Great time to "buy" a Parker Reprodcution

[Phil C]

20 gauge magnum?

[Walt Kowalski]

Originally Posted by Phillip Carr

20 gauge magnum?

Apparently, the chambers are 3" allowing for a magnum shell...you can however still shoot 2 3/4's too!

[Bill Murphy]

Very early P gun with "getting started" checkering on forend. Great wood in buttstock. Screws are either prototype period screws or have been messed with a bit. I would rather pay another $500 for a later gun when the checkerers were better trained and practiced and the screw mechanics had made and installed a few more screws. A great piece of Parker Repro history at a reasonable price and 28" barrels. The color of the early Emebbi case lining is not a trick of the camera. The color was really that ugly. Thanks to the Skeuses, the lining problem was corrected very early in production. But that wood is really nice.

[Stepmac]

Originally Posted by ron belanger

Apparently, the chambers are 3" allowing for a magnum shell...you can however still shoot 2 3/4's too!

I recall when the 3" 20 gauge magnum came out and people flocked to it. Apparently it put a big dent in 16 sales.

Lately however I hear guys complaining about their mag 20's and most shoot the older and shorter shell. The belief is that the mag 20 spits out a longer, narrower and rougher pattern. Not to mention that it "barks" like mad.

I own a new 870 that has a steel shot choke tube for the 3" steel shell and I may use it on geese. But usually I shoot the shorter shell.

As the following of the 3" 20 mag wains will the 16 come back? I hope so. I shoot old 16's and like them.