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Hi Unregistered,
On July 29th, this site will be moving..! No, really - it's "moving" to another physical location - including servers, gateways, routers - everything - including my coffee cup...
So, from the date of July 29th through July 30 or 31 (shooting for these dates, but - as always, I'm at the mercy of my ISP who has to install the lines to the new location - and we actually get them running ;) ). But - this site, cloud servers and main web will be OFF LINE.
Now, please save these dates!! Please - don't be "that guy" who emails me on the 30th to tell me you "can't open the Parker Website". I'll already know it is offline - and also know that you are "that guy"...
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Join Date: Mar 2012
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Originally Posted by Jack Hamner
So am I right in thinking that what you're saying is mine is still probably a 12b? Thanks, Jack.
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Jack,
Your gun is a cylinder bore (no choke) 12-gauge.
If you want to shoot it you need to get some 12B brass shells and hand load them. The reason it is particularly interesting is that it is widely believed that the early 12 gauge Parker shotguns were significantly over bored. However the Parker order books show that almost all of the 11-gauge Parker's were chambered for the 12A brass shells. Bill Furnish and I measured a number of early under lifter Parker 12-gauge guns that were chambered for the smaller 12B (like your gun) or 11B (like John Hanson' no. 2505 Parker) brass shells.
These mysteries are finally beginning to make a lot of sense.
Thanks for your help.
Richard
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The Following User Says Thank You to Richard B. Hoover For Your Post:
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03-15-2014, 06:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Richard B. Hoover
Jack,
Your gun is a cylinder bore (no choke) 12-gauge.
If you want to shoot it you need to get some 12B brass shells and hand load them. The reason it is particularly interesting is that it is widely believed that the early 12 gauge Parker shotguns were significantly over bored. However the Parker order books show that almost all of the 11-gauge Parker's were chambered for the 12A brass shells. Bill Furnish and I measured a number of early under lifter Parker 12-gauge guns that were chambered for the smaller 12B (like your gun) or 11B (like John Hanson' no. 2505 Parker) brass shells.
These mysteries are finally beginning to make a lot of sense.
Thanks for your help.
Richard
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NO!---Thanks for YOUR help!!! If it weren't for you and so many other dedicated authorities on these Parkers, I would never have gotten to the bottom of this story! When I bought the gun, it was advertised as a 14 gauge, and had it not been for you and the many, many others who helped me, I would have just assumed I had a 14 gauge! Thanks again! Jack.
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