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Unread 01-16-2018, 12:40 AM   #1
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I showed the article and this thread to my 20 year old son who's first gun was a Parker and already understands the qualities that make these guns special. He just smiled and said " that just means I will own a full set of high grades for pennies on dollar". I told him I thought this was unlikely.

I wonder if the author of the article has ever owned, shot, or desired a nice Parker shotgun? My opinion is that vintage SxS shotguns are an acquired taste both from a financial and functional standpoint and there is a price point for every budget and taste. I have no problem with being in this minority.

I think the day after the Winchester Model 12 was introduced the gun writers of the day started writing of the demise of the SxS shotgun and it has continued through today. Yet Parkers keep coming to market and the good ones continue to sell for more money than ever before. If you are buying them purely to make money then I think you may be disappointed at some point. I have found that buying a vintage shotgun is just about the easiest thing in the world and selling one for what I value it at is much harder. Who's problem is that, buyer or seller? This problem is resolved by buying high and selling low and then telling myself not to do that again(never works). Having said all that, I need a BHE 20 really bad. So, if you have one and want to beat the pending crash and sell it for only half price please contact me.

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