Most everybody knows that William Harnden Foster was editor and publisher of both "National Sportsman" magazine as well as "Hunting and Fishing" magazine and was a big admirer of Parker Bros. shotguns.
That being said, I mentioned in another thread recently that I am reading, once again, New England Grouse Shooting by Foster. And I just this morning finished Chapter V, Grouse Guns and Loads wherein he discusses (at length) the boring, choking, and patterning of shotguns, and loads including shot sizes etc. as they pertain to patterns. It is an extremely informative chapter and exemplifies his knowledge on the subject. While not mentioning the Parker name, he is very specific about what a shooter should expect of a gunmaker in these areas. It would be no surprise to learn that Foster had spoken on numerous occasions with the folks at Parker Bros. on the subject of boring, choking, and patterning.
Foster, of course, was far better at depicting the sleek lines of the Parker gun than was the 'artist' who rendered the picture in the above advertisement.
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"I'm a Setter man.
Not because I think they're better than the other breeds,
but because I'm a romantic - stuck on tradition - and to me, a Setter just "belongs" in the grouse picture."
George King, "That's Ruff", 2010 - a timeless classic.
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