I should have been more clear. Speaking strictly about Parkers, I've seen references to those with manual safeties, which I assumed to be safeties that do not reset automatically when the gun is opened for loading. Then I've seen mentioned references to Parker skeet guns that had no safeties at all. Then of course I know that most have safeties that reset automatically when the gun is opened for loading.
Let's stick to parkers with automatic-resetting safeties and parkers with manually reset safeties. Did Parker make their guns only with manual safeties first and then advance to automatically resetting safeties as an improvement? Or was it always an option that the buyer could choose one or the other? Model specific or grade specific option?
I've hunted with shotguns that have manually reset safeties and I always thought it was dangerous, particularly in the hands of a new hunter.
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