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Originally Posted by jeffkinser
Hey everyone,
I am looking to get my first Parker for my collection. Hopefully one of many!
I am near Atlanta, GA...
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You've gotten a lot of good advice here. I can share with you how I went about acquiring mine in December.
I spent three years looking for a gun online and at guns shops for what I thought was a good deal. Hopefully it doesn't take you that long. I would go to gun shops and gun shows where I could hold them and get a feel for their dimension, balance and pricing. Every time I held one or inquired about them, I got a little more knowledge about the guns from just talking to the sellers. The internet will help you with pricing but for me nothing can replace actually holding the gun and knowing where it had been prior. The Southern sounds like the best place to do just that.
I was at Chuck's in Buckhead over Christmas and bought a flat of RST shells from them. I saw several Parker's there and you could handle them before you head up to Sanford. They were very knowledgeable and helpful but I already had my gun at that point. We actually measured the bores while I was there. It is a rewarding feeling to see others handle your gun with the same care and reverence as you do.
You'll learn so much from this discussion board. I've gone through almost all the pages in the Discussion board looking for articles of interest. I wish I knew about this site much sooner than I did. I would have joined before I bought my Parker. It is not obligatory for you to have a Parker to join.
Good luck to you on your search and I hope you enjoy the hours long conversations you will have with other enthusiasts about Parkers. I had so many that my wife considered it an obsession.
As I was told, we don't really purchase these guns, we just hold onto them for the next person.