The Peoples Choice C grade!!
 

Gentlemen
We currently have about 20+ really nice C grades being displayed for the Peoples Choice voting at the annual meeting. If you have not already, please let me know if you are going to bring one. We have chosen three very nice prizes:
1st place being one of Galazan's trunk cases with a commemorative plague.
If you have yet to commit to attend,do it now!!
David

David, the barrels on my CH Bernard gun are 30", LOP is 14 1/4" over the original SKBP and the drop is 3" exactly.

(just thought you might need those measurements for my case :rolleyes:)

That does it. I don't need a plague, commemorative or otherwise.

:rotf:

How 'bout a pox then?

Bruce-

You better come to the meeting this year. This years People's Choice is right up your alley and I have a sneaking suspicion that you could display a couple of nice ones that collectors might enjoy...


Banquet tickets are still available! Dont forget to reach out to Dave Suponski to get your tickets now.

Everyone has seen my C's before, and all the experts want a high percentage of case colors. Some of mine, including the little 20ga damascus with wood duck engraving, are pretty much silver patinaed frame. Others, such as the 16 Bernard, already won the award a couple years ago and has been shown around. I have the last C in the records, but it is a Rem gun. Although it is a light 12 with straight grip and it is one of my favorites, I know some collectors don't like Rem guns. I have them from almost first to last, but I have nothing new and haven't seen anything so compelling in the last few years that I have to have it. I'm still looking for another small ga. Bernard but I'd have to arm wrestle Charlie for it if one of us found it.

Charlie has a 20ga CHE damascus and a 28ga CHE Acme that are absolutely smashing and would get my vote for best guns. I sent him a 12ga from 1927 that is new and only missing the box. That's where you want to be.

So, I'll probably come if you want high grade guns to fill the table, but mine have been shown around, don't need a Galazan case, and don't really buy, sell or trade anything. I have enough to fill the plague, famine, war and pestilence categories.

Bruce Day, novice apprentice collector third class.

I, for one, would like to see your Remington C and I know David has a Remington or two as well. And I like the Remington Parkers every bit as much as I like the Meriden Parkers.

Lt Col Day
It is not an option for you to not bring at least one of your great C grades!
I have only seen one of them and really like the Remington guns.Upon further consideration, a minimum of two is required and you are so ordered.
Dwyer
SSGT USMC
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Dean
That is the case I have ordered!
David

David,
Deb and I have decided to drive rather than fly so I will bring along a C for the display as well. Larry

I have a Remington Era parker that is a vhe 16 that is the prettiest V grade i have ever seen I would post pictures but i don t know how Thanks

I suppose I could have Eric bring the little CHE 16 Bernard with the roundaval (?sp) engraveing and the second set of 12ga Bernard bbls:cheers:

Ummm... doesn't the owner need to be present? Can I get a consensus here???

;)

In Andersons case...No he doesn't.......:rotf:

Why???.... What's more important that the Annual Meeting & Banquet???

Dean, Dean...Nothing is more important than the annual meeting! I was just concerned that there may not be enough amber liquid in Louisville and the surrounding area if Mr. Anderson attended.......:whistle:

Owner presence required? No way. One year in Ohio, the 28 gauge was the theme. A trusted friend could not attend. He asked if I could display his cased DHE 28 gauge, beavertail, vent rib gun. With some convincing, I agreed. That gun had not been handled by so many hands and cheeks in its seventy year life as it was that one evening. Yup, bring the gun, owner or not.

I just checked Mapquest and it's only 245.90 miles from Louisville to Lynchburg so a shortage of amber fluid might not be so much of a problem after all.

Bill, please bring that 28 ga. DHE to Louisville - not for the People's Choice but so that I too, can put one more loving cheekprint on it and pretend it could be mine.

Whats more important than the annual meeting???? Well I'm glad you asked Mr. Dean Romig...It's called BIRD SEASON! A meeting during the season:nono:
Furthermore ANY organization that promotes guns and their use in the great outdoors that schedules a meeting during BIRD SEASON should have their calenders confiscated as it's readily apparent they arn't checking them:shock:
You enjoy your little meeting and drooling over guns that A) Arn't yours and B) Should be out in the field not resting on a table. I will be in the coverts with my Parkers (and one Holland & Holland) along with my bird hunting buddy Gunner doing what should be done during bird season and thats hunting birds.

