Parker # 2 for me..... help please!

[Dean Romig]

Not so much that it may be rare or unusual but that it is desirable to long-range shooters for it's barrel weight and length.

[johnmac]

Long range shooters eh? I was under the impression, this it was nots safe to shoot barrels of this age made from this type of steel ....


also um just got off work and I'm tired as hell but I'm going to try my hardest to get you guys some really good photos, because this pics that I posted from the original owner make this gun look like crapola! in hand it is a work of art ... the engraving the wood hell is a couple of you said it looks like the screws have never been touched ..

[OH Osthaus]

[QUOTE=johnmac;81883]Long range shooters eh? I was under the impression, this it was nots safe to shoot barrels of this age made from this type of steel ....
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that depends on the condition - same as it does for fluid steel- don't shoot bad barrels of any kind, but if these are in solid condition ---

get some low pressure shells from some one like RST http://www.rstshells.com/

and enjoy the heck out of them

[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by johnmac

I was under the impression, this it was nots safe to shoot barrels of this age made from this type of steel ....

Not necessarily so John. Many, many of us shoot our Damascus and Twist and Laminated and Bernard barreled Parkers on a regular basis with the appropriate loads. But our barrels are sound and without compromise so we are quite comfortable shooting them. It is great fun to shoot these old Parkers and give them a little exercise as often as we can.




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[ch]

Well put Bill.

[johnmac]

That's cool. I'll stick with my 870 express when hunting....... I think ill leave the 120 year old shotgun at home..... Hell. I'll probably end up selling this one anyway.... Nog
Sure yet though....i

[johnmac]

show me what the purchase price of this one was when it was brand new?

[johnmac]

My talk to text isn't so accurate... I was asking if anyone knew and could please tell me how much this shotgun was when it was brand new?

[johnmac]

another question who is the original retailers of Parker Brothers shotguns ? I would like to try to find an original ad for mine... my grandmother has a stack of Sears and Roebuck catalogs from that era was Sears and Roebuck an authorized Parker Brothers dealer ? you think I might have a chance of finding it in there ? if that would really be cool....

[johnmac]

the more I study this bad boy,the more I want to throw it in the safe and leave it there ... hurry this better hang it on the wall for all to see!