Help me pick out my next Parker.
 

To commemorate my Setter, Gus's first year in the woodcock woods, I'd like to purchase a lightweight 12 (could get away with a 20, but I have a VHE in said calober, and really love the 12) with a setter engraved on the reciver, I feel that my best bud should have a fine gun shot over him. I am pretty sure that limits me to DHE's but I am not positive, I know very little in the Parker world! Thank you!

D grade or higher. Or an Ithaca field grade.

A DHE on a 1 frame with open chokes and shorter barrels ought to be perfect for you. Or find a 16 gauge, even though that will set you back a little more

I purchased a 12 ga 1 frame P with 26" factory twist barrels a while back. Talk about a grouse/woodcock gun. At 6-8 it is a bit light for my liking but it is a wicked quick handling gun with fantastic dynamics. I sought out this piece as one could be purchased for considerably less than a 20. I'm just too much of a tightwad to pay the exorbitant prices small bore guns bring. Glad I did because this gun handles like a 20 and with light 7/8 oz loads shoots like one. So, essentially a 20 at 12 ga price.

My mission this season is to shoot at least one grouse with it. A mission I am looking forward to.

Just my two cents.

Well Gary, it sure sounds like you have the gun that will do the job!





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If any members have a D grade with steel barrels for sale or have a line on one please let me know!

I may have just the ticket shortly.

I have a DH 1 frame, 28 inch 12 ga choked .005 and .012 at 6 lbs 8 ozs that i use for my upland bird hunts, You will like the light 12 ga's with open chokes! good luck. scott

Don't be afraid of a Damascus DH either. If I were in the market, that is what I would look for

I have a 1 frame DH 12 that has 28" barrels and weighs 6lb8oz. gun flies in your hands, you will love a 1 frame DH 12. Mine is Damascus and I love it.

Won't damascus regulate you to rst shells only?

It depends on the opinion of the shooter. I shoot RST more for the wood then the barrels anyway.

you can reload lighter shells as well

Polywad sells low pressure shells as well.

My "Bird Gun" purchased at the Spring Southern is a 26 inch 12 G 1 1/2 frame VHE. My opinion it handles better than my O frame Trojan 20 or 1 frame Trojan 16 . Guns are a only a few oz apart but it pays off how the gun feels.

Use the same shot weights all three, 3/4 & 7/8, the 12 patterns better too.

Don't overlook a 1 1/2 frame D Grade. May be easier to find than a one.

William

I have a PH on a 1 1/2 frame that handles like a dream

How about this guy?


http://www.gunsinternational.com/gun...n_id=100562657

Stock looks like a replacement. Keep in mind the only people who have to be happy about a deal are the buyer and the seller

Very poor restock. And overpriced for the quality of it.

A 2 frame 30" gun? Hardly a lightweight bird gun.

Though both of my "go to" upland guns are damascus DH 12 #1 frame guns, you might look for a 1 1/2 frame with 26" steel barrels. I have a VH in that configuration and it is a very fast handling gun and a pleasure to carry. Much lower price too! Once the gun is mounted it's impossible to tell if it has 26" or 28" barrels.

I have two 1 frame Parker's. A GH with 28" Damascus barrels .005 & .027. The PH is Twist and has been cut down to 28". Sellier & Bellot has 12 gauge 7/8oz loads that shoot wonderfully through these two guns. I purchase from RST when ever I can as they can't be beat.

I've decided to go with a 12ga on a #1 frame and 26" barrels after doing lots of research....now to find it....


Thanks for all the help,guys!