My first Parker & First Post
Hello all. This is my first post on this forum. I acquired my first Parker on Tuesday and hope that some of you might lend some guidance and opinions.
It is 12 gauge PH, with extractors and the barrels are Parker Steel. The serial number is, 214611. The overall cosmetic condition is farly worn, with the barrels going to mostly gray and the receiver is completely white, but the engraving is still strong. There are no dents and the bores are mirror bright. Though it has probably made many trips into the field, I think it still looks great.
The gun is tight and it broke 20 of 25 birds, today, at the range. "I" missed the other five. That's the good news.
Now, the bad news. The stock appears to have been replaced at one time. There is an aged, but still pliable Pachmayr recoil pad, that was carefully installed with two white and one black, thin spacers. The forend is original.
The stock has no checkering and I have never seen a Parker without it. I swapped a few military rifles to get this gun and I probably have $1000.00 invested.
My dilemma is, do I replace the stock and if so, where do I find one? The grain in the wood is just OK and not really consistent with what I have seen on other Parkers.
Thanks in advance for any help and advice.
Don
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