Serious newbie
Hello all, yesterday I was given my father's bird gun by my brother and it is a 12 ga. 28" Parker. Prior to last night, I had never heard of Parker guns, because well, I am not an avid shooter or hunter or collector. I have never owned a gun before, so this is all very, very new. From what I can tell by this very informative site is that it is a 1925 VH #212313. The screw holdng the barrel to the stock (forgive me if I don't use the right terms) is unwilling to turn with the pressure I am willing to put on it (not much for fear of damage) so I can only see the barrel weight 3/9 but not the frame size. I am actually very thankful it is not one of the fancy, very rare guns. Typical of my father (a frugal yankee), he would get a plain but very good quaity gun. He grew up in Sherborn, MA, I was born and raised in Dover, MA and now live in Damariscotta, Maine.
Previously, I have shot some skeet (using .410s) but a good friend really wants me to join her shooting sporting clays. The gun has not been fired in about 15 years, and went out duck hunting last, but has been well maintained, looks to be in very good condition, has little wear, and little corrosion. So, after I have it gone over very carefully, I hope to have some fun shooting with it. My dad would have been 100 yo this year, so I expect he was the original owner of the gun and it feels really nice to have this piece of him still around. I was a late in life surprise to him and he died in 1983 when I was still a teenager, so I never got to shoot with him. I enjoy shooting but will probably never hunt.
Thankfully, I have a number of friends who are very gun savvy and will make sure I get it into qualified hands for cleaning and reconditioning. Is there anything special that I should be aware of, or careful about as I go forward?
Thanks in advance, Pam
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