12ga. 34" VHE

[Jay Oliver]

I had posted about wanting a 34” 12ga. Parker not too long ago, and a member contacted me about this VHE. We worked out a deal and it came in the mail on Friday.

I had a chance to test it out today at sporting clays today. I am usually not a beaver tail forend fan, but I have to admit it is very functional. This Parker and I became good friends rather quickly as close and far targets were vaporized.

I am going to bring it to my Thursday night wobble trap league this week. I like my chances with this gun…

Is it just me, or does this have a touch more engraving on the Parker Bros on the receiver, than a regular VH?

[Reggie Bishop]

A straight stock 34” double trigger beavertail gun! Wow what a gun! How is it choked and what is the LOP?

[Jay Oliver]

Thanks Reggie! The LOP is 14 1/4 and the gun is choked .035/.040 Though I was hitting close crossers no problem. It was doing very well on the sporting clays course for a trap gun. I love it!

[Randy G Roberts]

Nice gun for sure. Can't be certain but it looks to me like it may have a Parker trap comb and a thick wrist to go along with it? Nice setup.

[Dean Romig]

The engraving looks to be standard for a VHE of that era.

Nice gun though!





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[allen newell]

I agree with Dean..That's standard engraving for a V grade Parker of that time.

[Jay Oliver]

I just meant the way Parker Bros was written(or Engraved rather) on the receiver. It looked a little nicer to my eye, but then I always like the way it is written...

Randy I am not to sure on your questions. The wrist does seems a little thicker and the beginning of the comb seems a little more rounded. This is new Parker territory for me.

[Dean Romig]

I think the comb has been reduced or lowered and that, in my opinion, is why the comb looks like a trap comb… or it could have origibally been made that way per dims ordered.





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[Randy G Roberts]

[QUOTE=Dean Romig;382942]I think the comb has been reduced or lowered and that, in my opinion, is why the comb looks like a trap comb… or it could have origibally been made that way per dims ordered.

Definitely Dean. From the pictures it just looks beefy especially in the wrist but a good picture of the top of the comb would tell all. No matter Jay it's a cool gun either way.

[Jay Oliver]

I need to get a letter on this gun. I was shooting it very well and like the stock dimensions. This is also my first gun without a safety and while it took me a few stations to get usec to it, I like it for targets.

Dean, I will bring it to our shoot in April.

[John Davis]

Great gun.

[Patrick Lien]

I sure like the stock! Can you get a letter? The gent who ordered it had a purpose for it. I had a 213xxx 34" gun with straight stock that could have been this guns twin with that FAT Trap forend.

PML

[Randy G Roberts]

Jay here's a pic of a Parker trap comb. Beefy and rounded at the flute.

[Brian Dudley]

Yeah, the wood has been worked over a bit.

But it sounds like it fits well and shoots for you. Good deal.

[Brian Dudley]

Here is a photo of one of the thickest trap combs i have ever seen.

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[Bill Murphy]

What a great gun.

[Jay Oliver]

Here are some better pictures of the stock

[Stan Hoover]

Congratulations on your great Parker there Jay,

The drop of the comb reminds me of an Ithaca Magnum I used to own, the drop at the leading edge of the comb was more than the drop at heel. I suppose this was a way of directing recoil away from the cheek?

Yours may be almost the same in drop at both points, kinda hard to tell from the pics.

Stan

[charlie cleveland]

whats the chamber lengths on this fine gun....would make one fine turkey or long range duck gun with those chokes....charlie

[Jay Oliver]

Charlie, the chambers are 3" and I was thinking the same thing...this gun could definitely reach out there.

I did order a letter today and will share what I find out.

[charlie cleveland]

I was betting this was a 3 inch gun....you scored a winner with those 3 inch chambers and a beefed up stock to take heavy loads and chokes that some of us only dream of...a keeper for sure.....charlie

[Jay Oliver]

I wanted to update this thread with information from the research letter, thanks Chuck!

A few changes over the past 100 years. It was ordered in 1923 as a 34" VHE with the trap forend, no mention of the person/place it was ordered from unfortunately. It is listed as have 2 5/8" chambers which have been lengthened to 3", I am okay with that.

Here are the stock dimensions from the letter, LOP 14 3/4", which is now 14 1/4 with a recoil pad(a better LOP for me...). I am not sure if it would have had a recoil pad when new. The other dimensions are listed as DOC - 1 1/2" and DOH - 2"

This is such a nice gun I look forward to using it.

[James L. Martin]

Jay, I have a 34" VH similar to yours .It has become my go to clays gun. Mine was made in 1913 and has had at least 3 stocks on it. The stock measures 14 15/16 - 1 9/16 -1 3/4, high for me but gun shoots flat for me and works great for clays. It comes in at 8' 4" with chokes of .036 & .030.