3 frame 12 gauges
 

So I almost bought myself a 10ga Dam parker today but sadly my finances got in the way, so I will have to wait and save longer. During my research, I have become interested in the heft of the 3 frame 12ga. Hopefully I haven't set myself up for some crazy expensive rare bird of the parker world. A 12ga 3 frame with Damascus barrels sounds like it would be a lot of fun to shoot.

I've got a 12 gauge DHE on a #3 frame, fluid steel barrels though. It's the finest duck gun I've ever owned and shoots as far as I'm capable of holding true. I highly recommend one, if you can find one, they are kinda scarce. I got lucky......

Destry

I am building a 3 frame 12g hammer gun now myself. Well, it is being build using sleeved 10g barrels.
For waterfowl, a 3 frame 12g is great. And they are wonderful to shoot due to the reduced recoil.
Yes, they are far less common than 10g guns or 2 frame 12s. But they are out there.

I (think) I have found #3 frame 12 gauge hammer guns even harder to find than #3 frame 12 gauge hammerless guns. What is the experience of other posters?

How's the project coming Brian? Will you have her ready for the ducks in a couple months?

DLH

How many projects are you building Brian? Between the CH you won't sell me :) and the 20ga and this one, how do you have time to actually earn any money with all the projects :)

I've never seen a #3 frame 12 gauge hammergun other than pictures of one on this board. However, I have two hammerless #3 frame 12s.

I have a hammerless 3 frame 12 which I like very much. The wall thickness on these barrels tells the story

Anyone have a #3 frame hammer gun? Ed Blake alludes to one pictured on this forum, but I don't know how to find it. Austin Hogan's favorite shooting hammer gun is a #3 frame 12, made way out of sequence for lifters at serial number 104,043.

A 3 Frame 12 ga. is what we call a sporting clays gun.