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I have personally seen a Meriden built 12g. gun with 1/2 frame barrels which immediately perked my attention since it is commonly believed that no 1/2 frame guns were built until Remington was doing them. And that the 1/2 frame was not even developed until 1930.
It turns out that the gun in question was originally a 0 frame 16g. that was later fitted with a set of 1/2 frame 12g. barrels by Remington. That answers that.
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03-26-2016, 09:52 AM
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Popularity of 0 frame understandable to those who have one. None of my shotguns comes near its handling for grouse and ducks over decoys, choked C/F. It's magic.
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03-26-2016, 09:13 PM
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I still maintain that the #1 frame is the best frame Parker built in terms of fitting up to the average adult male human body.
Yes, we all like the 0 frame but there's no denying they are a bit on the 'dainty' side. I'll take all the #1 frame 16's (and 20's and 12's) anyone wants to throw at me. |
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03-26-2016, 09:56 PM
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Dainty???.... I'll show ya "dainty" pilgrim.
Meet my 00-Frame 28 gauge VHE. She's just a little over 5 1/2 lbs.... Oh yeah. and she's 'whippy' too - but she's not wimpy. I don't know if I'm an average adult male in terms of body size at 212 lbs., 5' 11" but my little 00-frame 28 fits me very well and I can carry it all day long and never once wish I had a lighter gun. All tongue in cheek - no offense intended... but I really do love this little gun. .
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03-26-2016, 10:39 PM
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dean those are some light weight barrels at 2.5...i really take notice of the lightest and heavist barrels parker made...charlie
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03-26-2016, 10:41 PM
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Dean,
What is the three digit number on the left barrel flat? My 2-frame 20-gauge with Vulcan Steel barrels has 153 in that location. Dave |
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03-26-2016, 10:55 PM
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"All tongue in cheek - no offense intended... but I really do love this little gun"
I think I can understand why you love that gun.... 
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My apologies David. I don't know how that top picture got in the folder for 211216 my 28 ga. VHE. That is surely something I snatched from the forum here a couple of years ago when we were discussing lightest barrels. I have a very full folder of "Other People's Parkers" and that's where that picture will go.
Mine is actually 2 lbs. 9 oz. I think that three digit stamp is 155 or 133 and the barrel weight is 2,5 or 2,3. It goes all blurry when I enlarge the image. This is mine.... .
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