Dewey Vicknair, Dan Rossiter and Larry Del Grego and Son are the only active gunsmiths who have worked on my Parkers. Dan Rossiter built my Becker themed Parker pigeon gun. Keith Kearcher did some heroic repairs to the two sets of barrels of a DH pigeon gun, but I have never had any choke work done in sixty years of Parker shooting and collecting.

Thanks Bill, is Dewey currently in business?





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Dean, according to his website, yes. He is in Lititz Pa.

For what its worth, about 12 years ago I sent Mike (after talking to him on the phone) a pair of 16ga VHE barrels to reblue, relay short rib, lengthen cones, and open chokes to Q1 and IC. He went "dark" and it took 8 months to get the barrels back, even with half a dozen phone messages and e-mails. While the chokes and cones were done perfectly, the rib relay, while serviceable, was not done as well as I expected (gaps in the solder), and the blue was done well, but he didn't polish off the sides and bottoms of the lugs. It seemed to me the job had been "hurried" to get it out, even with the 8 month delay.

That said, it seems as if Mike is back in the groove and doing excellent, timely work, based on what others are saying, and I hold no grudges for the problems I had long ago. We all go through tough times and I would try him again. But not with an AH.

Buddy, just remember that way back then the only way one could kill a bird was with a full or extra-full choke!! We have since proved that you can efficiently kill birds with open chokes too. :) I do 100% agree though that if you are on the target you will break it. Core patterns are basically equal, it's those fringes that some guys care about. :whistle: Me, I prefer a LM over anything but I'll shoot what's in the gun and still break 'em!! It is what it is.

:biglaugh::biglaugh::biglaugh: I wouldn't open the chokes on that gun for anything. Shoot spreaders or just make smoke which is better yet.

Mike did some choke work for me on a set of Damascus barrels. The chokes came out perfect.