Sporting Clays
 

So I shot a round of sporting clays today with the Parker. I did reasonably well with it. One of the throwers said it was the only side by side there. Interesting. Anyone shoot sporting clays with a Parker?

Yep,sure do and it is a 32" G with Damascus barrels.Shoot 7.5s in lite loads.
Won class and trophy silver buckle in Texas state SXS shoot in July..78 score.
Finally found a Parker that has my needed DAH....Bill

I don't keep score, though I broke at least one target from each station.

I don't keep score, though I broke at least one target from each station. It's a Trojan 20 gauge with 26 (?) inch tubes

Where did you shoot Christopher? In CT? Larry Frey and his wife Debbie and I shot sporting today at Wallingford Rod and Gun.

I was out yesterday with my newly restocked 16ga lifter and I did better than I thought I would. They had a NSCA/FSCA shoot so they were using the Blue course. The Green course was flooded so I had to shot the Red course. Holy crap do they move fast in the Red course. A couple of station I did'nt eve get close to the clays. Back to the Blue course for me.
I always turn heads with my girls. Yesterday two guys couldn't believe the age of my hammer guns at 135 and 127 years. They wanted to know if they still work..

Shot sporting clays today, took some handloaded BP shells for the 1 frame 12. Boy does that get the people talking. I saw the improvment in powders today. That BP cost me several targets but sure was fun. One of the locals insulted my gun by calling it a parker hale. I set him straight of course. Shot a vhe20-vhe 16 and hammer 12. What a great day. Dave

I've used a 32" VHE and a 30" GHE. Little question that I shoot an Over/under better, but didn't embarras myself. Lots of comments and lots of fun.

That's all I use. Parker's can break clays with the best of the P, B, and K crowd. Go to the Vintagers or the Southern and see what they can do.

Cleaning the black powder residue out of them old twist barrels is enough to make me start drinking.

Ya I shoot my Parker at the skeet range fairly often. My parker shoots a 43/50 average destroying clays But I defiantly have to agree sxs's are a rarity at the clay range, most clay shooters use semi's or over unders. But probaly the most well seasoned shooters are the wones who shoot sidebysides, my shooting buddy shoots an old lefever 12 gauge and oviously the Parker is the king. But other than me and my buddy their are only a handful of side-by-side shooters.

PS If anyone of you guys shoot a Parker hammer gun at thunder mountain skeet range(nj) I wanna put a face to the legend.

always run a lite load smokeless thru her for the last shot .. then shes easyily cleaned... charlie

That's exactly where I was, with my brother and my parents! :whistle:

Sorry we didn't get a chance to meet Christopher...

Next time! I believe there's another in September

I shoot either my DHE 16, with 30" tubes, or my 28" BHE12. The BHE is more open, but I can do equally well (or poorly, depending on one's perspective) with either. The 16 (1 frame ) gets hotter, but I pour a little cold water down each tube once or twice through the 100 round course.

:rotf: With the gun open or closed....:rotf:

:rotf: reminds me of last time I shot skeet. My dad dug up some old shells (11-30-97 was the date they were reloaded) and since my grandfather's 20 gauge loader hangs powder half the shells weren't powerful enough to get the wads out of the barrels. The rest were painful to shoot

Down the breech end ya big dumass. Man, this is gonna be a long car ride.

You betcha Edgar.....You betcha........:whistle: Earplugs?

Dave,
Those loads are beautiful. Almost a shame to shoot them. I don't care if they are 2", 2 1/2" or 2 3/4" the 3/4oz 12ga is simply an amazing performer. RST has developed a 3/4oz. load and Morris Baker has told me that he can't find a target that they won't break.

If I do all the driving, it's only because I'm deaf as a stone in my right ear.

Edgar you are using fresh water in the tubes arn't you? No recycleing:nono:
All I shoot are Parkers anymore:bowdown: I shot Gunners gun Saturday but we wern't getting along very well that day. I think the night befor had a lot to do with my poor performance.

Winter skeet league will see me with several Parkers both hammer guns and hammerless. The beretta 687 EELL tube set is up for sale:)

Ya, I did that once... involuntarily... while duck hunting in water over my head... :shock:

Chris, please join us in late September at Addieville East Farms in Mapleville RI for the annual Vintage Cup where virtually everyone will be shooting SXS guns.

Yes Rich. I only use Poland Springs water in my guns. First time I saw it being done, I was a little skeptical, but as it was being done by a guy who has more years in the gun business than most, and all top shelf stuff, I figured it couldn't hurt (and doesn't).
Though not often, I've shot either SC or trap with my W&C Scott and that gets too hot to handle after 12-15 shots, even with a leather fore end extension.

I'll definitely see what's going on for that. If you've got the dates that would be great. Maybe I'll get my license by then :eek:


My Parker stays nice and cool actually. My dad's CZ gets hot after 10 rounds. It's a hell of a bird gun. Light, fast, shoots where you point it

Sporting Claysq
 

Yes, I shoot Sporting Clays with a Parker Hammer G grade and also my
Wm Cashmore Hammergun, 32 in bbls. WOn Side x Side State in 2011 with it and 1st AA Side x Side at the Nationals. Not a handicap , I don't believe.

I shoot sporting clays with Parkers all the time. I see very few others shooting side by sides, let alone Parkers.

Most guys were shooting their duck guns. I saw several 1100s

It may be cheating to use my 10 gauge on clays, but it sure is fun

Mills don't worry about using the big 10 on clays. I shoot with someone who uses one all the time:eek:

And they aren't bruised?

I usa a AAHE 12 ga and shoot #8 supr trap Winchester AA shells in it. The old girl keeps up with the Perazzis. I shoot it at trap and skeet as well, but the chokes are a little tight for skeet.

Ah, but that's the fun part Jim. Little balls of smoke hanging in the air so you can appreciate you handiwork. I shoot every gun I own at clays, skeet and trap from 28ga to 12ga. Never the same gun two days in a row. But I'd have to say my favorite, and the one I shoot the best, is the 32" 20ga. DHE that I bought from you and Jerry up at Sandanona a few years back. Thanks and good luck with all you have to deal with.

I see all you guys have really long barrels. Why's that? Mine has maybe 26 inch barrels. My Browning has a 28 or 30 inch pipe, but 34"? I bet you never stop your swing :rotf:

I shoot about 10 different guns at SC 5 of which are Parker's and i like a side by side at least half the time. Favorites are a 20 ga VH and 28ga repro.
They do get hot but not as much as a round of skeet with just two guys moving right along. I prefer a glove on the forearm hand vs. those sleeves some use.
While on the subject I usually don't fret on how hot they get and never saw any get too hot that something happened. I have heard of rounds cooking off but never saw it. Anyone have problems in this regard?

I never have, though I guess that's the perk of shooting with a bunch of people. It cools off between stations. All game guns, in my experience, get really hot. My dad has a 50 year old Stoeger 28 that gets hot through the forend.

What else would anyone in their right mind use but a SxS. Your two eyes are horizontal [except for Rich after a hard night] , the same as a Parker so it only makes sense.

You are talking to the choir. Even my wife is switching to side by sides after avoiding them for years