WELL, Jack C. - I can't tell you how grateful I am to you, and all the nice people who have
offered their help and much needed info. about my cherished Trojan. Thank you.
My Grandfather,my Dad, and all my Uncles and Cousins were hunters from Michigan!
Needless to say, I was a Hunter/Fisherman and later, FLORIDA STATE SKEET HOA-CHAMP
in 1989. I love Skeet Shootin', mostly gunned with a K-80/o-u/carrier bbl./w/4 Briley Tubes. Custom engraved gold trigger, and Gold inlays-Ported Tubes/single trig.
28"bbls.- truly, a thing to behold-moreover...to shoot.
We hunted almost everything in Mich.'s multi-bag game list. Including Bear/Bow. Scary.
Most of the family were Deer & Pheasant hunters. I loved "Pat"(partridge) hunting with my
dogs. I had English Setters/Springer/ 1 meat-hound/ and 2 Field & Obedience Champions!
They were the best- they could do everything! One was field "hand signaled", the other
would follow him.
Well, a strange turn-about happened me into this 30"PARKER W/DBL.TRIG./AND EJECTORS. My girlfriend of 10 Y's. happened to have a real gentleman Dad. He hunted, and
accomplished many things in his 86 yrs., including "The Big 5"! We were great Friends,as he only had the 2 girls, I became the Son he never had. He went to "The relay good Happy
Hunting Grounds" recently. I'll miss him dearly. Thereby came, in a most thrilling, but odd
"inheritance" unexpected! And, my honey said,"I don't know why you two make such a fuss over this old gun...it's not even shiny!"
I'm working on getting some pictures done, but I'm planning to take a ride with this
symbol of my family's time range- 88 Y's. ago it was made - and now the right "NIMROD"
owns it. And I guarantee you....I can shoot it!
P.S. No metal damage- wood is beat up like it went thru the brambles & back- no cracks,
but a few gouges - Forearm is perfect- side breach is silver-I think from ware/not sanded-yes the top lever is slightly askew/rt. - bores are shiny perfect - no pitting anywhere -
yes, pistol grip, nice and thin, i.e.I have a small hand - screws are slightly off horizontal
and under slung screws are pointing at 12 o'clock at 1/Th up- the action is tight and no way does anything wiggle. WHAT'S AN "SN"? AND, WE WERE POOR FACTORY WORKERS-
and I do everything with good ethics, proud integrity, and don't shoot "HENS"!
Gentleman Hunters never Cheat...and Cheaters never win!
God Bless! DON DABRO
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