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Welcome Pete
if its a gun with only normal handling marks, i would not worry about any restoration, that is for well worn guns that need work to save them. Honest wear, especially on a family piece is memories not damage. If you could post some pictures, you could get a gun specific answer
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01-26-2015, 05:19 PM | #4 | ||||||
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Love shooting the relics!
I have no intention of any restoration whatsoever. The research committee letter advised me this was shipped with a trap forend and vented rib. I should have been more precise in my question. Should this shotgun be safe to shoot with modern light trap loads? It is marked 2 3/4" and appears to be tightly choked.
I'm a shooter, not a collector and I've no room in safe my for guns I can not or will not shoot. I've been shooting trap wed. nights after work and want to see a 75+ year old gun and 50+ year old body go against my friend's 21 year old son. I have a Winchester model 64 that came from the same uncle and safely shoots modern 30 wcf ammo. Just wanting to know if I can do the same with the parker or will it go to my grand daughter when she's born in the spring. Pete |
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01-26-2015, 06:17 PM | #5 | ||||||
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Hi Peter,
Your heirloom Parker was made to shoot modern loads and you'll do fine with anything but magnum or 3" ammo. You don't need to shoot heavy loads either - the chokes will take care of everything as long as you do your part. We'd love to see pictures of this special gun - please post some up so we all can drool. What is the barrel length? What are the choke markings on the barrel flats, if any? |
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01-27-2015, 12:10 AM | #6 | ||||||
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Thank you all for your replies. Unfortunately, my wife has the camera so no pictures at this time. The gun has 28" barrels and there are no choke markings.
I will post a picture here in the near future. Now, to see if I can do my part and bust some clays with it. Pete |
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02-22-2015, 12:33 PM | #7 | ||||||
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02-22-2015, 01:24 PM | #8 | ||||||
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WOW Pete! What a wonderful Remington era Parker! Many of us here would give our right arm and our eye teeth to have such a fine gun.
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02-23-2015, 10:53 AM | #9 | ||||||
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Beautiful gun! Enjoyed seeing it!
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03-02-2015, 12:53 PM | #10 | ||||||
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Maybe you could show us pictures with the vent rib showing. That is a rare option on small gauge Parkers and adds thousands of dollars to the value. Pictures of the butt end of the stock would be interesting also.
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