Eight bore Parkers
 

Lightest weight one anyone is aware of?

Smallest frame size they were made in?

Any made with chambers smaller than 3 1/4 or was this considered standard chambers for Parker?

For hammer and hammerless guns. Thanks guys.

the 3 1/4 inch length was the standard chamber for most gunmakers..i would say that 3 1/4 was the standard for parkers as well but some 8 ga were made in length of up to 4 1/4 length i have a old 8 ga with 4 inch chambers...the 8 ga shells were made in several lengths i have a brass hull that is 3 3/4 inches...as for the lightest 8 ga i have ever heard of is owned by a guy here on the parker site maybe he will chime in and tell its weight..also the smallest frame size i ve heard of in a parker was a 5 frame....charlie....

Largest i have seen is the 7 frame. Most common size an 8 will be on is the 6. The heaviest weights i have encountered, in the few i have seen, were in the 16 to 17 lb. range.

My DH Grade, the only 30" eight in the PGCA research files, weighs just over ten pounds. I would assume it is the lightest original eight out there. Hammerless eights were made on the #6 frame, top lever hammer eights were made on #7 frames. There is the occasional #5 frame, but I think they were all early lifters.

A 10# 8g would be nice!

I am aware of one 32" #5 frame d grade top lever gun.

She has great balance and feel.

I assume a #4 frame would be way too small at the breach ball areas to establish a safe OD for an eight.

Thanks for the info guys.

Never say never Doc. We know of a 1 frame 10 bore.

Yeah, John, the 30" ten pound eight gauge is a treat, but too short for you. We would establish the #4 frame eight gauge feasibility with calipers and machinist's scales. In my opinion, it can be done. Remember, John, they are hammer guns.

Mr Murphy,

It would be interesting to draft it out and see.

IMO a 11 1/2 to 12 lb 34" eight bore would be the ideal combo for me.

Who knows what might be out there.

Your 30" gun sounds like a really interesting piece.

Before you guys get off the deep end, don't forget that one of the joys of shooting an 8 ga. Parker is the heft that comes along with it. Just like a 28ga should be light and small, an 8 ga. should make you aware from the moment you pick it up that you are wrapping your arms around Big Bertha.