Patterning
 

A couple weeks or so back a newly acquired Parker DHE 12 bore arrived. The letter specified as follows: DAC 1 3/8", DAH 2". Special instructions were Silvers rubber butt, medium thick comb, 2" of pitch, no safety, trigger pull 3 pounds, 2 Lyman sights, and full choke. The price was $75 plus $10 for extra long barrels (34").

The gun now has 1 9/16" DAC and 1 3/4" DAH AND now sports a manual safety with a PB slide. The engraving used to disguise the slot is still visible under the slide. PB work, who knows? My concern was the where the darn thing was going to shoot as it felt and looked really high to me. I can see a lot of rib on this one so off to the patterning board we go. I shot it at 34 yards as 40 would have required me to get muddy. Using Fiocchi 1 oz of #8 with both bores at .040 constriction I was both pleased and surprised. Right bore was dead on as pictured with the left shooting the same pattern but shifted to the left about 4". Now if it ever quits raining we can try some clay targets.

Does it still have the thicker comb, and if so, how do you like it? I have three Parkers with the medium full comb. I don’t notice any difference except the wrists are thicker, and I do notice that in handling them.

That pattern would be difficult to fly out of!

Can you let me know what you use for the pattern board? Is it metal and do you repaint it between shots?
Thx

Yes Garry, it still sports the thicker comb. Wrist would be normal and not thicker. Can't say that I can tell any difference either with the fuller comb

No thanks Harry.

Pattern
 

Two things come to mind with that fantastic result. Those chokes are perfect and it really likes those Fiocchi shells. 1 ounce loads in a big heavy gun like that has to be a pleasure to shoot. What diameter was your disc, 30"? Thanks for letting us know about this Randy.

Frame size
 

Oh, and what's the frame on that gun?

With a gun stocked that high I have never had one to shoot flat. They're always way too high for me, too. I know how surprised you must've been. I cannot explain that, can you? When you're looking down on the rib I have found them to ALWAYS shoot high, sometimes VERY high.

But, first, congratulations. I'd be elated as I know you must be.

Yes Larry it's a 30" board and a 2 frame.