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If I were in the the market for a wee little gun, I would go for the beaver tail forearm.
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05-10-2022, 08:49 PM
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Both nice guns, though it seems V grade .410s haven't risen at the rate other grades/ gauges have. I will confess to having sold the two my dad had, in favor of 28s, and it seemed I never really found much use for them apart from the novelty. I sold them some 20 years ago and got nearly what these are being listed at. Maybe I was just lucky, but would have thought they would have kept pace with 28s. Trends and whims, I guess.
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05-10-2022, 10:31 PM
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Thanks for posting these Steve. I have really been thinking about a Parker 410 for a while, it almost seems like now or never with the way prices are going. It would be a sell 5 or 6 guns for 1 proposition for me, but I might be okay with that. I should say I have a Citori 410 that has just been wonderful, and shoots better than it should for a 410. Having said that I really would like a Parker 410. And I would agree with Edgar that you can do so much more with a 28ga., but I am still mesmerized by the 410 for some reason...
On the two guns posted the first one has a recoil pad, which I am assuming was added to increase LOP, however I would think that would hurt desirability/value unless it was ordered that way. It just doesn’t look right on a 410. The second gun seems to have the non-spurred flat buttplate, which I just found out was typical for these at the time. Also the second gun is listed with 3 inch chambers, but was made in 1928. From what I have read they should be 2 ½" as the 3” inch shell was introduced with the Winchester Model 42 in 1933. I read this in a post that Dean Romig started: https://parkerguns.org/forums/showth...&highlight=410 Is the desirability and/or value affected by lengthening the chambers in that gun? While a 3 inch gun would have more versatility, I would think lengthening the chambers would affect value and possibly safety on the lighter 000 frame, but I don’t really know. I think you could play around with the loads and shot in a 2 ½’ gun to make it work in most situations you would use a 410. Any thoughts on the above would be appreciated. Thank you, Jay |
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05-10-2022, 10:47 PM
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Jay I have no idea about Parker .410’s. I posted this because it seems to me they do generate much interest here. Good luck and I bet some experts will reply.
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05-10-2022, 11:04 PM
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IMO both guns are overpriced based on the modifications. Again IMO the beavertail forend is a replacement and the buttstock on the second one is a replacement.
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Now if we could all have what we wanted I'd like one with a straight grip , BT , SST , checkered butt , ejectors , 26" skeet in skeet out VHE to match the 12 and 16 I have in that configuration .
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05-26-2022, 10:07 AM
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I've had a Fox (CSM) FE 410 for years and love the gun. I bought it gently used for much less than I could have bought a VHE skeet gun. It's a great quail gun and when the woodcock flights are in it's about perfect.
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I've seen your FE Fox and am watching the obituaries. PM me about the VHE skeet that you mentioned. Thanks.
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