My 10 ga # 3 frame, at around 10 or 11 pounds, kicks more than the 8.

Kick is determined by the weight/shot ratio. My Dad's repro 28 kicks more than my NH 10. My 8 is plenty heavy to absorb a lot of shot charge.

Mills,

Beautiful guns ! That big 8 is very impressive. Congrats ! ! !

Kind regards,

Jeff

The only #5 frame eight I have seen was a hammer gun. It was living a few miles up the road from me when I visited it. The condition was not enough to make it interesting. Somebody found it interesting, because it sold quickly. My little 30" DH eight gauge weighs only ten pounds and is on the #6 frame. It is the only hammerless 30" eight in the surviving records, and probably the lightest hammerless eight Parker Brothers made.

It would be cool to have an 8 gauge 5 stand competition at one of our events.

Greg thanks for the info on your wonderfull 28, it would make a great Grouse gun. I'll look up the DGJ articals.

Mills be very carefull if you tread into the small bore water's they are habit forming. I'll have two 28's at Drakes if you would care to shoot a round with one.

Mills I have it on VERY good authority that there will be another Parker 8ga at Drakes, so load up some shells and we can have a big bore shoot.

Ok. Sounds good

this will be the time to shoot those gage mates at clay targets and use the big 8 sshells for bigger game..mill s i still cannot get over how nice your 8 is...charlie

Thanks Charlie.