If you bought the gun from Brian Dudley you should be satisfied as he is a very capable gunsmith that would not stear you wrong.

He did not. I know nothing of the gun.

Brian, a question. Can a Parker Repro straight stock be bent to create more drop in the stock without great risk of the stock cracking?

I say Buy Barrels first ! If you have questions now ? You will likely have sorrow later ! And WHAT Brian said

Returning something you arent confident in is good advice and I will heed as far as practical.
Respectfully, the abundance that you all reference, I have not seen. I may be looking in all the wrong places. Similarly there is a large gap between what's discussed as good pricing here and what exists for sale. I suspect the market looks a lot different when you have several ) frames tucked away in your collections.

Aaron you are correct. You have been looking in all the wrong places. If you were to spend $40 to become a member of the PGCA you would have access to the Members Only section of this site. There you will see guns offered for sale that are owned by other members. In the many years the For Sale forum has been active I don’t know of one complaint by someone buying or getting stuck with a bad gun. IMHO I think every owner of these historic guns should become a member.

Mike, Thank you for being so direct.
I will happily, and to others who dangled the same invite in the past, I have only myself to kick for deffering.

Welcome aboard Aaron! You made a good decision and if there is anything I can do to assist on your journey just let me know.

Gordon MacQuarrie
 

I have an “Old Side by Side” question.
Most sportsmen have heard of Gordon MacQuarrie (1900-1956). He was the premiere outdoor writer in the first half of the 20th century. All of us have read “The Stories of the Old Duck Hunters.” I am gathering information gleaned from his stories to assemble a project called the “Guns of MacQuarrie” likely to be presented at the Gordon MacQuarrie Pilgrimage held each late August in Barnes, Wisconsin near his boyhood home. The Pilgrimage is a three-day event. Topics include presentations, demonstrations, displays, field trips, and a Pine Knot Campfire. Most attendees are old geezers like us.
We don’t have much accurate information on the MacQuarrie guns so much is up for speculation, but with a few clues. One of his first duck hunt stories in 1927 titled "Ducks, You Bat You", MacQuarrie was given a sawed-off double with wire wrapped around the forearm and barrels.
Other than trying to wear out my Parker I have little SxS experience. Might any of our Parker members have any experience with vintage (old already in 1927) side by sides with chronic loose or failing forearm problems? While this will not clearly identify the gun, it might help suggest likely makers and add to the MacQuarrie mystique.
Thank you.
Steve Kleist, Ely, MN

That only narrows it down to anything and everything.