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Unread 03-16-2013, 06:55 AM   #1
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There's also something to be said about the thrill of the hunt. Finding the needle in the haystack, so to speak. These guns can be seen online, so a little bit of my post was a warning to anyone who might have been watching them, particularly that g grade 10 ga. Most of the Parkers I'm seeing sold in onsite live auctions are going to offsite Internet bidders, so I kind of assume at least a member or two frequent those same online auction houses. This gun is a straight up loser.
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Last weekend I drove two hours to Lexington, NC for a big 250 gun auction. There were many assorted doubles there, and I think five or six were Parker's. the main reason I went....a 20ga VH, and a 20ga DHE! The 20ga VH turned out to be a 12ga that was monoblocked to be a 20, and was in awful condition. The DHE turned out to be a GHE, in horrible condition and sporting a non original Beavertail and Vickers steel barrels. I didn't even stay long enough to see what they went for. I was high on the Auctions at one time, but my enthusiasm is dwindling.

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Will, I just got back from the Baltimore gun show and I'm too tired to get out of bed to look at the records but the "N" grade was used for a period of time to designate a 10ga gun and it could have been the Grade 2 10ga so the "N" could be correct.
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Chuck, Go get some sleep..... Grade 1 10 gauge guns were designated N grade and grade 2 guns were designated E grade. And I know you knew this....
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There's also something to be said about the thrill of the hunt. Finding the needle in the haystack, so to speak. These guns can be seen online, so a little bit of my post was a warning to anyone who might have been watching them, particularly that g grade 10 ga. Most of the Parkers I'm seeing sold in onsite live auctions are going to offsite Internet bidders, so I kind of assume at least a member or two frequent those same online auction houses. This gun is a straight up loser.

Hey Will, I appreciate you using my quote as your tag line but what you posted above, which I have highlighted, is not something I would have posted even if I agreed with you.

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Hey Will, I appreciate you using my quote as your tag line but what you posted above, which I have highlighted, is not something I would have posted even if I agreed with you.

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I think I understand that thought. The auction house sold the gun to an internet bidder even after I told them the listing was incorrect. The gun was listed as "good condition" in the online description. I am not exaggerating when I say that this gun had the absolute worst bores of any gun I have EVER viewed with my own eyes. I wouldn't have been surprised if the barrels broke in two if they were dropped on the floor.
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