Parker Gun Collectors Association Forums - CLASSIC AMERICAN SXS POLL

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Originally Posted by Tom Will (Post 37807)

I wonder how many can say that they have shot all of the guns mentioned, Parker, Fox LC Smith,Lefever,Ithaca,Baker,Iver Johnson,Winchester,Remington,Colt, the list goes on and on. For me, I think I like I shoot the Parkers and the Winchesters best. So many doubles and so little time and money.

Hmmmm good question !

I own Parkers , Fox , Smith's , Lefever's , Iver Johnson and Ithaca doubles . And of those I've by far shot the Parkers the most !

I however I also have a taste from euro doubles !
W.C.Scott , Westley Richards , W.W. Greener , Kettner , Kerner and Francotte .

And to be totally 100% honest I've killed far more birds with the Westley Richards and W.W. Greener then all of the american doubles I own combined . The only deer I've ever killed with buckshot in a side by side was done in with my grandfathers old W.C Scott 10 gauge damascus gun this past season !

So while I have loved and revered Parkers for about 35 of my 49 years on this earth I am also an advocate of the British double (well atleast the midrange ones , never could afford the big name ones ).

While I'm blowing steam . I owned a pair of Pre War Darne's in 12 and 20 for a couple years . Lovely little pieces to carry in the grouse coverts , the 20 was under 6 pounds . In the grouse woods they shot well and comfortably . But on the skeet field that little 20 gauge Darne would have you shaking by the time you had completed ONE ROUND !

Yeah that was a bit more then my 2 cents so lets call it a nickel :whistle: