Parker 3 inch guns

[LtCol Henderson Marriott]

Thanks Bill. I will try to get hold of him, but feel free to mention this effort if you will.
I have been away from the Parker fold for awhile.

Have been tempted to take the family AAHE on turkey hunts, but end up reaching for the Super Fox or the Smith Long Range Waterfowl. The real advantage of long range vintage doubles-DTs-is an immediate ability to choose a different shot size shell with each barrel-depending on the hunting situation and fowl.

I really am interested in seeing how a Parker 3 inch gun patterns, and it probably
will be a later Remington version. The later Super Fox and Sterlingworth Long Range
Waterfowl shotguns were built during the 1930s Savage-Fox era, and the Depression with reduced conservation limits on ducks -all contributed to reduce new shotgun demand. Tight chambers, over boring, and extra heavy choking insured the Fox
heavy framed Supers would shoot well at long range. However, records indicate only about 35 Sterlingworth Wildfowl Grades with Super barrels and frames were made.

My tests with a personal Super Fox 3 in came close to Frank Srebro's Sterlingworth 3 in with 1 5/8 oz of No. 4 shot with W-W Super X older shot shells: 82 % patterns at 50 yards with
48 % patterns at 58 yards. The Winchester Heavy Duck M-12 was not far off
at 79% and 40% same range and loadings. The LC Smith Long Range split the difference
in percentages with 81% and 44% respectively. Best patterns with No 5 shot by W-W 3-in were 90% at 50 yds with the Super Fox. Close to what Fox claimed and Crossman-
Askins-Buckingham found in CERTAIN Fox guns.

Wonder how the expensive HeviShot/Bismuth will pattern? Plan to find out, but probably not with the AAHE Parker anytime soon. Need to borrow a 3 inch Parker.