Parker Reproduction Review

[timcornish]

I have 5 repros. The one I shoot the most is the one that I have posted about in the past, a 20/16 combo that is so well used I have not been able to sell it (and am in the process of changing my mind anyway). As soon as I got it and took it dove hunting it started to double. I cursed it but tightened the screws and then loosened up the top trigger plate screw, still doubled. Learned how to take off the stock without breaking the inletting and cleaned the trigger up then tightened down the top screw and no problem at all as long as the screw is tight and I keep the trigger clean. A former owner had glassed the top tang and so it cannot over tighten which, I think with wood shrinkage lets you put odd torsion on the trigger that can cause it to double - so two issues that have caused doubling, the screw tension and filth! All of my Parkers fit me like gloves.

I recently got my son an AYA Matador I with a Miller like single trigger and it started doubling and got incredibly mushy. It was the wood shrinkage just like my Parker 20/16 so I got an old Mauser ferrule and fit it in the stock so the top trigger plate screw could not tighten down too much and now its fine, a 10 minute fix.

I admit I am rash with these fine old guns (old/new but fine none-the-less) but I can keep them going with no big repair bills so far.