104 Year Old Parker 16 Gauge SxS

[John Krivda]

I occasional shoot skeet with my Parker.

The problem is I can no longer find 16 gauge, 2&1/2" shells.

I was getting them from Polywad in Georgia, but they are not responding or shipping shells for quite a while.

Any info as to where I can get shells would be appreciated.

Thank you.

[Michael Kitterman]

the only other one I know of is RST

[OH Osthaus]

Agreed - RST is the way to go

http://www.rstshells.com/store/m/3-16-Gauge.aspx

[Mills]

RST is the best

[edgarspencer]

unless things have changed, Kent, and Estate also had 2 1/2"

[6pt-Sika]

I use 2 3/4” in all mine even the 130 year old hammer 16 .

[John Krivda]

Thanks all of you guys for replying.

I thought Polywad was the only low pressure shell manufacturer.

Don't know what's happened to Polywad.

Thanks again, Happy guy who can again shot the Parker Brothers Shotgun!!!

[Setter Man]

Originally Posted by John Krivda

Thanks all of you guys for replying.

I thought Polywad was the only low pressure shell manufacturer.

Don't know what's happened to Polywad.

Thanks again, Happy guy who can again shot the Parker Brothers Shotgun!!!

Last box of Polywad I shot had a dud. Primer pushed the wad and shot cup 1/2 up the right barrel. I pulled the front trigger, bird didn’t drop so I fired the second barrel. Didn’t notice the charge didn’t go off. Fortunately I didn’t flush another bird that day. Found the stuck wad and cup when I cleaned the gun the next day.

[John Allen]

The Remington Dove and Quail loads are actually 21/2" shells.The box is marked 23/4" but if you measure the shell the unfired length is 21/4" and the fired length is 21/2".They are fairly low pressure loads and work fine in short chambered 16s.You can buy them at your local gun store or Walmart.Our Walmart sells them for $7.79 per box.

[Foxgun]

Thanks John for that info! I buy those for my M21 but never would have thought to check length to use in older 16 ga. Hope you are doing well and found a good dove hunt somewhere. We had a good one in AZ, mostly mourning doves but I got one white wing that stayed around a bit too long, it’s buddies left to go south a few days before opening day after a cool front came through.