Magnum loads

[J.B. Books]

Magnumitis is common affliction that is contagious and wide spread amongst shotgunners. Bigger, longer, heavier is supposed to be better (but in reality it's not). When most Parker's were new what kind of loads were they killing Turkey's with? Were the old timer's under gunned? I don't think so. A one and quarter once 12ga load was the magnum load back in the day. It was the heavy load in 10 gauge for many years. They killed a lot of stuff.

Look at the patterns those RST shells threw! Would the turkey be any more dead with a heavier load? When we choose to shoot classic shotguns we should also choose the loads they built for IMO. Parker's have wonderful regulation and patterns with the right chokes. Be careful not to catch Magnumitis, it is a painful condition for one's shoulder and prized double guns.