After I get done hunting birds I'll relax in the comfort of a lumpy chair or couch and enjoy a fine cigar, a wee dram (ok 4 fingers) of the finest from Lynchburg and scratch Gunners ears.:cheers:

What bird season is open in Michigan in September? Certainly not grouse or woodcock - so don't tell me pen raised birds are more important :nono:

Wish I could be there with you Richard..
Are you shooting the 4E any?
Bill:cheers:

Yes Dean, opening of grouse season is the 15th of Sept. Oh and I know Rich will not enjoy a fine cigar in a lumpy chair in his house unless his better half is gone for at least month.:rotf:

I'll be enjoying the fine cigar in Grouse camp either in the fine camp of our own Mr. Miles (Eric wouldn't know as he missed the season for the most part last year...oh and he goes to the meeting:nono:) or a camp in Grayling. Either way you enjoy your little meeting and I'll enjoy Grouse season:)

Bill I have been shooting the Ithaca. It needed a little trigger work done but I'll be using her again tomorrow. Its a fine gun and I'm enjoying shooting it.

One more thing there Deano If I had a choice of pen raised Pheasants or Quail for a weekend vs the meeting....well I just would hope the weather holds and I have enough shells:rotf:

Good Morning
It has just been decided that if you have not yet purchased your banquet ticket
and will bring a C grade to the Peoples Choice Awards ,you can purchase the ticket at the old price. What a deal!!!
David:usa::usa:

Cooking Bird in an EZBake Oven
 

Ahhh, for the cool days of fall. Came off the water at 11pm last night and the heat index was still around 100, which for Connecticut is highly unusual.

As to Birds in the field, problem is that I fear that if the heat does not break soon, every bird I find this fall will already look like it came out of a bucket of KFC. Our local weather man described it as another EZBake oven day.

As to the Annual, maybe. Would like to see all of those Grade 4s. Supposed to be doing some shooting in Ohio in September, but I think MD is en-route to Ohio. :whistle:

Wait until you guys see photos of the People's Choice 1st prize. It's absolutely outrageous!

Josh
What is her name?????
:rotf::rotf::rotf:

Prize
 

Her name is "Trixie Tremain" from New Orleans.

Nothing Fancy
 

I don't have anything very fancy and I'll just stick with the old A&F case.

Last C in the records
 

Light 12 ga, 1939.

those sure are some good lookin parkers... thanks bruce charlie

The wood on that last one is just breath taking.... to say the least!!

Thanks Bruce. I never tire of Robert Runge's engraving.

You are quite welcome. I have been very fortunate to find some nice Parkers over the years and still more fortunate to have great friends who have helped and guided along the way.
The little damascus 20 came from Jack Puglisi, and before that, from the long time collection of Bill Wheeler. Jack suggested we look at several guns and was very fair in pricing. Jack is missed.
The Rem Parker 12 came from Herschel Chadick, who could not have been more accurate and straightforward in his dealings with me.

Bruce
The second place prize in two cases of RST shells-your choice of what shells you want. Having shot with you, you can definitely use the shells for some practice!:rotf:
David

12ga
 

12ga

Is that a new acquisition Bruce?

Bruce
Nice! I really like that stock.
David

It does have some of the nicer Parker wood I have seen. Too bad it has a pad instead of the original skeleton butt. My guess a pad was put on sometime in the 1920's. I kept the old red and black sponge pad.

I obtained the gun about ten years ago from our British Columbia member Ron Granger.

This gun has a matching 16ga but I have never been able to find it.

16ga
 

One of two known. For the person who likes unusual details, this one is a 1910 gun but has the characteristics of one made about 1900, such as a thin comb nose and plain grip cap. Next, it has the 1905 soldered angled bolt plate without side channels.

All visible and hidden numbers match.

I am fortunate to own this gun and grateful to a long time friend for the opportunity.