Been lurking and finally joined. 1904 VH 12ga straight grip

[StubTwist]

John,

You have a nice looking straight-grip VH. Dean gives good advice that your Parker would be better suited for the game hunting he mentioned.

Now you have a good reason now to find another Parker to better suit your needs and add to the collection

On another note and noticing you live in RI, we have an annual Parker Spring Fun shoot at Addieville Sporting Clays in the spring. It's usually March or April depending on the weather until spring finally arrives after a long winter.

Stick around and check the Shows, Events, and Conventions. It's a great time and you'll get to meet some of the people on this forum and a lot of nice Parker Guns.

[John J Sundelin]

I saw where there is a shoot at Addieville, I am 30 minutes south of it. I have never shot there but would love to.
I was already thinking of locating a lighter Parker, a friend said he had one hanging on the mantle so I had him see what it was, turns out it was a T Parker hammer gun made in Belgium. I already have my late dads Belgium made 10 gauge hammer gun I have been slowly cleaning up, it's in the same class as the T Parker, he used to shoot it years and years ago with full brass shells. I will keep looking for a lighter Parker for upland. I might try this VH on ducks someday. John

PS. I just did the online letter request so the wait is on. LOL

[Bill Murphy]

Keep us informed about the PGCA letter. A straight grip stock on a VH Parker of the period is a bit unusual and to be appreciated.