Lousiana duck hunt
 

It was 68 degrees here in southern Louisiana this Thanksgiving morning. I took my limit of 6 assorted ducks with my 20 ga DHE in about an hour. I hunt a freshwater marsh area on my ranch, next to the State White Lake reserve in Vermilion Parish. The Parker makes the whole hunt just a little bit better. Bill

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Cheers,
Jack

Duck hunt in 68 degrees sounds good. How about some picts. Yeah I know I'm trying to figure it out again right now. ch

was 80 degrees here in old miss. on thanks giving wish i could say i killed the limit....but atlast all i can sayis i enjoyed the hunt you had...was your gun one of those fabled 3 inch 32 inch barrel parkers you were shooting....what brand and size shot were you using in that 20 ga parker duck slayer....thanks for the story...keep shooting and give us the details..... charlie

William, Have you seen any Woodcock down your way yet?

Don't know how to post photos, not to computer literate, wrong generation! Pouring rain this AM. Son and I shot 8 and left early for ball game. How do you clean and dry a soaked Parker? Bill

Charlie, I was shooting #6 Bismuth NO-TOX in the 20 yesterday. Raining so hard this AM I had to use the Remington black gun. Son and I shot 8 and quit early for a ballgame. Don't know what I'd do if one of the Parkers got soaked, how would you dry it out and clean it? Don't think I'd be comfortable taking it apart. Bill

No Woodcock yet, don't get them this close to the coast till a good hard freeze hits. I'm just north of White Lake next to the reserve in Vermilion Parish. With the front coming thru tonight, It'll be 34 degrees , getting close. Bill

Bill: Old soft cotton T-shirt or any soft cotton cloth.

Wipe the outside dry first.

Remove the forend and wipe dry inside
Remove the barrels and wipe dry
Wipe the frame dry

Now a light coat of oil wiped over all metal
Clean the bores with a final pass of light oil

You can also spray the action with light oil and let it run out with the butt stock propped high and metal resting low.
Cheers,
Jack

Thanks Jack, I'd be worried about water in the action with resulting rust and crud. Do you know of a water displacing spray that wouldn't gum up the action? It rains hard and often here . I used a composite stock Remington this morning because it was raining so hard. Guess I just like to baby the Parkers. Bill

William, Do everything that Jack suggested but buy yourself a can of Ballistol. Spray a cotton cloth till it is wet with the stuff and wipe the whole gun down wood and all. Run a couple of patch's soaked with it down the bores and leave it. I have had Parkers soaking wet and after using this stuff not a speck of rust anywhere.

Here is some info for Ballistol. Comes highly recommended by many. This happens to be a Canadian supplier. Clickhere