER]

Leaving next Monday for Saskatchewan. Ducks, Geese and Sandhills.

1910 VHE 16ga./32" SG 1 1/2 frame
Kent 2 3/4"1 1 1/16 oz. #5

1905 DHE 12ga/32" PG 3 frame
Kent 2 3/4" 1 1/4 oz #3

Hoping it goes our way. Report to follow.

Still not completely sure of Vanderbilt gun lineup. Certainly will include 20 ga. and 16 ga. early and Bigger guns after the freeze.

[James L. Martin]

Grouse & Woodcock starts in a few weeks, hope to use all of the following :
Win m-21 20ga 26" tournament
Win m-21 20ga 26" skeet
VH 20ga 26"
VH 20ga 28"
VHE 20ga 30"
Trojan 20ga 28"
DH dam 12ga 26"
Two GH 12ga 26"
LC Smith Ideal 20ga 28"

[Rich Anderson]

Grouse/ Woodcock/Quail guns are Gunner's Gun, DHE 20 26 inch cyl/IC, VHE 20 skeet, VHE 28 skeet, AHE 20, CHE 20's one 26 in Damascus one is 28 inch fluid steel.

Non Parkers- Purdey light game gun 2" 12 and a 16. Two Fox 16's a H&H 20 and a LeFever Optimus 16. Fox (CSM) FE 410 Pape 28 hammer gun

These should see me through til deer season:)

[Matt Buckley]

I hunted with two so far this season. The early goose season opened yesterday in MN and I took out a Grade 0 10 gauge lifter with #2 Bismuth and had the hammers pulled back twice but no shots. Today I took the 28 reproduction out for doves and shot one.

[allen newell]

16 ga vh for grouse and woodcock and 20 ga trojan. 12 ga DHE on pheasant

[Garry L Gordon]

Changing guns is a recipe for poor shooting for me. I follow the recipe every year! However, I generally shoot a gun I've chosen for a particular game bird until I begin to miss...then switch. I switch often.:crying:

PH 12 cpg/splinter for home field doves
(Quality U straight/splinter 12 as the back-up for doves)
Quality 4 Bernard barreled top action 12 for early Teal
DH 16 straight/splinter for MN grouse
GH O framed 16 for home covert Woodcock (factory cylinder choke in the right barrel)
EH 32" Damascus 10 for Fall season turkeys
Grade 3 Hammer 10 for the duck opener in MO
DHE 20 for wild quail in home covers
(AH 16 as the back-up for quail)
BHE 12 #1 frame for late season Kansas/OK quail and pheasant
CH Bernard 12 for the rare occasion I go for home field pheasants
CHE Bernard 16 for February end of season Appalachian grouse

[CraigThompson]

Changing guns is a recipe for poor shooting for me. I follow the recipe every year! However, I generally shoot a gun I've chosen for a particular game bird until I begin to miss...then switch. I switch often.:crying:

PH 12 cpg/splinter for home field doves
(Quality U straight/splinter 12 as the back-up for doves)
Quality 4 Bernard barreled top action 12 for early Teal
DH 16 straight/splinter for MN grouse
GH O framed 16 for home covert Woodcock (factory cylinder choke in the right barrel)
EH 32" Damascus 10 for Fall season turkeys
Grade 3 Hammer 10 for the duck opener in MO
DHE 20 for wild quail in home covers
(AH 16 as the back-up for quail)
BHE 12 #1 frame for late season Kansas/OK quail and pheasant
CH Bernard 12 for the rare occasion I go for home field pheasants
CHE Bernard 16 for February end of season Appalachian grouse

I think you're correct on the changing guns thing .

BUT...……………………………………… ,

I've got so many I wanna shoot and always been relatively decent with whatever I pick up I say to the heck with it and shoot what ever suits my fancy .

Over the years there have been numerous times I went to the dove field with a SxS and an O/U and shot equally bad or well with them both !

[Reggie Bishop]

Garry the AH and CH Bernard 16 sure sounds nice, heck all of them sound nice!!

[Garry L Gordon]

Reggie, I frequently get an inferiority complex when hunting with my wife, dogs, and Parkers, all of which are so much better than I ever will be!

[Jeff Elder]

Dove with my DHE 16. Ducks with same 16 gauge and my VH 12.

[Kent Nickerson]

quail and Woodcock...20 bore VH.

