XXL to L Parkers

[Craig Larter]

Top gun PH 8/36" #6 frame
Second GH 8/36" #6 frame
Third CH 10/34" #3 Frame
Bottom VH 12/30 #2 Frame
The #2 frame looks pretty small compared to the big Parkers. Happy Friday Spring is in the air!!

[Bill Murphy]

Nice rack of big guns, Craig.

[Mills Morrison]

Frame size comparisons are fun. Here is a no. 4 frame 10 all the way to a 0 frame 20

[John Davis]

Three frame 12 vs, Two frame 12

[Wayne Owens]

Here is a comparison between an 8 gauge 7 frame and a 20 gauge 0 frame.

[Craig Larter]

John Davis is your 3 frame 12ga a BH grade?
Mills what grades are your guns?
Wayne your 20 looks like a spectacular gun tell me more.

[John Davis]

Yes, a BHE. 34 inch barrels.

[Wayne Owens]

Craig,
The 20 gauge is the C grade gun I wrote about in this winter's issue of Parker Pages.

[David Noble]

8ga #6 frame vs 410 #000 frame.

[Craig Larter]

David Noble it looks like your 8ga is a GH?? What year was it made? Barrel length?

[David Noble]

David Noble it looks like your 8ga is a GH?? What year was it made? Barrel length?

Yes, Craig. It is a GH with 36 inch barrels, made in 1911. Weight is 13lbs 1oz.

[Mills Morrison]

John Davis is your 3 frame 12ga a BH grade?
Mills what grades are your guns?
Wayne your 20 looks like a spectacular gun tell me more.

Mine are mostly G grades

[Mike Koneski]

Beautiful stuff right here in this thread!! I can see someone using these photos and specs and writing a Parker Pages article on frame sizes. I see one or two of you guys putting that together. It would be very interesting.

[Jeff Kuss]

Big 10s
1. Three frame gh with 36" barrels
2. Six frame gh with 34" barrels
3. Three frame dh with 32" barrels

[Dean Romig]

Big beautiful guns Jeff!






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[Milton C Starr]

I always enjoy holding my 6 frame 10 ga , it needs a brother to go with it but doubt I will ever find one . I wish I knew what the original owners line of thinking was when he placed the order .

[Bill Murphy]

Milton, what brother are you searching for?

[Milton C Starr]

Milton, what brother are you searching for?

Going to try and find another larger frame here soon . I got my eye on one right now may put a deposit on it next week if it doesn't sell . 10 gauge Parkers seem to be selling pretty easily this week though from what I've been watching . Or perhaps 1 person bought them all at the same time haha . As well I talked to Aaron Little not long ago , he does great work and said he could make a extra set of barrels for my 6 frame if I wanted to have a set of 8 gauge barrels made for it . Which I think would be cool to have a set of 10 and 8 gauge barrels . My only thing with that is I don't really want to wait that long .

[Dean Romig]

Milton, do you have a letter on your 6 frame?
It may have originally been ordered as an 8.





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[Milton C Starr]

Milton, do you have a letter on your 6 frame?
It may have originally been ordered as an 8.





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I don't have a letter myself but have seen the letter from when Craig owned it . It was ordered as a 10 gauge with a desired weight of 12 1/2lbs but finished at 12 3/4lbs if I remember correctly. I think perhaps Mr.Sims the original owner wanted a big gun but also something more versatile than a 8 gauge . He lived near alot of good waterfowling places and his family owned a 1000 acre plantation . So im thinking perhaps he used it for waterfowling and whatever he hunted on the plantation. Thats just my theory however .

[Dean Romig]

That makes perfect sense. Must have been for waterfowl shot from a blind or boat. Who would want to hunt any other way with a 12 1/2 lb. gun??





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[Milton C Starr]

That makes perfect sense. Must have been for waterfowl shot from a blind or boat. Who would want to hunt any other way with a 12 1/2 lb. gun??





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For me and Charlie thats about the perfect weight for a squirrel gun:rotf: . I would think if Mr.Sims did use his 6 frame on the family plantation perhaps it was carried alot on horse back and not carried far by hand .

[Dean Romig]

Or behind a horse on a caisson. :whistle:





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[Milton C Starr]

Or behind a horse on a caisson. :whistle:





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For me what works best is breaking the action open and carrying it with the barrels over my shoulder . Its heavy but well balanced so it will basically ride on your shoulder with little effort. I had a idea , I've seen shirts with pads built in for recoil . I was thinking you could take that idea and move the pad to the top part of the shoulder. It would give some cushion for the heavy barrels I think .

