I hope we see some new Parker 8ga participants at the Southern this year. You will never have more fun with a shotgun.
If ammo is an issue PM me and I will do my best to help you out.

It is a hoot! Parker is the event sponsor and Rock Mountain is providing the trophy. Just something about shooting a 12+ pound gun that makes the blood flow. :cool:

I put the house and real estate on the market last week and already have a couple seemingly intrested parties . Also got in touch with a semi local auction house to auction off the majority of the household furnishings etc . I hadn’t planned on attending the Southern again but if the disposal auction goes well and I get a contract on the property I think I’ll venture to Sanford one more time and most likely keep the 8 gauge .

I hope you get to the Southern again Craig. I am gong to participate in the 8 gauge event. I am looking forward to it.

To the OP and original question: My only 8 gauge is a Parker TA hammer gun and in addition to smokeless loads, I do shoot brass shotshells loaded with black powder. and fiber wads. Track of the Wolf has Parker labeled 3 1/4" brass shotshells for sale. They work great and will last forever. You will definitely go through some powder and lead, but it is just so much fun!

I know we'll have more 8g shooters at The Southern. I've been in contact with guys that procured the Big Bores in 2025 and they are looking forward to making them go BOOM!!

I have 30 Rocky Mountain Cartridge eight gauge brass cases. They are so beautiful that I will never load them or shoot them. They are in a fitted red oak case with brass hardware built by Allen Campbell and Dennis (Campbell?) from Vancouver, Washington and gifted to me for some unknown reason. The cases were on closeout at the Reading, PA Cabelas at $49.99 per box of ten. RMC retail is $219.00 per ten. Watch the obituaries.

Mike that is great news! I will organize a 5 stand group shoot for $$$ on Firday and the PGCA 8ga Field Event with a high gun trophy shot on the sporting clay course open Friday and Saturday. Both 8ga events are open to all manufacturers but I believe the PGCA Trophy is the high gun shooting with a Parker??? I'm hoping LCS and Lefever are represented again this year. Big fun!!

There’s one young feller that lives about 45 minutes from me that recently acquired a quite nice UK ex Bernie hammer 8 with a Jones underlever and I got the opportunity to handle it a bit last week . That gun felt very nice to me with slightly less drop (or so it seemed) then most of the 8 gauge Parker’s I’ve fondled .

"Bernie" is the late Bernie Liberati, who had the greatest eight gauge collection ever put together.

Although far from young, I’ll take Craig’s comment as a compliment. The gun is a WH Monks. Breck Gorman recently redid the barrels. Very impressive. Dimensions are 1.5”x2”x14.5”.