[charlie cleveland]

20 ga for doves my 410 stevens as backup for doves my 8 ga hammer gun for squirls a 8 ga davenport for the tough squirls.....8 ga lifter useing pumpkin ball load for deer also 10 ga with pumpkin ball loads for deer.....charlie

[Milton C Starr]

20 ga for doves my 410 stevens as backup for doves my 8 ga hammer gun for squirls a 8 ga davenport for the tough squirls.....8 ga lifter useing pumpkin ball load for deer also 10 ga with pumpkin ball loads for deer.....charlie

Charlie you should take the 8 gauge after some pheasants haha . Ive been researching what kind of birds can be hunted with 8 gauge in my state at least .

What kind of groundball are you using ? Ive found some .820 round balls that are 830grs I think .

[Dave Moore]

I got out for the first time for this season this weekend. I used my 1905 DHE 16 with Damascus barrels. Doves, mostly Eurasians. I shot 16 boxes of shells for two days. This gun is flawless.

[todd allen]

I'm heading North tomorrow for spruce grouse. My go-to gun is going along. 32" VHE 12 ga.

This one;

http://parkerguns.org/forums/showthread.php?t=23293

[Chad Hefflinger]

For grouse and woodcock I will be taking a GH 16 Damascus 0 frame 28”, a VHE 16 skeet 26”, a PH 16 32” and a 20 VHE 26”. My son will be coming up to Michigan from Florida a few time this year and will most likely be using the 16 skeet. He is left handed and not as use to using double trigger guns. My DDH Milo left us this spring so I am meeting up with him to grab my grand-puppy next week for a couple of months. Oscar is a GSP that shows great potential. I am very excited to have the chance to work with him and hunt with my middle son Derek this fall.

[Garry L Gordon]

I got out for the first time for this season this weekend. I used my 1905 DHE 16 with Damascus barrels. Doves, mostly Eurasians. I shot 16 boxes of shells for two days. This gun is flawless.

Dave, I have a 1904 DH 16. Same engraver. I think this might be my favorite period for engraving. Gorgeous gun. Thanks for posting those photos.

[Garry L Gordon]

I'm heading North tomorrow for spruce grouse. My go-to gun is going along. 32" VHE 12 ga.

This one;

http://parkerguns.org/forums/showthread.php?t=23293

Todd, Just curious where "North" is(?). Spruce grouse are on my "game bird bucket list." I keep hoping to run into one in Northern MN.

[todd allen]

Todd, Just curious where "North" is(?). Spruce grouse are on my "game bird bucket list." I keep hoping to run into one in Northern MN.

We'll be North of Ely, in the Shellbourne Range.

[MARK KIRCHER]

Back from Canada (outside Regina) - good hunt in damp weather - on and off rain throughout. Had opportunities for Ducks Geese and Sandhills and made good on them. My 3 frame 32" DHE combined with KM #3 1 1/14 oz. really reached out when needed on big birds. The 32" VHE was deadly on ducks and a couple Canadas.
I had much fun watching my hunting friends fluster with the lodge issued jam-o-matics. Of course my Parker's were flawless - as expected:). A couple pics of crane decoy spread and 3 frame in a barley field.

[Garry L Gordon]

Great account and photos. That second photo should be the next home page picture.

[Michael Moffa]

Going to a Southern Dove shoot on Sunday. Tron between a top lever gr3 in 12, a Trojan 28" in 20ga, gr3 16 and a gr4 late rem double trap with BFE and Vent Rib straight stock. I might bring them all and decide at the last minute. Any preference amongst youse guys?

[davidboyles]

Started S Tx whitewing doves with 12 ga $125 grade lifter FF but found out darting diving birds were too much. Needed spreader loads so switched to VHE 28 and bingo limits filled. Also shot 20 ga 30" bbl DHE also choked FF and again I needed spreader loads for doves coming so fast in high winds. So I pulled out old faithful Damascus DHE 28" bbl 16 ga choked IC and F and bingo limits filled. My waterhole lease will be hunted this afternoon for the first time. Mourning doves and plan to start with VHE 28 ga then try lifter again ,newly acquired 20 ga DHE 28" barrels and an AH 12 30" bored IC and Mod simply because I have not shot this gun that much. The smaller gauges seem to be stealing the shoulder-time!!! Will probably report in future PP story on the outcome plus my daughter Perrys new Brittany named Parker!

