Preferred Parker Reproduction Options

[Dean Romig]

My personal preference...

28 gauge
highly figured dark wood (not fond of Claro)
straight grip
beavertail forend
double triggers
26" or 28" barrels - makes no difference to me
Q1 / Q2 is my preference but will accept IC / Mod
ivory bead preferred

Condition of case color and barrel blue is not important as this is a hunting gun for me.

And this is mine - it fills almost every preference I listed.



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[George M. Purtill Member #28]

I saw that GB auction and bid quite aways along but the wood really turned me off. I agree with Dean on the wood.The wood unfortunately can be eye catching or detracting.
I like all the PRs now. Until I found a 28 with two bbls and BTFE for my son to buy I didn't like them at all. Now I wish I had that gun.

[Bill Murphy]

Rex, the two barrel 26" set you mention is clearly a sought after gun. It has all the features we want as well as being a "special order" gun because of the barrel length. It sold way too cheap, in my opinion.

My favorite combo is 28 gauge, straight grip, beavertail, double triggers, 26" IC & MOD, 28" MOD & FULL. The only possible improvement would be both sets in 28" and a set of .410s.

My other dream Repro is the 28" IC & MOD 12 gauge double trigger gun that I purchased from a poster who advertised here. Not actually a special order gun, being mentioned in the final 1993 catalog, but quite rare. I could mention a dream 20 gauge, but they weigh as much as most 12s, so don't serve much purpose.