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Tom Hawkins 11-29-2011 10:41 PM

I agree with Don, just do the barrels.
 
You can get 14 greener police brass and turn them down and refit for 209 primers. They are out there if you want to shoot it. It has taken about a dozen years to acquire 25 original brass which I don't shoot but I have modified 4 boxes of greener and turned them down and reloaded those. I shoot my fourteens and enjoy them as much as any Parkers that I have. I use black and smokeless. The 14's are uncommon but the ammo is an issue. If you decide you want reloading info for black or smokeless I have a few recipes. I like the three dog engraving pattern on my 14.

George Lander 11-29-2011 10:53 PM

Bruce: Of the 12 mentioned in TPS, are all ejector guns or just DH Grade (some ejector / some extractor) ? Marty said that his was a DHE.

Best Regards, George

Bruce Day 11-30-2011 08:02 AM

The TPS compilations don't distinguish but a person could search through the Serialization Book for each gun if he was so inclined.

Gary Carmichael Sr 12-02-2011 08:42 AM

Marty, What is the ser# of your gun? Check the date of mfg, is it close to the last 14ga made? I am, as Bruce says, one that likes the oddball gauges, but only in hammer guns. I have been looking for a while for the elusive 13ga hammer gun, and it must letter. This quest is like looking for water in the desert, it's there but hard to find, Regards Gary

Russ Jackson 12-02-2011 09:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tom Hawkins (Post 55870)
You can get 14 greener police brass and turn them down and refit for 209 primers. They are out there if you want to shoot it. It has taken about a dozen years to acquire 25 original brass which I don't shoot but I have modified 4 boxes of greener and turned them down and reloaded those. I shoot my fourteens and enjoy them as much as any Parkers that I have. I use black and smokeless. The 14's are uncommon but the ammo is an issue. If you decide you want reloading info for black or smokeless I have a few recipes. I like the three dog engraving pattern on my 14.

Hello Tom ,I don't want to " Hi Jack " this thread ,but would really enjoy seeing the " Three Dog Engraving " you speak of in this post ,as I feel sure most everyone else would like to take a look also ,maybe you could start a new Thread and load it up with pictures ,and we could take a look at it ! Thank You ; Russ:corn:

edgarspencer 12-02-2011 10:00 AM

Wow! a 13ga Parker Hammer gun? That's the Unicorn's horn for sure.

Bill Murphy 12-02-2011 12:13 PM

As I recall, all known 14 gauge guns in the stock books are listed in the TPS appendices. No need to "read" the Serialization Book.

Mike Shepherd 12-02-2011 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by edgarspencer (Post 56019)
Wow! a 13ga Parker Hammer gun? That's the Unicorn's horn for sure.

13 gauge, carries like a 14, shoots like a 12!

edgarspencer 12-02-2011 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike Shepherd (Post 56028)
13 gauge, carries like a 14, shoots like a 12!

Other than the consecutively numbered pair, 3007 & 3008, which were likely special ordered by some wingnut who just had to be different, are there any others ? I have seen muzzle loaders of every bore diameter, but I'd sure like to see a shell head stamp that says 13ga.
I can hear the guys now; "Hey Charley, you're not gonna believe what some guy wants....."

Austin W Hogan 12-02-2011 04:23 PM

13 gauge
 
Someone in the PGCA has a headstamped 13 ga brass shell; UMC I think. It turned up when we did the 13 ga story a few years ago.

Best, Austin


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