Finally took the time to get this done
..didn’t have much confidence that it would deaden the vibration entirely but also did not like the flex between the tangs when tightening up the rear tang screw so figured I’d just go to it since the gun is taken down. Although I didn’t take any photos topside, I was very cautious to avoid allowing any bedding to make its way directly behind the upper tang as there is the slightest gap there..as there should be. The inletting of the actioned frame was executed beautifully from the factory having full contact in all the right places offering every bit of support that the design intends.
Results?
Yes it reduced the vibration quite a bit so in a sense it worked..there are 2 additional things that I could do which would deaden it for good..but I’m not going to go to those lengths on it as it’s just not worth it.
There was another element to my curiosity here..I’ve never been inside a Parker before..now that I have (and I’m not sharing anything new here of course) - wow.
I cannot claim experience inside the “real thing”..that said…I just cannot imagine that they are built to any higher degree outside of the fact that the zero tolerance approach was met with the advent of CNC technology + my GUESS that some hands on fitting during assembly was employed during the manufacture of the Reproduction…notice the capital R..it is fitting, these are nice guns.
..Mr. Dudley..thank you for the illustrated primer that you drafted and made available in the FAQ section..it was very helpful and I’m glad that I went into the gun..the internals were bone dry & my shotgun is now properly set up to enjoy for what I hope to be a lot of years to come….pup sure seems to get awful happy when I’ve got it in hand
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