Parker 3 inch guns

[Craig Larter]

Garry It's a CHE. I know overbored Parker 12ga guns are known, I believe Austin Hogan wrote about the the existence of overbored Parkers when he did a DGJ article about the Buckingham Super Fox 30069. Obviously I can't prove the gun was overbored from the factory but it is common knowledge larger shot sizes pattern better in overbored barrels. The wall thickness is .030/.033. So who knows.

[mobirdhunter]

Originally Posted by Craig Larter

Garry It's a CHE. I know overbored Parker 12ga guns are known, I believe Austin Hogan wrote about the the existence of overbored Parkers when he did a DGJ article about the Buckingham Super Fox 30069. Obviously I can't prove the gun was overbored from the factory but it is common knowledge larger shot sizes pattern better in overbored barrels. The wall thickness is .030/.033. So who knows.

Beautiful gun(!), Craig. I don't doubt that the craftsmen at Parker overbored to get better patterns. For "mass produced" guns, there was an amazing amount of time spent on each gun that came from Meriden.

Thanks for answering my question...and for posting that great photo.

[Researcher]

Over boring seems to have been tried by many different gun makers over time.

Uncle Bob Edwards, Field & Stream, July 1907.jpeg

Most of the Ithaca Guns made before 1934 that I've run a bore mic in were over bored. Seems from my limited observations that about the time Ithaca dropped the cocking indicators, their bores fell into spec.

Every trap shooter knows you can't get that Nth target without a Stan Baker "Big Bore" barrel on your Ljutic!!

[todd allen]

Originally Posted by Craig Larter

Garry It's a CHE. I know overbored Parker 12ga guns are known, I believe Austin Hogan wrote about the the existence of overbored Parkers when he did a DGJ article about the Buckingham Super Fox 30069. Obviously I can't prove the gun was overbored from the factory but it is common knowledge larger shot sizes pattern better in overbored barrels. The wall thickness is .030/.033. So who knows.

That is a beautiful gun!