12ga. 34" VHE
 

I had posted about wanting a 34” 12ga. Parker not too long ago, and a member contacted me about this VHE. We worked out a deal and it came in the mail on Friday.

I had a chance to test it out today at sporting clays today. I am usually not a beaver tail forend fan, but I have to admit it is very functional. This Parker and I became good friends rather quickly as close and far targets were vaporized.

I am going to bring it to my Thursday night wobble trap league this week. I like my chances with this gun…

Is it just me, or does this have a touch more engraving on the Parker Bros on the receiver, than a regular VH?

A straight stock 34” double trigger beavertail gun! Wow what a gun! How is it choked and what is the LOP?

Thanks Reggie! The LOP is 14 1/4 and the gun is choked .035/.040 Though I was hitting close crossers no problem. It was doing very well on the sporting clays course for a trap gun. I love it!

Nice gun for sure. Can't be certain but it looks to me like it may have a Parker trap comb and a thick wrist to go along with it? Nice setup.

The engraving looks to be standard for a VHE of that era.

Nice gun though!





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I agree with Dean..That's standard engraving for a V grade Parker of that time.

I just meant the way Parker Bros was written(or Engraved rather) on the receiver. It looked a little nicer to my eye, but then I always like the way it is written...

Randy I am not to sure on your questions. The wrist does seems a little thicker and the beginning of the comb seems a little more rounded. This is new Parker territory for me.

I think the comb has been reduced or lowered and that, in my opinion, is why the comb looks like a trap comb… or it could have origibally been made that way per dims ordered.





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[QUOTE=Dean Romig;382942]I think the comb has been reduced or lowered and that, in my opinion, is why the comb looks like a trap comb… or it could have origibally been made that way per dims ordered.

Definitely Dean. From the pictures it just looks beefy especially in the wrist but a good picture of the top of the comb would tell all. No matter Jay it's a cool gun either way.

I need to get a letter on this gun. I was shooting it very well and like the stock dimensions. This is also my first gun without a safety and while it took me a few stations to get usec to it, I like it for targets.

Dean, I will bring it to our shoot in April.

Great gun.

I sure like the stock! Can you get a letter? The gent who ordered it had a purpose for it. I had a 213xxx 34" gun with straight stock that could have been this guns twin with that FAT Trap forend.

PML

Jay here's a pic of a Parker trap comb. Beefy and rounded at the flute.

Yeah, the wood has been worked over a bit.

But it sounds like it fits well and shoots for you. Good deal.

Here is a photo of one of the thickest trap combs i have ever seen.

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What a great gun.

Here are some better pictures of the stock

34" Gun
 

Congratulations on your great Parker there Jay,

The drop of the comb reminds me of an Ithaca Magnum I used to own, the drop at the leading edge of the comb was more than the drop at heel. I suppose this was a way of directing recoil away from the cheek?

Yours may be almost the same in drop at both points, kinda hard to tell from the pics.

Stan

whats the chamber lengths on this fine gun....would make one fine turkey or long range duck gun with those chokes....charlie

Charlie, the chambers are 3" and I was thinking the same thing...this gun could definitely reach out there.

I did order a letter today and will share what I find out.

I was betting this was a 3 inch gun....you scored a winner with those 3 inch chambers and a beefed up stock to take heavy loads and chokes that some of us only dream of...a keeper for sure.....charlie

I wanted to update this thread with information from the research letter, thanks Chuck!

A few changes over the past 100 years. It was ordered in 1923 as a 34" VHE with the trap forend, no mention of the person/place it was ordered from unfortunately. It is listed as have 2 5/8" chambers which have been lengthened to 3", I am okay with that.

Here are the stock dimensions from the letter, LOP 14 3/4", which is now 14 1/4 with a recoil pad(a better LOP for me...). I am not sure if it would have had a recoil pad when new. The other dimensions are listed as DOC - 1 1/2" and DOH - 2"

This is such a nice gun I look forward to using it.

Jay, I have a 34" VH similar to yours .It has become my go to clays gun. Mine was made in 1913 and has had at least 3 stocks on it. The stock measures 14 15/16 - 1 9/16 -1 3/4, high for me but gun shoots flat for me and works great for clays. It comes in at 8' 4" with chokes of .036 & .030.