Well here's what I think. I have a VH 12 ga 1&1/2 frame 26in not exactly choked mod and full 3in drop. It is light and quick. I am 5ft 6in tall. Of all the guns I have shot and hunted over the years and that is a lot this gun has kept me happier than any I have ever shot. It is still very tight even though it has been hunted hard and I think regularly since 1914. It is totally honest no rust no cracks even the forearm is almost smooth.In Georgia bushes and dove fields I hit better with it than anything I have ever used. I think the 3in drop at heel and the chokes are the secret. I do wonder what is going on inside the tubes as it kills close as well as far. The wood is better than I usually see on Parkers here more like a G or D grade. So if satisfaction is what you are looking for and you find one that does that for you. then go for it. One more thing the screws appear to have never been turned. That being said 98 years is a long time to go without needing repairs
or cleaned inside. To me that is Quality. JMHO. One thing I have noticed on the G grades that I have seen here in the South they almost always seem to have more case color even if they are worn out and almost all are. I seldom see a Parker around here and many people have never even heard of them. Gerald.
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