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Unread 09-19-2026, 07:41 AM   #2
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Originally Posted by Dean Romig View Post
We've heard of those chokes Frank but Parker never stamped choke constrictions on their barrels until well into the Remington/Ilion era when Remington was producing their own Parker barrels in the Ilion factory in New York. At that point they were stamping the barrels with the actual choke designation, e.g. FULL, MOD, SKEET IN, SKEET OUT, etc.... never 3 for 3/4 choke.

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Just to confirm, I am happy with this new VHE/12g/32"/DT/straight grip acquisition. It's a high condition gun and with nice higher stock dimensions; and I'm not trying to convince anyone it is something it is not.

I posted here asking what 3's stamped on both barrel flats might indicate on this 208000's Parker (1924). And I later confirmed the chambers are factory length at 2-5/8" and were not lengthened to 3-inch. I also proposed a theory that a 3 stamped on each flat might have been done to indicate 3/4 choke (Improved- Mod) which in fact both chokes do measure at 28 and 30 points of constriction.

With all that in mind Dean's reply citing Remington era choke markings doesn't add any value. My question to Parker experts was and is, what might the 3's indicate on a 1924 gun? And I ask that any future replies focus on that question, and not to get replies with a sermonette that doesn't pertain or add value.
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