Eric , from your post ,I am assuming up to now you haven't owned a Parker shotgun ,since you are studying this site ,I am also assuming some day you probably will ! Once you do ,if your first Parker is choked full and full ,you will soon realize the full chokes are very tight ,and shoot a very tight pattern ,I believe years ago the older hunter that could afford a Parker ,ordered the chokes they wanted and were probably somewhat accomplished shooters ,as Parkers were never an inexpensive shotgun ,but as these old guns got handed down folks were buying them up and had problems hitting what they were shooting at ,the old fashion way was to cut the tight choke out of the barrels by shortening them down to where the pattern opened up and made hitting their game easier ! Fortunatly today people realize the value of these old guns and I believe with the invention of " Spreader Loads" and better ammo choices ,the practice has mostly been put by the way side ! Just an opinion ,but I believe that is the biggest reason for so many cut off barrels ! If you are considering buying a Parker Shotgun ,stick around this site and enjoy ,there is a lot to be learned here from the members of this forum ! Russ
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