New member with a question
 

I just bought a 100 year old parker and very excited. I had my best gunsmith look at it and everything is great, however I am not familiar with how to purchase 2 1/2 shells. Could someone direct me to a site and the right size load? Also, I want 2 1/2 inch shells in South Dakota during pheasant season in late Ocotober. I live in the Boston area and not at all familiar with whether or not I can take ammunition with me on the plane. If anyone has any information on that, please let me know.

Thank you in advance.

RST and Polywad both make 2.5" shells

Charlie,

I moved your thread to the General Parker Discussion sub-forum so that it will receive more attention.

Mark

You can only take a small amount of ammo,with you and it's not worth the hassle. Ship your ammo the week before your trip to wherever you are staying. That's what we do and any extra we leave for the guide/lodge.

Tell us about your gun and the markings. There are many 100 year old Parkers that don't need specialized ammunition.

you can take 5kg of ammo per international rules in your baggage. It has to be in 'packaging intended for the transportation of ammunition'. That can be original boxes or the plastic shotshell boxes by mtm and others.

Better check with the airline, which will have another set of rules.
The last time I traveled by air with a shotgun, the ammo could not be in the same case as the firearm, the limit was 2 boxes, the bag must be hard sided, and lockable - I assume with a TSA approved and accessible lock.

What type of Parker is it? Grade? Type of barrels?

Charlie, where in the Boston area are you? I live in Andover.

Thank you for the ammo/air flight info. The gun was manufactured in 1913 as per the serial number. The barrels are special steel and the grade is GHE.