FINALLY GOT TO SHOOT MY HAMMER GUN!!

Joe Mason · 02-28-2010, 11:09 PM

My RTS order showed up on my doorstep friday, 12g 2 3/4 "pheasant" 1 1/4oz #6's for my 1891 #1 frame 12g hammer gun.. and 2 1/2" paper 7/8oz #6's to feed my ($235) 20g (1912 first year sterlingworth 20g 26" ic/mod)

i picked up 24 turkey patterning targets saturday morning and headed out to the range right after work.... the 12g shot like a dream and is going to turn the lights out on any gobbler that gets within 25 yards of the buisiness end of it... never had a good time patterning a gun before this one.... thanks to all you guys that helped with all my questions.. now if anybody could get spring to show up faster????

Harry Collins · 03-02-2010, 07:32 AM

Joe,

Nothing to hunt here either! I'm getting tired of looking at the walls, but I can always clean the basement. Scary thought of finding what I could not and have aleady replaced. RST's are indeed a pleasure to shoot. I reload and can match RST's velocity and pressure which should match recoil, but I can not do it. They have the softest shooting shells I have ever run through a shotgun barrel. Good luck when Spring rolls around....

Harry

Brush Buster · 03-02-2010, 09:57 AM

I like the RST's also ,about all I shoot any more ! Harry there is nothing in season here either ,Two of my local buddies ,myself and their two boys ,planned a nice Preserve hunt ,at Mt. Hope Game Farms ,here in Pa. ,Never got as far as confirming the date ,we got about two feet of snow about a month ago ,and it hasn't let up yet ,too deep to even consider the hunt at this point ! None of these guys own a Parker ,maybe I should set them all up with a gun for the hunt when it does take place ,and get a few more " Parker Junkies " on board !!

Harry Collins · 03-03-2010, 07:17 AM

Russ,

I too was going to do a little preserve quail. The weather turned and we were covered in snow. We are having a thaw and most of the snow has melted, but I find myself with nursing duty. My shooting buddy has his grandfathers Parker two barrel set and won't shoot it because he requires a very straight gun. He has been looking for a nice side by side and I recomended he restock his Parker. Oh well!!

Harry

Brush Buster · 03-03-2010, 10:39 AM

Good Morning Harry ,Just getting back to my computer for a few minutes ,We are still hoping to get the hunt in ,we have until mid April ,hopefully the snow will be gone by then !

,We have really had an unusual amount of snow for our area this winter ,I believe we have broken all kinds of records for snow fall ! I will be glad when its gone ! Russ