[Bill Murphy]

Maybe fifteen years ago or so, I bought a couple of cases of ten gauge 3 1/2" steel shells in #2 and #BB. I decided to hunt my waterfowl with my 10 gauge AYA exclusively, because I bought that ammunition for less than $5.00 a box of 25. I did a lot of walking in woods and marshy areas, not much sitting in blinds. I guess the price of the ammo made carrying the big gun easier. After a short time, the big ten started to feel like a 20 gauge. I carried that gun until back injuries and surgeries kept me out of the marshes. I sold the gun and my chest waders so I wouldn't be tempted to shoot any more ducks over marsh or water. Milton, my #6 frame ten has factory 3 1/2" chambers and enough metal in the barrels to handle any 3 1/2" shell made today, including steel.

[Milton C Starr]

Maybe fifteen years ago or so, I bought a couple of cases of ten gauge 3 1/2" steel shells in #2 and #BB. I decided to hunt my waterfowl with my 10 gauge AYA exclusively, because I bought that ammunition for less than $5.00 a box of 25. I did a lot of walking in woods and marshy areas, not much sitting in blinds. I guess the price of the ammo made carrying the big gun easier. After a short time, the big ten started to feel like a 20 gauge. I carried that gun until back injuries and surgeries kept me out of the marshes. I sold the gun and my chest waders so I wouldn't be tempted to shoot any more ducks over marsh or water. Milton, my #6 frame ten has factory 3 1/2" chambers and enough metal in the barrels to handle any 3 1/2" shell made today, including steel.

In my opinion that is probably one of the coolest Parker 10 gauges . Theres a few factory options now for 10 gayge 3.5" loaded with bismuth . I know last year 10 gauge steel shot was as cheap as $0.80 a round . I don't mind the weight so much as I love the history of these big old waterfowling pieces and like to see them preserved and still fielded .

[Daryl Corona]

[QUOTE=Dean Romig;331002]That makes perfect sense. Must have been for waterfowl shot from a blind or boat. Who would want to hunt any other way with a 12 1/2 lb. gun??

I'll tell you who. Stan Hoover lugging his big 8 (15lbs if I'm correct) chasing ringnecks in SD cornfields. Didn't slow him up one bit.

[Dean Romig]

Yikes :shock: ..........He's a better man than I am!





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[Milton C Starr]

[QUOTE=Dean Romig;331002]That makes perfect sense. Must have been for waterfowl shot from a blind or boat. Who would want to hunt any other way with a 12 1/2 lb. gun??

I'll tell you who. Stan Hoover lugging his big 8 (15lbs if I'm correct) chasing ringnecks in SD cornfields. Didn't slow him up one bit.

He shoots pheasants with a 8 gauge ? That has to be one of the most fantastic things I've read haha . I wish we had them down in South Georgia .

[Craig Larter]

Stan is one heck of a shot regardless of gauge. I believe he won the 8 ga championship at the northern with a perfect 15/15.

[charlie cleveland]

that 15 lb parker has to be the heaviest parkers I ve heard of...I know of 2 parkers with barrels that weigh over 10 lbs this gun is one of them....I love these big old heavy guns...charlie

[John Davis]

My three frame 12 weighs in at 10 lbs. and that’s just about more than I can handle.

[Milton C Starr]

My three frame 12 weighs in at 10 lbs. and that’s just about more than I can handle.

I remember at least one member here has a 3 frame 16 gauge If I recall weighs in around 9lbs .

[Bill Murphy]

Yup, my #3 frame 16 is one of those XXL bird guns, nine pounds, 28" rather open choked barrels from the factory that way. Why? I have not a clue. However, it show signs of many happy days afield.

[Milton C Starr]

Yup, my #3 frame 16 is one of those XXL bird guns, nine pounds, 28" rather open choked barrels from the factory that way. Why? I have not a clue. However, it show signs of many happy days afield.

So now I'm wondering if anyone has a 2 frame 20 gauge which I think would be considered heavy for one .

[Bill Murphy]

#2 frame twenties are scarce, but they are out there. My old 32" VH #2 frame 20, #153,333 is a search I have been on for years. I want to buy it back after foolishly selling it decades ago.

[Milton C Starr]

#2 frame twenties are scarce, but they are out there. My old 32" VH #2 frame 20, #153,333 is a search I have been on for years. I want to buy it back after foolishly selling it decades ago.

I just love the idea of a gun being built on a larger than needed action for some reason . I have always thought a 28 gauge would be fun to own . I held a cz bobwhite at a shop about 2 years ago . I liked it but it felt way too petite in the hands for me . Plus I prefer the more of a push recoil you get from a heavier gun vs the sharper jab recoil of light weights .