10 gauge on #2 frame ?

[B. Dudley]

The standard hammerless frame size (and the only one I have ever seen) for an 8g was the 6 frame. That is a big difference from 3 to 6. As Bill stated, it is pretty much a physical impossibility for an 8g to be built on a 3 frame. Parker did build some super heavy 10s on the 6 frame.

The 4 frame is more of a hammer gun frame size, 7 as well. Come to think of it... was a 5 frame ever made in any configuration? I have never heard of it.

[Milton C Starr]

Originally Posted by Brian Dudley

The standard hammerless frame size (and the only one I have ever seen) for an 8g was the 6 frame. That is a big difference from 3 to 6. As Bill stated, it is pretty much a physical impossibility for an 8g to be built on a 3 frame. Parker did build some super heavy 10s on the 6 frame.

The 4 frame is more of a hammer gun frame size, 7 as well. Come to think of it... was a 5 frame ever made in any configuration? I have never heard of it.

It's listed on the pgca page about frame sizes so is a 10 ga on a #7 . But couldn't do d amything on such a beast
I guess what I was asking is for a 10 ga frame how big does the #3 compare in size to things like the mid magnums or silver hawks. I've read those are big hefty guns . I think there is a #4 for sale right now it's a 10 ga hammer gun at almost 11lbs . Did parker offer did barrel weights ? Most of their #3s seem to all be in the 9lb range . Also I look at ithaca flues time to time and they seem to be in the 9lb range also but seen one for sale at 11lbs ! So I'm wondering if back I. Those days if ordering heavier barrels was a option or maybe just a larger variance in the barrels made from gun to gun ?