I just got my first Parker

[William Woods]

As we discuss the benefits and privilege of possessing the Parker (or other fine shotguns), we sometimes overlook the fact that we are only the caretakers in the life of these fine guns. By the time we come into possession of them, they have already outlived the original purchaser of the gun. Some have had many caretakers in their lifetime. Some have had considerate caretakers, others not so much. I admire those that rescue those unfortunate guns and breathe new life into them.

[Bill Murphy]

Mr. Woods, I thank you for your appreciation of my attention to my previously neglected Parkers. I refer to them as a "shooting collection". There was not a pretty face among many of them when they were acquired.