SBT - What are you thoughts..

[David]

Thank you Bobby & John - great information.

I guess it is worth considering that USA entered WWI in 1917 -possibly some guys that thought they would be trap shooting ended up with a bigger task.

I have been inspired by this gun to get out with a buddy and shoot some trap and skeet this summer. Purchasing a SC SBT to shoot - as this SA is a bit too special for me to bang around with as a rookie - if I hit some targets with regularity this summer maybe by fall i'll give this one a try. I have shot Skeet a few times with my field gun and I would not say i was a natural ! much harder than it looks.

[John Davis]

David, you have a wonderful gun. I think I could probably hit a target or two with her. Good luck and shoot a round of trap with that SA. John

[Pa SxS]

Bobby, have you seen SBT guns with Titanic barrels? There is no reference to barrel steel in either the order books or stock books. They only reference "Trap" and the grade such as 4 (Trap-4) I'm guessing that Acme was used for most grades but possibly Peerless for the top grades? Since the name of the barrel steel isn't mentioned, I just put in "fluid steel". Can't go wrong with that! The gun was definitely made in 1918, not 1917 according to the order book. The gun was definitely made to shoot high as indicated by the stock dimensions. Most Parker SBT's are 1 1/2" at comb, 2" at heel, and 14 1/2" length of pull as default. Who ever owned this gun probably was very quick to the target.