How many Frame 5 top lever hammer guns
 

Does anyone know how many 5 frame top lever Hammer guns were made?

There is no way of knowing how many of any frame size was made.

Phil, there are scant few 10 or 8 gauge guns, or any Parker for that matter, where the frame size was recorded.





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Although we do have TPS numbers for 8 ga guns. That would be pretty close.

The eight gauge chart would be no help in locating the number of #5 frame guns. About 99% of eight gauge guns are #6 or #7 frame guns.

I would think 5 frames would be on the very rare side. Like Bill says, most 8 gauges are 6 and 7 frames and most 10's are 3 frames. . . . at least in my experience.

Just my observations in TL hammer guns 10 gauge, 3 frames tend to weigh up to about 10lbs with 32 inch barrels, 4 frames up to 11.5 lbs, Never seen or weighted a 5 frame, 6 frames up to about 14.5lbs. But as we all know plenty of exceptions. My guess would be 5 frames would weigh in about 12 lbs.

Great estimate 12 lbs. 14 OZ 36” barrels.

I have seen probably 2 or 3 5 frames here on the forums .
I think they were 10 gauges , regarding weight I have seen a wide margin on the big guns .
I have seen #3 frame 10 gauges close or at 11lbs but I have also seen #6 frames at 11lbs (8ga) .

Dont recall ever seeing or hearing of a hammerless #4 and #5 frame . I reckon if you wanted a 10-13lb hammerless gun Parker figured the #3 and #6 frame had it covered ?

So is it safe to assume you've acquired a 5 frame 10 with 36" barrels ?

Yes, inquiring minds want to know. And we also want pictures:corn:

If its the grade 2 #5 frame 10 ga with 36" barrels Mr.Phil has I have seen it last year when he was telling me about it . Its a beauty for sure , then again I think most 10 ga Parkers are :rotf:

sounds like a real good gun to keep...would like to handle a 5 frame one time....charlie

I acquired it 4 years ago. Just don’t shoot my 10’s or 8 gauges anymore
Doing some house cleaning of my big gauge guns. It was a G grade.
Sold earlier today. Possibly the owner, one of our Parker members will post some pictures once he receives it.
Now both my GHE and my G hammer gun both with 36” barrels are gone.

The 5 would have intrested me to say the least !

It's really great to hear that big bores are still popular among buyers. That is, unless Phil has flooded the market. Some big bores have disappeared from this site recently, hopefully to happy buyers.

Hopefully my GHE and G both with 36” barrels only made a small dent.
3 or 4 more and I am out of Big Bore shotguns. Then start working on Rehoming my Big Bore Rifles.
For dome reason I have become a little recoil Sensitive. Not sure why but possibly the same reason a 5 gallon bucket weighs 2 to 3 times heavier than they used to weigh 15 years ago.

I have the same affliction phil...hopefully better days ahead...charlie

Shotguns haven’t bothered me to much lately . But the rifle thing at the bench I gotta say again the 222 , PPC and 260’s with heavy barrels are a great deal more fun to shoot now . I still like working up loads for the hunting rifles . But for just shooting groups to be shooting groups I’ve got six HB rifles that are very light recoil if at all . Which kinda has me halfway looking for a Remington 40X or a Shilen DGA in 222 and or 6x47 REM . I’ve got several boxes of new Federal 6x47 match brass in case I find a 6x47 . Far nicer then having to make it from 222 Rem Mag .

Some friendly advice Phil - stay with the small bores for quial, woodcock and grouse.





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Shit!, maybe its the 5000 ft above sea level for a guy who lives 50 linear feet from the North Atlantic ,but I swear Phil could use a bb gun and still get a limit on Mearns !!!

Chris the only reason I am selling my Big Bores is because shooting those 36” barrel 10’s over the dogs was just tearing up the meat to much.😜