Thanks Chuck! That’s exciting to hear! I really appreciated how quickly you put together my four recent letters for me, and I hope you didn’t take this thread to imply anything otherwise. I understand that some records aren’t available, and I assumed that was the case in this instance. I probably should have mentioned the potential reverse chokes as a note when I requested the letter.

Is there a thread anywhere or a place on the PGCA site that shows what a stock book looks like? It would be a fascinating peek into history.

You can go to the FAQ links found on the home page and see examples of the Xerox copies we have. If you have The Parker Story, there is a photograph of an original stock book page which is a little hard to read. It helps to have a magnifier handy.

Chuck,

Just gotta say....fine work. As always, admirable diligence on your part.

Best - Dean

Reversed chokes have always been a puzzle to me. I shoot double trigger S X S guns almost exclusively for doves, which are often taken as incomers. One of the touting points of double triggers is that one can instantly choose an open, or closer choked, barrel just by choosing the appropriate trigger. So, if that's the case, and it most certainly is, why order chokes reversed?

IMO, it is just a quirk of the particular shooter that ordered the gun. He didn't want to learn the very simple method of choke selection (such as hitting the rear trigger first), but would rather have the choice made for him. Hard for me to understand, really.

I shot doves Saturday afternoon and made the "split-second decision" to go to the rear trigger first several times. It's not brain surgery, it just requires a bit of mental preparation.