The first time I ever fired a Parker was over 45 years ago. It was a Parker Trojan in 12 gauge I was borrowing from a close friend to use hunting. I was in my very early teens and had only been hunting once or twice before with a single shot 20 ga. Being it was the first double I was going to shoot he suggested that I test fire it to get the feel of it before I went hunting. We went out to a vacant field and he gave me a pair of green Remington paper shells and I loaded the gun. So I asked him what I should shoot. He suggested hitting that sparrow flying straight away. So I threw the gun to my shoulder and, not knowing any better, placed two fingers in the triggerguard. After the shot(s) I found myself sitting on the ground, legs out straight, still with the shotgun to my shoulder. To say I was suprised is an understatement but trying to remain somewhat composed, I asked him if I got the bird. After about 15 seconds, he was able to breathe again from laughing so hard to say that he was so suprised to see me going backward that he didn't see the bird.
All of my SXS guns are double trigger guns but I learned a long time ago to use just one finger inside the trigger guard.
Jack Kuzepski
|