Parker 12 gauge magnums

[charlie cleveland]

i could read about these long range guns till the cows came home...i passed on a gun which i wished several times ishould have bought...it was a 3 frame 10 ga that had been turned into a 3 1/2 inch 12 ga..i have shot several turkey with my 3 frame 10 ga useing gauge mates in 3 1/2 inch 12 ga...also used a 3 frame 12 ga parker on geese and ducks with chambers lenghed to 3 1/2 gun weighs 9 1/2 lbs it handled those big 3 1/2 inch duck loads with ease....charlie

[Researcher]

The 12-gauge 3-inch progressive burning smokeless powder load came out in the late 1924/early 1925 time frame with the 1 3/8 ounce load.

12-gauge RECORD 3-inch Super-X two piece.jpg

To Owners of Super Fox Guns notice slip.jpg

LEADER Super-Speed 12-gauge 3-inch.jpg

By 1927, Peters were offering such loads.

Peters High-Velocity loads 1927.jpg

The 12-gauge, 3-inch, Magnum, load with a 1 5/8 ounce payload made the scene in 1935 along with Winchester's Model 12 Heavy Duck Gun.

LEADER 12-gauge 3-inch Super-Speed load label end.jpg

Super-X 3-inch Magnum.jpg