Choke opened DH-16....who to send it?

[charlie cleveland]

im with wild skies kenny...you can all ways buy plenty of parkers with open bore but hard to put the origanal choke back in a gun...you are given the right to do as you please since you are the given caretaker of this gun....most people will tell you not to cut the barrels off to open the choke almost sacureiigous on a parker...if it were mine i would just buy anotyer parker with open chokes or sell it and then buy the open bored gun..just my h. o.... charlie

[Angel Cruz Ortiz]

Kenny how about some pictures and some details? I'll be looking for a D grade 16 next. BTW, man don't touch those chokes!!

[Dean Romig]

Mike Orlen is the man to send it to.

He is the only person I would trust to open the chokes on an original Parker shotgun.

[StubTwist]

+1 what Dean said. I have used Mike Orlen and he is very good. Quick turnaround too.

79 Salem Street
Amherst, MA 01002
(413) 256-1630
michael.orlen@verizon.net

[C.O.B.]

Mike did the choke work on "The Money Pit" gun a GH 16 0 frame. He opened the damascuss barrels to .014 & .010. They are wonderfull and the birds hate it.

[Big D]

Kenny - Am I missing something? Why would you open up the left barrel (normally the second fired)?

[Double Lab]

Kenny,
Original Parker chokes are as important to the value of the gun as are barrel length to many of us and especially in the somewhat scarce O frame 16's. Call me a purist if you must but one of the key factors for me is a gun with original chokes. Parker took great pride in their chokes and for good reason. I really believe from many years of bird and target shooting that too many shooters drive themselves crazy over chokes. Remember that choke is what kills not the pellets. I routinely hunt wild pheasants with a mod and full 28 VH and have shot many winning scores with F/F in various gauges and don't even think about what choke I'm shooting. An O frame 16 really was designed to handle 7/8 loads so don't stress the gun or yourself, just stuff a 7/8oz. load of 7 1/2's in each barrel and and you will be surprised how well you can bring birds to bag. The more people modify these original guns the more my untouched Parkers, Foxes et al are worth. Why not try the gun for one season unmodified and see how you do. Just my opinion, thanks for listening. Daryl

[SXS OHIO]

Good pionts....Will put barrel work on hold and will try spredder loads at the board and see how that works first. I can compair paterns to my open choked guns....I have 16ga. Parker repro's choked .004 /.006 and a 2nd gun left barrel at .009 This will be a fun drill soon as the rain her in ohio ends. There is also a product called cubic shot...its little cubs that do not fly strait. Not a good choice for this gun as its only loaded full house 2 3/4" that I know of...This DH-16 only weighs 5lbs-14oz 2 5/8" RST loads of 7/8 or 1oz 7 1/2 shot will be the ticket....maybe they sell spredder loads? or will have to make my own? Thanks all SXS ohio...(-:

[Bill Murphy]

RST has spreaders on their list. I'll sell you my VH 0 frame 28" 16 bored factory IC&MOD if you'll sell me your full choke DH. Dave Suponski just posted that the RST 16 spreaders are not ready yet.

[Autumn Daze]

I talked with Alex last Thursday. Their 16 gauge spreaders are not quite ready for market. To date they are only selling 12 gauge and 20 gauge spreader loads.