2018 Parker vs LC Smith 16 ga and 20 ga Challenge Events

[John Truitt]

Team Parker 2017: (in order seen in team picture):
1. Brian Bradey: (from MD, has been on the team several years in a row now. Won HOA in the hammer challenge last year. shoots his grandfathers original 410 at the 410 events, owns his own business. Youngest member on the team this year. His dad by the way shoots for Team LC Smith. so Brian is always under attack but always sticks with a Parker)
2. Mike Koneski: (from PA, been on the team several times, fantastic shot. Runs a sporting clays course in PA, needs no introduction, we are lucky to have Mike fighting on our side).
3. Don Shumaker: (from Mississippi, retired college professor and now in the dairy business. Don is a duel member of PGCA and LCSCA. Don has been shooting this event since its beginning and winning high gun many many times. You can check your past Parker Pages on this. We are fortunate that he has chosen to shoot for us for the past few years. Don is a true southern gentleman.)
4. Dr Richard Lehew: (from VA, a retired orthodontist. Doc has been on the team several times over the past few years. He has fought hard thru all kinds of health issues. He is now 80 years old (turned 80 two weeks after the southern) and shooting strong. If we all could only be so fortunate)
5. Dr Chuck Devinne: (from NH, a practicing vet. Chuck is well known in the shooting community and esp side by side community. He told me at the 2016 Vintage Gunners Cup that he finally bought a Parker and would be trying out come this spring as it looked like everyone was having so much fun. Again we are very very fortunate Chuck is shooting a Parker)
6. Malcom MacGregor: (from some where up North. I don't know where I forgot. Mal is a phenomenal shooter. both rifles and shotguns/ drillings/ etc. He has won the Oscar Gady award several times with his trusty hammergun)
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8. Danny Patton: (from Va, a retired forester, a retired stock maker and wood man. Fantastic shot. Also been on the team previously. Danny is a Parker man)
9. Dave Fjelline: (from California, a retired professional hunter. Everyone knows Dave aka Champ. No has only one good eye, that is the reason for the sights on his barrels. He over came this handicap to continue shooting and kicking butt)
10. Brian Hornacek: (all the way from Candada!!!!!!!!, well known on this forum. Needs no introduction)

I am pretty certain all are active members and have been so for quite a while. Some might have renewed membership at the Southern. I can only think of one that might have needed to sign up as a new member. But again I don't see why that is an issue or maters.

[George M. Purtill Member #28]

Hornacek??
Forget about being a PGCA member. I'm not sure if he's a US citizen. In fact I think he is from Canada.

[Brian H]

Originally Posted by George M. Purtill

Hornacek??
Forget about being a PGCA member. I'm not sure if he's a US citizen. In fact I think he is from Canada.

Hey George I have been told I am loosing the Ohio accent and picking up a few "eh's" and "you betcha's. 8 1/2 months or less and I will be back in Findlay Ohio traveling to more shoots! Looking forward building more friendships and shooting "better" in the future for team Parker!!

[chris dawe]

Hornacek ain't no Canuck ...hes a Newfoundlander!!! I seen him here walking/falling on the barrens ,falling in the woods and missing grouse ...drinking whisky & lighting bonfires on Guy Fawkes night ,eating fish and chips ...he even drank a Jockey Club and an India !!!.
Last I seen him getting on a plane with a seal pelt strung over his shoulder !

I don't know why you would even entertain letting him across the border let alone shoot for team Parker ...I mean, fer #$%^ sakes !!!!

[Dean Romig]

Chris, you're killin me

Did he club his own seal or did he buy that pelt at a Seal Cove souvenir shop?




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[chris dawe]

He bought it actually ....but we looked real,real hard for the right one,he even postponed his flight ...just ask him

[Craig Larter]

I shot with Brian at Drakes and full disclosure I offered to give him a Fox if he agreed to shoot for Team Fox, he is a fantastic shot! Unfortunately for team Fox he didn't take the bait.

[C grade]

Our iconic PGCA member, friend and gunsmith Dave Fjelline currently has 8 Parkers for sale. The important feature is none of these Parkers were viable before Dave went to work on them. Two were just empty receivers, most were sans barrels and all were missing many parts. He was able to bring these Parkers back to life and the highest price one is $1,800. The point of this story is that the majority of the guns John Truit shoots were unshootable before John resurrected them. I have seen John, with Fjelline's help, take many pieces of Parker junk and after much time and $$ create a good shooting Parker.
Are they "original" Parkers? Who cares. JMHO David

[George M. Purtill Member #28]

Very true David and as I said above I don't think I own an original Parker.
If we imposed "originality" on LC Smith, I think none of their shooters could shoot.
I don't see why we can't allow Repros. They are Remington Parkers with different badging. We allow CSMC Foxes.

[Dean Romig]

I think that if a gun started life as a Meriden or Illion Parker, or a medley of such guns, it is an original Parker.





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