#1 it means it was factory tested with shells of approximately twice the pressure of shells it was designed to shoot. But in no way should you ever shoot anything heavier than the gun was designed to shoot.
#2 Those 2 screws hold the forend iron to the wood. If they spin freely the wood has been stripped by overtightening the screws.
#3 A lot of people like to drop the “hammers” on snap caps but that is entirely unnecessary. You can drop the hammers if you want to but you don’t need to use snap caps. Parker even stated on hang tags and sales brochures that it will do no harm to dry fire the gun.
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George King, "That's Ruff", 2010 - a timeless classic.
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