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wayne goerres 03-24-2014 05:43 PM

You will know you pulled the trigger with the 6 dram 2 oz black powder load. The gun is awesome Mills. Let us know if you find any cleaning tools for the 8ga. Charlie and I have had to improvise a lot.

Mills Morrison 03-24-2014 06:08 PM

Thanks Wayne. My 12 gauge rod seemed to do just fine. I angled it a little bit to get an extra grip on the crud

greg conomos 03-24-2014 08:20 PM

C.O.B., the 28GH has chokes of .008" and .037" and was one of 2 guns featured in an article in Autumn 2004 DGJ (before I owned it).

wayne goerres 03-24-2014 09:05 PM

The first time I fired mine (with black powder) I took it out side and washed it out with the garden hose.

Dave Noreen 03-24-2014 09:45 PM

According to The Parker Story there were 38 28-gauge Damascus barrel GH-/GHE-Grades. 15 with 26-inch barrels. First one I ever saw was "Grandma's Gun" that showed up at Potomac Arms in Alexandria, Virginia, and I put Kevin McCormack onto it. See The Double Gun Journal, Volume Eight, Issue 3.

A meeting at a Pennsylvania Turnpike rest area to compare "Grandma's Gun" and a similar gun from Western PA --

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...dHerSister.jpg

George Lander 03-24-2014 10:36 PM

Mills: Have you ordered a research letter on your 8? Congratulations on a great find.

Best Regards, George

Bill Zachow 03-25-2014 05:44 AM

Brian, just for info, Parker also built the 8 on 5 frames. I owned one many years ago.

Dean Romig 03-25-2014 06:45 AM

Bill, that must have been a "light weight" as far as 8's go - do you remember the weight of that one?

Mills Morrison 03-25-2014 08:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by George Lander (Post 135026)
Mills: Have you ordered a research letter on your 8? Congratulations on a great find.

Best Regards, George

Research letter reveals that it was ordered and shipped to Maine and sent back later to have the chambers lengthened to 3 1/2.

I would like to see a 5 frame 8 gauge just to compare to mine. This 6 frame is a little on the heavy and cumbersome side, but I am not complaining.

Mills Morrison 03-25-2014 08:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dave Noreen (Post 135025)
According to The Parker Story there were 38 28-gauge Damascus barrel GH-/GHE-Grades. 15 with 26-inch barrels. First one I ever saw was "Grandma's Gun" that showed up at Potomac Arms in Alexandria, Virginia, and I put Kevin McCormack onto it. See The Double Gun Journal, Volume Eight, Issue 3.

A meeting at a Pennsylvania Turnpike rest area to compare "Grandma's Gun" and a similar gun from Western PA --

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...dHerSister.jpg



Those 28 gauge GHs' are nice. Hopefully, one will find its way to my safe one day:whistle:


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