Larger Frame sizes for 10g and 8g.

[Milton C Starr]

Originally Posted by charlie cleveland

i have a lifter with 7 frame size....also 2 hammer guns with 6 frame size in 8 ga...charlie

This reminds me everytime I see a 8 ga come up for sale it's always a #6 frame wether it be a hammer or hammer less. Seems like when parker's was in business they would build you just about any gauge frame combination you wanted . If physically possible .



I wish we could get a picture of all the frame sizes side by side in order

[B. Dudley]

Parker never advertised to the public different frame sizes.

It was all about weight and balance. Period.

The customer may specify a weight for the gun. And a barrel length of course. Then the factory would put together the combination required to get there.

[B. Dudley]

For the time being, this photo of a 0 next to a 6 will have to fulfill all of your wishes and desires.

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[Milton C Starr]

Originally Posted by Brian Dudley

Parker never advertised to the public different frame sizes.

It was all about weight and balance. Period.

The customer may specify a weight for the gun. And a barrel length of course. Then the factory would put together the combination required to get there.

Thanks , I actually did not know that .
This is why I love reading and learning about parker's. You are always learning something new about them .

[Bill Zachow]

For a short period of time, I owned an 8 gauge lifter on a 5 frame. Bought it out of the old Shotgun News. When I received it, the condition was so bad I had to return it. There are days that I wished that I had kept it.

[Milton C Starr]

Originally Posted by Bill Zachow

For a short period of time, I owned an 8 gauge lifter on a 5 frame. Bought it out of the old Shotgun News. When I received it, the condition was so bad I had to return it. There are days that I wished that I had kept it.

Probably would have cost you in the neighborhood of 4-5k to have the barrels monoblocked/sleeved . Probably would have a rare gun but seems like even though 8 gauges are rare and expensive they don't exactly sell .now if you could get a salvaged gun for the stock and action for 1500$ or so it might be worth spending the money to basically have a set of barrels made and you might even out .

[Bill Murphy]

The only Parker orders I have seen that specified frame size were for the "2 1/2" frame which was for the #3 frame which is 2 1/2" wide. The orders I have seen for this frame size were for heavy 12 gauges.

[B. Dudley]

Bill,

Correct, factory speak for the frame sizes was the measurement across the breech balls. And this was used in the record books before the actual frame size “number” column was added.

[Bill Murphy]

Thanks, Brian. The 2 1/2 terminology was used because raw frames did not have the frame number stamped on them.

[Ed Blake]

I have a 10 gauge Grade 3 toplever hammergun on a #4 frame with 32” barrels. Ordered by Arthur DuBray. Letters as such. Just short of 11 lbs.