I bought a circa 1891 EH on a 2 frame with factory 28" barrels from an auction in MA or Conn can't remember which . Sent in an absentee bid and watched the auction on my PC while in a hotel in Manila . My gunsmith buddy took care of payment for me as I'd left funds for him in case I won the auction . I didn't see the gun for almost four weeks after I got it . Wasn't perfect by any means but I'm pleased with what I got !

Other then the Parker the only other thing I've gotten since mid February was a NIB Kimber 1911 Custom II 2 tone in 45 ACP bought it last Friday and had it in hand Monday .

Plan on trying the EH at skeet later today (it is past midnight as I type this) . By the letter the guns choked cylinder and CLOSE which I assume means cyl/IC . Plan on using that 19 grains Red Dot and 1 1/8 ounce shot load .

i thought "close" meant a tight choke

"Close" means Full Choke.

You'll do fine on the Skeet field with those chokes.




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The barrels on the 10 gauge are positively massive. Mwt 45 just behind the chokes. 50 at the choke

In this case I’m not sure I go along with that , I’ll measure tommorrow . However whatever it is it does well enough at Skeet I got 46 out of 50 with the puddin load (19 grains of Red Dot with 1 1/8 ounces of shot ). In the last couple weeks I shot a dozen or so of the 620 grain slugs I cast from the Russian 10 gauge version of the Lyman sabot load . Three from the right made a nice group at 25 yards and the same could be said for three from the left barrel . Their POI between the right and left was maybe 4 inches apart . The old gun also seemed relatively happy with my home cast 0000 Buck at 25 yards . So this coming season if a deer or two wish to commit suicide the old gun just might help them out .

the letter says 'close' and relates to how it left the Parker plant

what it is now - depends on the various ownership since Brothers Parker said goodbye to it

I’m quite aware that a change could have occurred . My letter says for the right barrel that IS cylinder 110 #8 shot in a 24” circle at 45 yards and 190 from the left or “close” barrel also #8’s at 45 yards in a 24” circle . That difference does not say full to me more like IC or possibly M . Now if I could find a factory original EH with 26” barrels ��

Daryl, a Lefever H grade 20--that would be a sweet little gun, is Damascus or fluid steel--Damascus I hope! What barrel length?
Just sold a very unique little Lefever Durstan Special 20, cause I never ever shot it.

They are fluid steel Harold, 28", Cyl/Full. I'll be shooting it this weekend for the first time on clays. It handled really well chasing pheasants this year, so it already has drawn first blood. I'm very impressed with it. She's coming to Ernie's in June.

Great chokes. I am on the fence right now with a nice Lefever G Damascus 12, 30",F/F.
My new little German hammer 16 has cyl/full chokes, going to shoot it this weekend at Hunting Hills

Widely different chokes, such as cylinder, or skeet, in bbl one, and tight, as in mod or full in bbl two, paired with double triggers is as close to nirvana as you can get in a field gun, in my humble opinion, of course.
I have a 32" BHE 12 gauge with 6k first bbl, an 40k in the other. This gun is like arsenic on pheasants!

I’ve got a WW Greener boxlick with a tang safety can’t remmember the Grade . Anyway I bought it when I was 15 or 16 . The thing was choked Lite IC and x full , it’s now Lite IC and mod . I killed a veritable pickup load of Dove with that gun .

March was good to me also 3 new pistols and an old friend that will be delivered by FedEx today! I am anxiously waiting! Gary

Gary, it will be good to see that one back "home".





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I'd like to acquire a 410 hammer gun with 30 inch barrels. Perhaps Sanford will give up such a prize.

Shot the GH at the gun club last night and it did just fine. Will take it turkey hunting this weekend

Rich, I have a steel barreled 410 hammer gun made by Charles Hellis & Sons but its 28" Full&Full

Charles Hellis is a good maker. 30's will be tough to find but they are out there. Most of them I've seen are 26 and whippy. The full chokes wouldn't pose a problem. What are the dimensions? Perhaps a motivational picture:rotf::rotf:

I will get you a photo and specs by tomorrow, Gary

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Rich, The LOP is 14-1/2" DAH 2-3/4" gun weighs a little less than 5 lbs F&F, Here area few photos not very good but you can see. There are no cracks in the wood and checkering is crisp, Gary

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I am also waiting on FedEx from the same shipper....:) Hopefully I'll have it to shoot at the Southern. My have to sell the GH Damascus 121 ga with 32" barrels that I just picked up to pay for some of the contents in that box..:eek:

Eric! The bad thing with Parker collecting is that you will do it again and again, Yea maybe sell something that you really liked to get something special, That is the way of the Parker world, just my two cents, guess I am hooked? Gary

You can double clock on those photos for enlargements, Gary

Gary check your PM's