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Unread 05-06-2022, 08:21 AM   #17
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Originally Posted by Dean Romig View Post
However, there are many examples of Parkers that were choked “cylinder” from the factory where there is actually bore constriction of up to .005” or even .007” at the muzzle. I feel certain that this was done to get an acceptable pellet count.




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I concur with you, Dean.
I have lettered Parkers with recorded cylinder bores with .004 constriction. If you define cylinder by its pattern (50%) and you need slight constriction to achieve that…
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