1st Parker!.....Thanks to JLoew!
 

2 months ago I didn't know what a Parker was until one of my best friends opened his safe and showed me his restored original Parker 20ga. He then pulled out a repro A-1 Special which matched (to my untrained eye) the original. I was immediately bitten by the Parker bug which sent me down a rabbit hole leading me here to the Parker Forums. I think I read every page learning all I could soak in about Parkers and their history.

Once I felt nervously confident enough to buy, I posted a WTB for an A-1 Repro. The first response was from JLoew. I ignored it for a week, did I mention I was nervous? Finally my wife insisted I give him a call, saying, see what he has to say. So i did and from the onset of that call I knew I could trust this guy whom I had never met outside of a forum PM. Over the next several days we struck a deal and Josh followed thru exactly as he said he would and I picked it up at my FFL a few days latter.

Thanks Josh! The gun is all you said it was and more!

apologies, the pics are from my cell

somehow i posted in the wrong forum lol....please move to parker repro's

You may hold the record for the nicest first Parker.

Wow! A great first start indeed

I remember your first post. You have done well!

I would put my ultimate faith in Josh’s expertise.





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Josh is one of the best in all regards. You did very well

J-Loew is THE MAN!!!

I got my first Parker thanks to JLoew as well, he is a stand up guy .

Wow, a two barrel A-1 Special! That's like getting a 911 Porsche for your first car.

Greg, talk about jumping into the deep end of the pool!!! Not sure where you go from here considering your start, but I am sure Josh can get you there. Very nice gun!

Your so right....but i do believe she needs B and D grade sisters in the same configuration lol....and plus, I have to figure out where to jump into the originals.....

Thanks so much for the kind words, Greg. As one of the guys mentioned here - you win for the prettiest first Parker ever!