My mistake Daryl - I thought I had read that the back half of your Parker was 4 lbs.
My math is very good but I guess my eyesight is lacking?

I wish I had been at the Southern and had seen that CE.





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I hope you and your bride are coming to Ernie's as it just might be there. The owner is not quite sure if he can make it, but either way it would be good to see you both. Plus, we can can have our own FPC with a hands on comparison of the two guns and then you'll understand.:corn:

We'll be there Daryl - looking forward to it. Well get there just before noon on Friday, I hope.






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Chas. Askins wrote that his Parker Bros. 28-gauge with 30-inch barrels weighed 6 3/4 pounds. It was probably one of the early 0-frame guns. Good thing it was that heavy as he writes of loading 2 1/8 drams of bulk smokeless powder and 3/4 ounce of shot in the 2 7/8 inch 28-gauge case for it in those pre WW-I days. The heaviest 28-gauge loads our ammo factories offered then were 2 drams of bulk smokeless powder pushing 5/8 ounce of shot out of the 2 7/8 inch case.

Back in the day, $25 was the price point to shoot for. Remington Arms Co.'s K-Grade, Hunter Arms Co.'s 00-grade L.C. Smith and Lefever Arms Co.'s DS-Grade all had a $25 net selling price.