Parker DHE 14 gauge advice

[Brush Buster]

Originally Posted by Tom Hawkins

You can get 14 greener police brass and turn them down and refit for 209 primers. They are out there if you want to shoot it. It has taken about a dozen years to acquire 25 original brass which I don't shoot but I have modified 4 boxes of greener and turned them down and reloaded those. I shoot my fourteens and enjoy them as much as any Parkers that I have. I use black and smokeless. The 14's are uncommon but the ammo is an issue. If you decide you want reloading info for black or smokeless I have a few recipes. I like the three dog engraving pattern on my 14.

Hello Tom ,I don't want to " Hi Jack " this thread ,but would really enjoy seeing the " Three Dog Engraving " you speak of in this post ,as I feel sure most everyone else would like to take a look also ,maybe you could start a new Thread and load it up with pictures ,and we could take a look at it ! Thank You ; Russ

[edgarspencer]

Wow! a 13ga Parker Hammer gun? That's the Unicorn's horn for sure.

[Bill Murphy]

As I recall, all known 14 gauge guns in the stock books are listed in the TPS appendices. No need to "read" the Serialization Book.

[Bruce Day]

Originally Posted by Bill Murphy

As I recall, all known 14 gauge guns in the stock books are listed in the TPS appendices. No need to "read" the Serialization Book.

Bill, the issue was not just to identify known 14ga guns, but to identify which ones had ejectors. That was George Lander's point, and my reply was that a person could go through the Serialization Book records if so inclined.

Here are a couple photos. The first is from TPS p. 1004 and doesn't provide a extras listings. The second is SB p. 590 and does. For example, look at SN 236,459. TPS doesn't show if it has ejectors and SB shows that it has "2" extra, which means ejectors.

So to me, there would be a need to read the Serialization Book if a person wanted to find which guns were ejector guns. Am I wrong as usual?

Bruce Day, Parker non expert far away out here

[Bill Murphy]

Thanks. I didn't realize the TPS chart didn't include options.

[edgarspencer]

Were there any other 13 ga guns apart from the consecutive pair?

[AmarilloMike]

Originally Posted by edgarspencer

Wow! a 13ga Parker Hammer gun? That's the Unicorn's horn for sure.

13 gauge, carries like a 14, shoots like a 12!

[edgarspencer]

Originally Posted by Mike Shepherd

13 gauge, carries like a 14, shoots like a 12!

Other than the consecutively numbered pair, 3007 & 3008, which were likely special ordered by some wingnut who just had to be different, are there any others ? I have seen muzzle loaders of every bore diameter, but I'd sure like to see a shell head stamp that says 13ga.
I can hear the guys now; "Hey Charley, you're not gonna believe what some guy wants....."

[Austin W Hogan]

Someone in the PGCA has a headstamped 13 ga brass shell; UMC I think. It turned up when we did the 13 ga story a few years ago.

Best, Austin