Be prepared. Can't really explain it but once you start shooting Parkers, you are hooked for life. They are a joy to shoot. Now you will find that there are a lot of Parker owners who when pressed to confess will admit to owning a Fox or a Smith also and I must confess I am one of them but in the field I would rather shoot a Parker than anything. Growing up there were two or three Parkers in the whole county and usually the town judge owned one of them and the local hardware store owner had one other. They were always considered the best. You are in good company.