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Gun looks to be in decent shape and has nice bores. Nice find.
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01-31-2016, 03:39 PM
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Lots of loss of the forearm wood (no checkering) but still a nice gun.
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She has been hunted but its an honest gun.
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nice 10 ga. these big tens are lots of fun you can load up your own shells or rst has several differant loads...charlie
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02-01-2016, 02:42 AM
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Congrats on getting a great gun. If you're a hunter you have a mighty companion to take to the fields. Myself and many others here regularly use these big guns for their intended purpose and will vouch for their effectiveness. I would have the floor plate screws looked at. They should be aligned parallel running north south. They might just be in the wrong holes. Let us know how she shoots.
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02-01-2016, 05:25 AM
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The short ten is a lot of fun to shoot, reloading for them is very simple once you are set up for it. Your gun looks to be a solid example. How much does the gun weigh? 3 frame gun weights vary. What is the bore diameter and choke constriction in each tube? What are the stock dimensions? Finding a short ten with "modern" dimensions can take some searching, the hammerless 10's were built in an era when shooters liked a lot of drop. Solid, honest short tens have become harder to find. Congrats.
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02-01-2016, 06:59 AM
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I have big fun shooting and hunting with my big 10's. If the gun's drop at comb is to much for you I have found the "accu-riser" comb riser from Leatherman works great. I have a couple of guns with 1 7/8" drop at comb and I shoot them much better with the comb riser. It is a great product in my opinion.
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I appreciate y'all taking the time to look at and comment on my soon to be new to me Parker. I don't think that I did too bad for $650 out the door.
On the floor plate screws, should I check how tight they are and then if they are tight take them out and see if they align better when swapped? I need to investigate proper disassembly before I just start taking out screws. I would use appropriate screw drivers. I have a set. I haven't had the chance to weigh the gun. The smith told me that the chokes were full and full. I don't know the exact dimensions on the stock. I am a fair sized fellow and it felt good and seemed to fit me pretty well as far as I could tell with actually shooting the gun. Once I get her home, I'll clean her up and take some better photos and measurements. I am pretty proud to have a Parker. When I was younger my great grandmother used to keep an old Parker that had belonged to my great grandfather behind the door of her bedroom. I got in trouble for looking at it more than once. When I was a teenager, I used to clean it for her once in a while. She told me that gun would come to me. I was stationed overseas when she passed and no one knew what happened to that old gun. I have always hunted but I only recently owned doubles when I started Cowboy Action Shooting. I plan on shooting her at least occasionally in some cowboy matches and getting my Everett Hitch on. I know he had an 8, but I reckon I'll get by with a 10.  As soon as I can get her off of layaway and get some ammo, I definitely plan on shooting her and taking her hunting. I looked at RTS and Buffalo Arms. They both want want about $3 a round for store bought ammo. I might have to get a couple of boxes just to have a little ammo on hand until I get set up to reload for 10 Gauge. I sure wish that Magtech made those $1 brass hulls like they do for all the other gauges. The cheapest new ones that I can find are the Parker Bros. marked ones at Track of the Wolf for $7.49 each. I think having some brass hulls would be some serious style points at a CAS match. So I may have to break down and buy a few.  I reckon that I need to get a MEC and a short kit for it. There doesn't seem to be many other options. |
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