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Unread 11-27-2019, 09:35 PM   #54
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Originally Posted by keavin nelson View Post
Well, it starts with the first Parker bought by Dad for me in a Farmville, Va. hardware store when I was 14, which I still have. I think he paid $45 for it! And I still shoot it once in awhile. After that have added 3 DHs, 3 GH, one a 16 ga GHE, one 16Ga O frame P, Two more 12 Ga Ps, 3 16Ga. VH, one 12 ga hammer, one 12 Ga D grade hammer gun, an assortment (4) of Foxes 12s and 16s, 4 LC Smith including a 20 Ga. FW, a sweet Belgium 16ga made for a Boston dealer, a Ithaca SKB Mod 100 12, a Browning BPR 12 g w/three barrels, an Ithaca 16 ga Mod 37 that I shot my first grouse with at 12.
But in the end the Parkers are the favorite of all.
Keavin, What a great collection! Just curious, as a native Virginian once having relatives in Farmville, are you from the area? Do you recall the name of the hardware store?
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