I bought a circa 1891 EH on a 2 frame with factory 28" barrels from an auction in MA or Conn can't remember which . Sent in an absentee bid and watched the auction on my PC while in a hotel in Manila . My gunsmith buddy took care of payment for me as I'd left funds for him in case I won the auction . I didn't see the gun for almost four weeks after I got it . Wasn't perfect by any means but I'm pleased with what I got !

Other then the Parker the only other thing I've gotten since mid February was a NIB Kimber 1911 Custom II 2 tone in 45 ACP bought it last Friday and had it in hand Monday .

Plan on trying the EH at skeet later today (it is past midnight as I type this) . By the letter the guns choked cylinder and CLOSE which I assume means cyl/IC . Plan on using that 19 grains Red Dot and 1 1/8 ounce shot load .

i thought "close" meant a tight choke

"Close" means Full Choke.

You'll do fine on the Skeet field with those chokes.




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The barrels on the 10 gauge are positively massive. Mwt 45 just behind the chokes. 50 at the choke

In this case I’m not sure I go along with that , I’ll measure tommorrow . However whatever it is it does well enough at Skeet I got 46 out of 50 with the puddin load (19 grains of Red Dot with 1 1/8 ounces of shot ). In the last couple weeks I shot a dozen or so of the 620 grain slugs I cast from the Russian 10 gauge version of the Lyman sabot load . Three from the right made a nice group at 25 yards and the same could be said for three from the left barrel . Their POI between the right and left was maybe 4 inches apart . The old gun also seemed relatively happy with my home cast 0000 Buck at 25 yards . So this coming season if a deer or two wish to commit suicide the old gun just might help them out .

the letter says 'close' and relates to how it left the Parker plant

what it is now - depends on the various ownership since Brothers Parker said goodbye to it

I’m quite aware that a change could have occurred . My letter says for the right barrel that IS cylinder 110 #8 shot in a 24” circle at 45 yards and 190 from the left or “close” barrel also #8’s at 45 yards in a 24” circle . That difference does not say full to me more like IC or possibly M . Now if I could find a factory original EH with 26” barrels ��

Daryl, a Lefever H grade 20--that would be a sweet little gun, is Damascus or fluid steel--Damascus I hope! What barrel length?
Just sold a very unique little Lefever Durstan Special 20, cause I never ever shot it.

They are fluid steel Harold, 28", Cyl/Full. I'll be shooting it this weekend for the first time on clays. It handled really well chasing pheasants this year, so it already has drawn first blood. I'm very impressed with it. She's coming to Ernie's in June.

Great chokes. I am on the fence right now with a nice Lefever G Damascus 12, 30",F/F.
My new little German hammer 16 has cyl/full chokes, going to shoot it this weekend at Hunting Hills