I picked up the DHE pigeon gun yesterday. As I had predicted, it is a "safety delete" with a safety installed aftermarket and a small "S" stamped ahead of the non Parker replacement safety slide. Returning the gun to "no safety" status will be a pretty simple job for an engraver. As you can tell by the gunsinternational ad, it is a flat rib gun with ball grip. I will run the bore gauge through it later. OK, here it is. The bores are a very uniform .740 with .042 choke in both barrels. The bores are probably cleaned up a bit to get that fat, but the PGCA letter may lay the blame on Parker Brothers. They should shoot just fine with 42 thousandths of choke. I can't wait to get this old soldier out to the range, or maybe the pigeon ring.
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