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Nothing quite like blooding a gun on your first outing with it... and nothing but beauty in that photo -- natural and man made.
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12-22-2019, 06:50 PM | #4 | ||||||
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The gun is a CHE with 30" Bernard barrels. It is choked full and extra full. It has 2 5/8" chambers. Serial # is 140767. It has great shooting dimensions, with lop at 14 1/4" and dah at 2 1/4". It is on a 2 frame.
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12-22-2019, 08:45 PM | #5 | ||||||
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Makes me want to smoke a fine imported cigar.......Thanks, Jeff!
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12-22-2019, 09:04 PM | #6 | ||||||
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Nothing like late season mallards and a Parker to bring them out of the sky. What loads were you using?
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12-22-2019, 09:43 PM | #7 | ||||||
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I was shooting some of the old Bismuth Company Upland Game Loads in #4 and some
Eley VIP Bismuth shells with fiber wads in #4. Several years ago I bought ten boxes of the eley's on double gun shop. I bought half of what the gentleman had. I am kicking myself for not buy the rest, as I am down to three boxes left. |
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12-23-2019, 10:47 AM | #8 | ||||||
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Beautiful gun Jeff - that must be one of the very latest Parker Grade 4 guns made with Bernard barrels.
I especially like the border engraving! .
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12-23-2019, 01:59 PM | #9 | ||||||
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good hunt and a fine gun also makes me want a fine cigar i aint had the urge in lots of years...charlie
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12-23-2019, 04:30 PM | #10 | ||||||
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I always go back and forth on what the best size is for bismuth shot duck hunting and it seems like when you hit them with #4 you have a hard hit duck that's likely dead and not one your chasing around the slough. At longer ranges, 40+ yards, which are typically what mallards are at #5 and #6 just don't seem to have the knock down power.
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