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Unread 08-11-2014, 11:32 PM   #1
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So I almost bought myself a 10ga Dam parker today but sadly my finances got in the way, so I will have to wait and save longer. During my research, I have become interested in the heft of the 3 frame 12ga. Hopefully I haven't set myself up for some crazy expensive rare bird of the parker world. A 12ga 3 frame with Damascus barrels sounds like it would be a lot of fun to shoot.
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Unread 08-12-2014, 12:23 AM   #2
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I've got a 12 gauge DHE on a #3 frame, fluid steel barrels though. It's the finest duck gun I've ever owned and shoots as far as I'm capable of holding true. I highly recommend one, if you can find one, they are kinda scarce. I got lucky......

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I am building a 3 frame 12g hammer gun now myself. Well, it is being build using sleeved 10g barrels.
For waterfowl, a 3 frame 12g is great. And they are wonderful to shoot due to the reduced recoil.
Yes, they are far less common than 10g guns or 2 frame 12s. But they are out there.
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I (think) I have found #3 frame 12 gauge hammer guns even harder to find than #3 frame 12 gauge hammerless guns. What is the experience of other posters?
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How's the project coming Brian? Will you have her ready for the ducks in a couple months?

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How many projects are you building Brian? Between the CH you won't sell me and the 20ga and this one, how do you have time to actually earn any money with all the projects
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I've never seen a #3 frame 12 gauge hammergun other than pictures of one on this board. However, I have two hammerless #3 frame 12s.
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I have a hammerless 3 frame 12 which I like very much. The wall thickness on these barrels tells the story
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Anyone have a #3 frame hammer gun? Ed Blake alludes to one pictured on this forum, but I don't know how to find it. Austin Hogan's favorite shooting hammer gun is a #3 frame 12, made way out of sequence for lifters at serial number 104,043.
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A 3 Frame 12 ga. is what we call a sporting clays gun.
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