Shooting Parkers
 

I have been lucky to pick up several the last few years. I shoot them all. Have a very pretty GHE 20 ga. that can't find the targets. An older Damascus G H 16ga. only has to be pointed down range to do its job. There is a CH 12ga. that broke a lot of trap for a previous owner that wont do my bidding. There is an old PH 12ga. with open bores in frosted condition that does a very good job with the junk you are forced to throw at waterfowl. The fun is in the doing. The Parkers will all last much longer than I will.

I have a CHE 20 Gauge that I find myself worrying about when afield so it only sees one day a year any more but other than that I hunt them all regularly ! It doesn't matter which of my Parker's are in hand ,I am always careful with it but I am always careful with my Browning BSS 20 and my Model 70's in Deer Season ! Buy the best you can afford ,take care of her and enjoy using it ,that's the best suggestion I could give !

I shoot them all. But, if concern of over use is a possibility, get two!

I hunt with all of my guns. I was carrying a Fox 20ga this week in the mountains when I slipped and slid down the hill. I could have easily injured myself trying to protect the gun. When I came to a stop I sort of thought to myself, "Dummy, don't worry about the gun." Then a thought flashed about not carrying certain guns in the mountains, at which point I immediately discounted that by reminding myself that the gun wasn't the reason I fell, and that the very last thing I would want is to be found dead in the mountains next to an ugly gun.

I'm with Mark and Rich on this. I hunt with all my guns, some more than others. I must admit I waited a long time to buy a Parker DH 28 gauge and the first 20 minutes I carried it I was overly cautious. Once the dogs started pointing I became more comfortable carrying it. About 3 years ago I did what Mark has done, insure them and use them.

i hunt with all my parkers espcially the 8 ga s and 10 s...i use them in the rain cold or what ever but i look after them best as i can after hunting...all my guns are shooter grade guns ....charlie

Yup, I hunt with them all. Some a lot more than others, and some only under fair weather conditions. I try to carry each gun hunting and take game with each one every year. I might shoot better if I stuck with just one or two guns, but what the heck kind of fun would that be.

When asked if I was really going to hunt with that gun I replied , " I paid for it and I darn sure ain't saving it for the next guy." Yes, I hunt with them all except the trap guns.

Last fall while Grouse hunting I took a bad fall. My glasses flew off, my hearing aids popped out and I saw stars. I was carrying a CHE Damascus 20 one of only 8 built with 26 inch barrels. I ended up with a lump on my head and forearm but the gun made it without a scratch.

Sharptails along the Canadian border and at the beginning of the Dakota prairies.

We have a whole forum on hunting with Parkers, see below.