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Christian Gish 12-20-2012 09:03 PM

Thanks to all for your comments. My gun has the PARKER BROS. MERIDEN CONN grip cap and 28 inch barrels. A previous owner installed an after-market black spacer and recoil pad making a 14 inch length of pull to the front trigger. I shot 23/25 from 16 yard line with 7/8 oz. #8 (my best with this gun). I will send pictures if I learn how to do it.

Brian Dudley 12-20-2012 10:17 PM

Posting pics are very easy here. Just like attaching to an email.
What kind of pad is on your gun? How thick? Chances are it was cut short at one time for someone small and the spacer plus pad was needed to get it back out to a respectable LOP. If the pad is not really period correct, it would be a good option to put on a new silvers pad. They are made in up to 1.5" thicknesses, so you may not need the spacer anymore.

Christian Gish 12-24-2012 12:14 AM

Thanks for your comments.
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Dean Romig (Post 89906)
Hi Fred,

Your Parker was made by original Parker Bros. employees and 'contractors' in Meriden after the Parker Gun Works was purchased by Remington but before the operation was moved to the Remington plant in Ilion, NY. Remington had purchased all of the Parker Bros. inventory of parts, tools, machinery and remaining guns hence the Meriden rib and probably the grip cap and possibly the buttplate too.

Dean,
I appreciate the info you gave in answer to my question about the origin of my gun.
Fred

Christian Gish 12-24-2012 12:21 AM

Thanks for the suggestion.
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Brian Dudley (Post 89983)
Posting pics are very easy here. Just like attaching to an email.
What kind of pad is on your gun? How thick? Chances are it was cut short at one time for someone small and the spacer plus pad was needed to get it back out to a respectable LOP. If the pad is not really period correct, it would be a good option to put on a new silvers pad. They are made in up to 1.5" thicknesses, so you may not need the spacer anymore.

Brian,
Thanks for the info. The pad on my gun is a DECELERATOR, one and a half inches thick counting the spacers.

Fred

Brian Dudley 12-24-2012 04:20 AM

A 1.5" thick silvers pad would be a good option if you wanted to loose the spacers.


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