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Originally Posted by George Lander
I have been fortunate enough to acquire a ten gauge Parker hammergun SN 5473 in "like new" condition that was featured in a DGJ article, two eight gauge hammerguns: a James Beattie and a Joseph Braddell, and a four gauge hammergun by Edward M. Reilly in it's original trunk case. I really like the big bore guns.
Best Regards, George
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You sound kind of like a close friend of mine !
My friend pig hunts every year in Arkansas and his pig battery consists of three CZ550's in 375 H&H MAG for his "light rifle" , a 416 Rigby as his "medium gun" and finally a 505 Gibbs as his "dangerouse hog gun" . And believe me when I say this guy uses these !
Personally I topped out with the 416 REM MAG and in shotguns my old Ithaca MAG-10's with 2 1/4 ounce turkey loads were enough !
However after shooting my grandfathers W.C. quite a bit over the last couple years I wish to add a Parker 10 gauge hammerless to my "accumulation" and dare I venture to say possibly a hammerless Parker 8 gauge
To be honest I would find it quite satisfying to work up a decent smokeless buckshot load for a Parker 8 gauge and shoot some poor unsuspecting Virginia deer at 35 yards or less
