What Won't You Buy??

[Bill Murphy]

I like them all, even the "NO-NOs" mentioned here, except the Model 24. Had one of those when I was 13, kept it about two seasons. I have Parkers from .410 to 8, 17" to 36" barrels. I have a background in competitive shooting, so I like vent ribs, long barrels, beavertails, single triggers, Monte Carlos as well as those that don't have such features. I have Del Grego guns, refinishes by others, as well as a custom and a single or few. Maybe its time to start backing out.

[Phil Yearout]

I passed on a 16ga Model 24 years ago and have always been sorry. I already have one of those Stevens slab sided .410's, so obviously ugly guns don't scare me off . But I probably shouldn't be on this thread anyway as I'm not a collector; just an old bird hunter lucky enough to own a few decent hunting guns and a couple for the trap range, and happy with those. BUT...I like 28" barrels, double triggers, extractors, splinters, and guns that look like they have been around a while and have a few stories to tell...kinda like me.

[TARNATION !!!]

Originally Posted by Phil Yearout

I'm … just an old bird hunter lucky enough to own a few decent hunting guns …. BUT...I like … guns that look like they have been around a while and have a few stories to tell...kinda like me.

Me too Phil. It all started with my Dads VH that needed fixing. Somehow I ended up with a variety of Parker’s that wouldn’t interest any auction house. I used them to learn how to completely disassemble repair and reassemble making safe shooters of all. There are a few quite nice guns and a few beaters and a group that anyone could take into the field and not worry about a scratch or two but take as much game as limits and ability allows. To answer the question there’s no Parker I’d pass on if the price was realistic and my toy budget could accommodate. Cheers Jack

[Bruce Hering]

I dont know..... Never say never kind of thing. Right now I am interested in GH grade guns. I like that grade of engraving and I want shooters that look good. If the gun has been refinished well, I'll look hard at it and since Damascus barrels hold a warm place in my heart it harder and harder to find one that has not had its barrels "worked" to one extent or another.

Since I want to shoot all my guns I guess I take a different position then a hard core collector. Heck, (dont shoot the messenger) I like Lefever guns also.

All that having been said I really dont spend a lot of time with "sketchy" guns where the seller has not posted significant info or one that is on the "border" of being/not being a shooter.

JMHO

[Stan Hillis]

Twelve gauge guns with shorter than 32" barrels.

Doubleguns without ejectors.

Smallbore guns with less than 30" barrels.

Vintage guns with chokes reamed out.

Jamamatics.

[Craig Larter]

410's, 28ga and 16ga have little appeal to me. Upgrades, fully refurbished and customs have no appeal. Guns below a DH Parker, CE Foxes and EE Lefevers at this point in my collector life have little appeal unless they are uncommon like 20ga Damascus Parkers or graded 20ga Foxes.
I gravitate to waterfowl guns especially big bore Parkers and Super Foxes.
Interesting topic.

[Randy Roberts]

Originally Posted by Craig Larter

I gravitate to waterfowl guns especially big bore Parkers and Super Foxes.
Interesting topic.

Craig ain't joking, of course you all know that. He looked at my 34" VR double trap gun with a trap comb that would work for a balance beam and casually commented, that's too small for me. Jokingly said of course. Craig shops in the men's department for sure

[6pt-Sika]

I’m not much of a pump person but I have two Model 12’s . Not really much on semi autos either but I do have an A-5 and a Benelli . I’ve lost my intrest in Browning Superposed’s but still have a couple . Other than the R-32/K-32/K-80/K-20 guns I’ve pretty much lost intrest in O/U’s . As to doubles the euro stuff doesn’t intrest me much anymore and I hesitate to say it but Fox and Smith don’t get the looks I used to give them . And as to more Parker’s I’d like a lifter 8 gauge , one or two more 10’s , 32” 16’s both hammer and hammerless , a 32” 20 hammerless and dare I say it a 30 or 32 inch hammerless 28 . But I’m not holding my breath for any of them . Oh yeah I almost forgot I shot someones VHE 16 gauge skeet over the past weekend , I wouldn’t mind one of those if I ran across one . Took a couple shots with a friends DHE 12 34” shooting sporting today and as you might expect I wouldn’t mind one of those but I doubt I shoot it any better than my DH 12 32” pigeon gun .

[Mills]

Guns I can’t shoot although there are exceptions for very early stuff. Honed barrels that are too thin are a deal killer.

[Mike Franzen]

Originally Posted by Garry L Gordon

There are some features that just have no appeal to me, no matter how "collectable" the gun might be. For example, I own no single trigger, beavertail or monte carlo stocked guns and don't even consider them when they come up for sale

Good! Leave them for me. That’s just what I like and if it has a straight stock even better.