Bore Diameters
 

Jack : first thanks; your article is on its way to the Autumn Parker Pages.

Second; if the muzzle ID is .720 and the wall thickness is .050 at the muzzle, you probably have a regular set of Parker barrels in the serial range 5000 - 70000 with .750 bore diameter and .032 choke. If that bore diameter is 4 inches or more behind the muzzle, it may be a 14 ga gun.

Best, Austin

Thanks Austin. This season will be a bit of fun as I will be putting a few new guns to work in the field. Hopefully all the bureaucracy is satisfied before the end of the season so I can give the lifter a go as well.

Best regards,
Jack

Jack,Will your restoration gun be ready for the fall?

Dave: As far as metal parts go, I could re-assemble today (tomorrow, next week, next month) all depending on what's happening in life. I have not dealt with the wood or the poor old butt plate. I'm still thinking I will take a couple roosters with it this year. I'm also thinking I will use it for pictures to build a disassembly-reassembly manual with instructions for the non-gunsmith. We'll see about that maybe during the winter.
Cheers,
Jack

Thanks Jack..:)

Well Jack, As our bureaucracies become more frenchified and layered the perquisite becomes more common. The lifters are great guns and you will have fun with it. Jent Mitchell has been working up low pressure nitro loads for old guns using Clays powder, as are other members of this forum. I have shot some of them and they are great. Much easier to clean up after than BP. One doesn't get the lovely cloud of blue smoke but then one can then see whether one missed or not. there are low pressure, low velocity loads made by RTS and B&P. B&P makes a 2 5/8" shell that might be the chamber length in your lifter. You did say 12 gauge? Good shooting. David

David: 12 gauge it is. Seller sent to my exporting FFL on same day I paid. Credit card deducted following day. FFL has gun and holding until the bureaucracy catches up. I have to register the gun to me sight unseen or Border Services will not release. I have to get an International Import Certificate to send to FFL and to show to border services. Those two items applied for on the day I made the deal. Private enterprise has done it's part in a couple days. Bureaucracy, well I expect it will be at least a month or more to have the two documents I need to get the lifter to its new home. There is still 8 weeks to pheasant season, so I'm still hoping to give the hammers a workout this year.
Cheers,
Jack

Way to go, Jack. Another Parker coming north. Its hard to believe bird season is so close. September 1 for all types up in my area. Time flies.

Tough for us addicts having to put up with summer. :)

For those shooting pheasants with an underlifter and using RST what is your choice in 12 gauge 2 1/2" ?? I can use lead here and prefer that to the copper offered. 5, 6 even 71/2 work for me so the question becomes

is the lowest velocity also the lowest pressure or is the difference in pressure minimal for the velocities offered??

I have never used less than 1oz shot loads but I see they offer 7/8 oz as well.

I'm wanting to feed the gentlest loads but also want to drop them DOA.

I have never gotten into reloading.

All replies will be appreciated.

thanks
Jack