GUN SHOW SATURDAY
Went to the Washington, Pa gun show this weekend and had the great pleasure of meeting Brushbuster, alias Russ Jackson. The show was packed, but after we sat around and shot the bull for a while, the crowd thinned out and we were able to get thru the buildings. Now I must tell you, the picture of Russ in his avatar does not do him justice--he has lost 65 lbs since that photo and now looks like he could run up and down those SW Pa mountains--grouse beware.
There were few doubles at the show and even fewer Parkers. Im still debating about a 16 Trojan--the frame had been blued and it had a fairly significant dent in the left barrel. I was also concerned that the barrels may also have been hot blued and possibly cause future rib problems. I do know how to get a hold of the seller and if I can get the gun for the right price, I think it could make a good shooter( after taking care of the dent).
What first appeared to be a Parker from a distance, turned out to be a Sterlingworth Pin gun,52xxx. It had 28" IC/m 4 wt barrels(Fox's lightest),14.5 LOP, still had some cc left. Dont know why, but the gun came home with me--I am not a 12 ga. guy but it was a pretty nice gun and would be great on Pheasants.
It was fun meeting another Parkerphile, and hope we can get together and bust some clays. Russ, keep in touch.
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