The first Parker I ever shot - in fact the first SXS I ever shot was a 12-gauge Trojan with Mod and Full chokes... that was back around '61 and I had it in my posession for about 6 or 7 years. I shot all kinds of upland game with it with 2 3/4" shells, all hunting loads. I eventually grew into that gun but it had been letting me know that I was too small for it.
I never measured the chambers but suspect 167347 being a 1914 12 gauge it had 2 1/2" or 2 9/16" chambers.... not that at that tender age if 13 I ever knew to consider the chamber length.
Never a problem shooting 2 3/4" duck and pheasant loads with it.
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"I'm a Setter man.
Not because I think they're better than the other breeds,
but because I'm a romantic - stuck on tradition - and to me, a Setter just "belongs" in the grouse picture."
George King, "That's Ruff", 2010 - a timeless classic.
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