Was there ever anything larger ?

[6pt-Sika]

Did Parker ever chamber a breech loading shotgun in ANYTHING larger then an 8 gauge ?

[Bill Zachow]

Not that anyone I know is aware of.

[Daryl Middlebrook]

As far as I know, the largest Parker was a 7 frame 40 1/2" barrel 8 gauge.

Has anyone seen barrels longer?----------Daryl Middlebrook

[OH Osthaus]

Originally Posted by Daryl Middlebrook

As far as I know, the largest Parker was a 7 frame 40 1/2" barrel 8 gauge.

Has anyone seen barrels longer?----------Daryl Middlebrook

did it come with wheels?

[Daryl Middlebrook]

I have, and have shot, my 27 pound P. Mullin 4 bore with 48" barrels.

No wheels, but back in the day, both the Parker and the P. Mullin were supplied with two "Porters" as a standard accessory. One carried the gun and one carried the ammunition.-----Back in the day, the "standard" load for a 4 bore was 4 ounces of shot. Many market hunters loaded more.

Actually, I found the recoil not to be to bad. 27 pounds of gun did its job. The difficulty for me is just holding the gun up to fire it.

[charlie cleveland]

i seen the lengh of parker barrels discussed before..seems like somebody had barrels longer than 40 1/2 inch..i may be mistaken...you experts help us out here... charlie

[charlie cleveland]

daryl thats much of a gun you have there..it certainly would just be a chore to lift to the fireing position.. any way you could post a picture of this gun...i have some shells for the 4 gauge maybe the gun will come along someday... charlie

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by Daryl Middlebrook

I have, and have shot, my 27 pound P. Mullin 4 bore with 48" barrels.

No wheels, but back in the day, both the Parker and the P. Mullin were supplied with two "Porters" as a standard accessory. One carried the gun and one carried the ammunition.-----Back in the day, the "standard" load for a 4 bore was 4 ounces of shot. Many market hunters loaded more.

Actually, I found the recoil not to be to bad. 27 pounds of gun did its job. The difficulty for me is just holding the gun up to fire it.

That 4 sounds intresting to say the least !

At some point I wouldn't mind get my hands on "an original" Punt gun . Been wanting one of those ever since I read James Michners novel Cheasapeake 10 or 15 years ago. Be kinda neat to get and old bronze barreled english made punt gun if such a thing actually existed !

[MarketHunter]

I've seen quite a few punt guns and they've all either had what appeared to be wrought steel barrels on them of one kind or another. Never seen or heard of one that had bronze but I've certainly not see them all. Mine has a forged steel barrel, it's about 6 feet long.

DLH

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by Destry L. Hoffard

I've seen quite a few punt guns and they've all either had what appeared to be wrought steel barrels on them of one kind or another. Never seen or heard of one that had bronze but I've certainly not see them all. Mine has a forged steel barrel, it's about 6 feet long.

DLH

Should you ever be inclined I'd love to see a picture of yours !