View Single Post
Unread 12-09-2012, 01:31 PM   #3
Member
Bruce Day
PGCA Lifetime
Member
 
Bruce Day's Avatar

Member Info
 
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 4,995
Thanks: 554
Thanked 15,698 Times in 2,676 Posts

Default

Gary, for your comparision this CHE may be of interest. Its a few years later than yours and is as built originally except that it went back to Parker to have the safety added. Also, I replaced the hardened and brittle recoil pad with a new leather faced Silver's. This configuration was popular at the time for targets. Sometimes they are called "live bird guns" but they were used on targets of all forms; birds, clay disks, glass balls, bituminous formed balls, etc. This one has a 2" DAH, 1 1/2" DAC. Some people complain about Parkers "all" having excessive drop. Some do , some don't.

Original charcoal case colors. Original splinter forend. It was patterned when made with nitro ( smokeless) powder at 1 1/8oz at 3 drams equivalent, which runs out to about 1200 fps, which is the same load I use today from Federal, Remington, etc. Chokes are .035 and .040, so you can pick off one side or the other of a clay target with the tight barrel. I expect yours would have much the same characteristics unless altered.

Enjoy and treasure your new Parker.
Attached Images
File Type: jpg CHE12B 002.jpg (497.1 KB, 1 views)
File Type: jpg CHE12B 003.jpg (491.1 KB, 1 views)
File Type: jpg CHE12B 004.jpg (499.3 KB, 1 views)
File Type: jpg CHE12B 005.jpg (502.2 KB, 1 views)
File Type: jpg CHE12B 006.jpg (506.7 KB, 1 views)
File Type: jpg CHE12B 007.jpg (502.7 KB, 1 views)
File Type: jpg CHE12B 008.jpg (522.5 KB, 1 views)
File Type: jpg CHE12B 009.jpg (496.8 KB, 1 views)
File Type: jpg CHE12B 010.jpg (497.2 KB, 1 views)
File Type: jpg CHE12B 011.jpg (498.4 KB, 1 views)
Bruce Day is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following 8 Users Say Thank You to Bruce Day For Your Post: