Hello from Chapel Hill, NC.
I am new to side-by side shotguns and really new to Parker Brothers as I just got my first a couple of months ago.
I have been shooting rifles my whole life. I had always wanted to try trap and skeet and later sporting clays for a long time. I finally tried sporting clays last year and instantly became obsessed with it. Yes, shooting long distance and punching holes in paper is fun - but - hitting moving clay targets is a BLAST!!!
A good friend let me shoot his (not sure I should say here) hammer 1899 side-by-side on a clays course one Sunday afternoon. I immediately fell in love with it and eventually bought it. The history of and holding a 100-year-old gun is magical to me. Shot it at the Southern Side by Side this past spring and have such an appreciation for these old guns. I love these old side by sides.
I wanted a 10 gauge to shoot in the side by side big-bore events. To be honest, I really just wanted another old side by side. Told my friend what I was looking for and he brought me a Parker Brothers 10 ga “under lift” hammer with 30” barrels to try – what I was looking for along with matching numbers and at least 100 years old. I really wanted Damascus barrels after passing one up at the Southern SxS in the spring. But, after shooting this one, it is one of the most amazing guns I have ever shot. I so enjoy this old hammer side by side. I just need to find components to reload so I can shoot it more!
