Parker VHE double with twin triggers

[Setter Man]

I had a 12 ga DH (mid1890) that was reversed it was ordered that way by a gentleman who owned a large sporting goods store in NYC and was an avid duck hunter. It was explained to me that the first barrel (right) was usually shot as ducks approached the decoys and the second barrel was more open because the ducks flaring overhead after the first shot. I’m not much of a duck hunter but I’ve shot Blue Bills on Lake St Clare and have seen them do that often.

[John Knobelsdorf II]

For Tracy:

I don’t know why somebody can’t retrofit triggers to change which barrel is being fired. But I expect there’s a very good reason (about how the linkage is designed) that makes it impossible to do the swap you ask for.

Here’s where to go to get a single trigger installed nowadays.

http://www.millersingletrigger.com/services.html

There may be others that install single triggers, I just don’t know about them.

[John Davis]

The triggers can be easily swapped. I had that done to one of my Parkers not long ago. Left trigger was in front and right trigger was in back position. Had them reversed.

[mobirdhunter]

Like John, I had it done on a Smith I purchased, but in this case the triggers were reversed from the normal (right barrel first). I did note that one of the triggers on the reversed configuration extended beyond the perimeter of the guard a bit. Again, this was on a Smith 20 gauge. According to the gunsmith that reversed the triggers, it was an easy job.