Shooting current shells in old guns poll

[David Hamilton]

Working with Jent Mitchell I load 10g a 2 7/8 shells for my 1875 Parker hammer gun, low pressure for a gun with 2 5/8"chambers. Clays powder. This low pressure load performs well. I use it in several old 10 ga guns. For clays competition it is not practical for me to load shells. I use commercial loads selected to meet the requirements of the old guns, 10 ga guns ammo are out of my price range for competitive shooting. David

[Mills]

I use RST and have been very pleased.

www.rstshells.com

[Bruce Day]

Maybe I should worry about it, or maybe not.

[Researcher]

Wish I knew for sure what kind of shells my Father was using in my Grandfather's 1890 vintage heavy PH-Grade 12-gauge, at King Lake, Minnesota, in October 1932 --



My gut feeling, from knowing what he used in my lifetime, is that they would have been Super-X, Nitro Express, etc.

[Bruce Day]

Originally Posted by Dave Noreen

Wish I knew for sure what kind of shells my Father was using in my Grandfather's 1890 vintage heavy PH-Grade 12-gauge, at King Lake, Minnesota, in October 1932 --



My gut feeling, from knowing what he used in my lifetime, is that they would have been Super-X, Nitro Express, etc.

Horrors! And the gun didn't blow up on him??? I hope none were smokeless powder that causes these weak Damascus barrels to unravel like a cheap sweater!

[Double Lab]

Originally Posted by Dave Noreen

Wish I knew for sure what kind of shells my Father was using in my Grandfather's 1890 vintage heavy PH-Grade 12-gauge, at King Lake, Minnesota, in October 1932 --



My gut feeling, from knowing what he used in my lifetime, is that they would have been Super-X, Nitro Express, etc.

Dave;
Whatever he was shooting he used a lot of them. Looks like he could have used one more to finish off that drake Mallard (unless of course that was his decoy bird).

[charlie cleveland]

a mighty good shoot your dad had there in 1932..what frame size was that heavy ph parker and have you weighed it.. i too bet all that gun shot that year was heavy duck loads

[J.B. Books]

Originally Posted by Jent P Mitchell III

There is the correct question and the first question to be answered, What is the frame size of the Parker SXS shotgun that you want to shoot ??? Good call Charlie !

I believe the first and only correct question is; what do the barrel walls measure from chamber to muzzle? Many guns have been cleaned up by honing and reaming so you you can't depend on frame size by itself.

[Pa SxS]

The devil made me do it

[Researcher]

Grandpa's Parker Bros. PH-Grade is on a 3-frame, but the barrels swamp very fast and it only weighs 8 pounds 8 ounces.