[Mike Koneski]

I will be taking at least my 16g Parker to Maine in October. Took it last year and went 11/18 on grouse and 1/1 on mudbats.

[Michael Moffa]

Ok, the battery will be: 1889 Gr2 28" pg 12, 1936 Gr3 30" pg 16, 1927 Trojan 28" pg 20.

Spin

[MARK KIRCHER]

12 days till opening morning.
I will open this year with my VHE 16 ga 32" 1 1/2 frame F/F SG DT Splinter.
Affectionately named "The Nightmare"
I took her to Canada a couple weeks back and she shot right where I looked! Numerous doubles on decoying Canada geese and mallards
Kent 1 1/16 #5 loads (of which I now have plenty -TY PGCA friends) will again be the preferred load.
Starting in a wood duck pond.
Will be Ellie's first hunt at Vanderbilt.
She is my 2 year old Drathaar taking over for Emma after 8 seasons.
Counting down the days :)

[Garry L Gordon]

Great pup! Great gun! I wish you good hunting.

[Mills Morrison]

I acquired a 30" 16 on a 1 frame this year and hope to try it on ducks.

[George Davis]

Leave for Montana this week and will spend 7 days hunting in Lewistown Area:
1892 GH 12 gauge and 1914 Fox 12 gauge.
Arizona Quail:
1949 L.C. Smith 16 gauge and 1913 Fox 16 gauge
New Mexico late season quail:
1913 Fox 16 Gauge and 1905 GH Parker 12 gauge
Southern Arizona Pond jumping waterfowl hunting:
1895 GH Parker 12 gauge.
RST Shells some factory and others handloads.

[Ronald Scott]

Southern Arizona Pond jumping waterfowl hunting:
1895 GH Parker 12 gauge.
RST Shells some factory and others handloads.

Where abouts in Southern AZ — I hunt the southeast section near Bisbee

[Mills Morrison]

Leave for Montana this week and will spend 7 days hunting in Lewistown Area:
1892 GH 12 gauge and 1914 Fox 12 gauge.
Arizona Quail:
1949 L.C. Smith 16 gauge and 1913 Fox 16 gauge
New Mexico late season quail:
1913 Fox 16 Gauge and 1905 GH Parker 12 gauge
Southern Arizona Pond jumping waterfowl hunting:
1895 GH Parker 12 gauge.
RST Shells some factory and others handloads.



Scott, I was actually just thinking about using the GH 16 I bought from you on doves if we get an invite soon

[George Davis]

Mills, one of the three shotguns I regret selling (Fox SBT, Lefever EE and your Parker 16 gauge).
Hope to see you at the Spring S x S Shoot.

[George Davis]

Ron,
I would recommend purchasing a copy of Arizona Atlas and Gazetteer which is a detailed topographic maps by county. Extremely detailed and has larger stock tanks marked. I prefer the area around Wilcox, several large tanks in Dragoon Mountains, back side of the Huachuca Mountains along the Coronado Trail Road (my favorite with 5 tanks between Parker Canyon Lake and Coronado Lookout) and west of Patagonia towards I-17.

[Eric Eis]

Last week I hunted with a put together VHE 28 ga that had no forend or wood, after a year and a half it is now in the field, shoots nice tight M and F (ie spearders) it's my raining day gun

[Mills Morrison]

Last week I hunted with a put together VHE 28 ga that had no forend or wood, after a year and a half it is now in the field, shoots nice tight M and F (ie spearders) it's my raining day gun

I remember that one. . . . another one that I should have bought but that got away. Glad you have it out hunting

[Randy G Roberts]

Leaving for SD soon and actually just made my mind up on which guns to take for opening of pheasant season, of course we will be chasing Chickens and Sharpies as well. I have settled on two 16 gauge guns. The primary gun will be a 32" VHE, F/F which weighs in at 6-12 and carries pretty easy for me after all the 8 pound target guns. The 2nd will be a 32" DHE, F/F. This gun is on a 1 1/2 frame and is a little heavy but I have fallen for it so it's going for some short walks and blocking sits. Happy and safe hunting to all.

[John Dallas]

A 28 gauge VHE as a rain gun? Yikes! Mine is a Remington 31L in 20 gauge

[Mills Morrison]

Yeah, my rain guns would be decorating someone's bar or fireplace if I hadn't bought them