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Have been looking for a grade 2/3 hammergun in 10 ga. for some time. Purchased a WC Scott 10 ga. hammer, extra large frame, have pictured as possible keeper. Have just purchased another Scott, Is it possible to have Parker Fever and Scottitis at the same time? Should I seek professional help?

Only if you can't afford them. Then it gets tricky. I love the English guns, too. Nice old Scott.
Bob

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That is a nice Scott. Two nice Scotts for sure.

Nope, and that's the problem, it gets more expensive when you catch another fever..... I know besides the Parker fever there is the Fox, Lefever, some English and Scotish fevers that I have. :shock: I think I forgot a couple of others......

you do not need medical help....just go make friends with some bank loaners...i ve got a few friends in this line of business...sometimes i wish they would say no....charlie

Beautiful gun Bruce as is yours also Robert ! The question was can you have Parker fever and English made guns ,I sure hope so ,I have always wanted at least one nice English made double and at the moment have a WC Scott and Sons ,Monte Carlo at the local shop to have the checking cleaned up a bit ! This is an early Damascus Barreled Scott with the Crystal Cocking Indicators and I can't wait to get her back !

I just make the wife work a 2nd job. I tell her these are investments that'll pay off someday.
Bob

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my wife is a understanding saint - but a comment like that could make me into a martyr real quick :shock:

Your fine as long as you stick to shotguns. Once you add in rifles your really screwed:rotf:....trust me on this one.

Wife already knows about pre-64 M70s...can't go there anymore.
Bob

Mine to. She actually told me to go for completing the collection of all 18 std calibers. I only need two more but I get side tracked with the carbines and custom rifles. A 25-06 gets finished this week then the smith starts on a stalking rifle in 275 Rigby.

Guest, as a relative newbie ( had the Parker bug 14 months ) That each one I buy seems to cost more that the last !
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That's the way it works.

Wait 'til your Parker bug incubation period can be counted in decades instead of months... :biglaugh:





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It's just the natural progression of Parkeritus....this can spill over into Fox's and English guns as well. Be prepared especially if the small bore bug bites....can you say "home equity loan"?:)

Not selling blood anymore Rich?




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I have both English and American sxs. I just keep them in separate safes. There is no fighting that way.

It's always an option Dean. Financial strategies for gun buying can take many forms:rotf:

A couple more pics. Not too bad for an 1875 unit. S/N 6363

Happened again. Still looking for the right Parker but tripped over yet another Scott.

Yep, You defiantly have got the bug! when you get in to deep there is no cure! you spend your days in despair, until you find another that strikes your fancy, then you have a couple glorious days admiring your new acquisition, then comes the day it goes in the safe with the others, and it starts all over again! but it is fun! Gary

I'm having the same problem with Winchester's. A pre64 FWT 30-06 was to good a buy to pass on then a friend called me with an attractive offer on a another Pre64 M70 in 257 Roberts then a new unfired one came to light (it will be here today) then just to complicate matters further I stopped by the gunsmiths to check on a custom project and a beautiful example of a M71 was hanging on the wall. The operative word here is was:whistle:

257 Roberts are great on whitetails.

Yes they are. I like the Nosler 110gr Accubond.

There are two areas of collecting that you should avoid like the plague. Prewar custom rifles and Prussian Lindner Dalys.

Now Bill custom rifles are there own art form. I'm having one done now. It will be along the lines of an English stalking rifle in what else but 275 Rigby.:) A 25-06 was just completed on a 1909 Argentine Mauser action and I haven't even shot it yet:eek:

I'd love a Linder Daly in a small bore, something from between the wars maybe.

Really nice, look at this shapes!

Happened again. Old buddy from school showed up last Sunday with his Triumph TR4. After looking at a few guns, he told me he had an old double that he would like cleaned up to put over the fireplace. I told him I would be happy to do it. He returned an hour later. In the door came a LC Smith Pigeon Grade. 12 Ga., Crown Steel barrels, made 1894. Again I told him I would be happy to clean her, but would like to purchase. He told me the gun really belonged to his wife, and would have to OK it with her. A deal was struck. WHAT DO I DO NOW?

No problem cleaning up the Smith for your friend, or buying it from him. It is a nice gun. However, I would avoid anyone who would build or drive such a car. Are you a very young guy? You need a mentor.

We are both in our mid-fifties. I lived beachside in Daytona for 12 years. Had 3 Triumphs. Girls love them. Had much fun in them. No young kid even knows what they are. What do you like?

Nice Smith; enjoy it! For many years an MGB/GT was my daily driver. Every time my old Toyota 4Runner starts right up despite the neglect I heap on it, I think of all the afternoons I spent under that MG's bonnet. I don't miss a one of 'em. But if you need a pair of SU down-draft carbs synchronized I think I could do it blindfolded.

Nice pigeon very early with a Syracuse frame. I owned two Austin Healey 100/4's one was the Le Mans model with the aluminum body panels. Sold them both to buy an engagement ring. They would be worth a whole lot more today than my wife's ring but I still got the best deal.

Craig - Good response, particularly if your wife reads this site.
My first, (ahem) experience was in an MGA. At the time I was about 6'3" You figure it out

Another Healey guy huh. My 3000 MKIII went down the road when the first kid came along. Part of funds received bought my first double, a Fox Sterlingworth

I had a Triumph Spitfire that was a great car despite it's obvious shortcomings. To this day, I have never owned a vehicle that started so fast. It had a manual choke....I'm sure there are people on this board who know what that is....and even on the coldest morning you would pull the choke, hit the key, and it would start in something like .0000003 seconds.

Here is a picture of my 100/4 1953. The picture is 1971

I had a 1957 Bn4 roadster. It burned in a barn fire and I ended up with a pile of molten aluminum.

Craig,

I never knew!! Even old Researcher had a bit of time with a 100/4 Bn1.

Dave