Finally, a small bore Parker!!

[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by davidboyles

Will I ever be cured of this damn Parker fever?????

In a word David.... No






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[TxHuntermn]

So, David and I have an upcoming spring turkey hunt....im going to try and kill a bird with the $150 grade first year Parker Lifter I got this fall before sending it to Bachelder’s for a redo!!then hopefully another longbeard next season...after resto....might even write something up to submit to Dean for PP!

[Dean Romig]

Thanks Mark, that would be great.

Remember, that gun has the sharp 90 degree angle between the water table and the breech face so watch those loads.






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[TxHuntermn]

was planning on using the RST 2 7/8ths 1 1/4 oz.

[King Cobb]

Originally Posted by davidboyles

Will I ever be cured of this damn Parker fever????? Rich was right it is a Very slippery slope!!

It will go into temporary remission from time to time, but only because you have been innocculated with browning fever, or colt fever, or purdey fever (thats a pricey one I am told). But it always comes back.

[Randy Roberts]

Hey Mark. I also picked up a 16 gauge myself this past fall. It's a DHE with 32"
barrels and a PG stock on a 1 frame. It weighs in at 7-4 oz with those barrels.
The DAH was 2 3/4" and it lettered as such. I tried to shoot it but was just not satisfied wiht that drop so I had the stock bent to a more shootable dimension for me. As a matter of fact I hope to have it back next week. This one has 2 1/2" chambers so I was shooting RST's in it. It will be on a pheasant hunt in the future for sure. Not the best pics, one of my near future goeals is to get some higher quality pics of guns.

[TxHuntermn]

Originally Posted by Randy G Roberts

Hey Mark. I also picked up a 16 gauge myself this past fall. It's a DHE with 32"
barrels and a PG stock on a 1 frame. It weighs in at 7-4 oz with those barrels.
The DAH was 2 3/4" and it lettered as such. I tried to shoot it but was just not satisfied wiht that drop so I had the stock bent to a more shootable dimension for me. As a matter of fact I hope to have it back next week. This one has 2 1/2" chambers so I was shooting RST's in it. It will be on a pheasant hunt in the future for sure. Not the best pics, one of my near future goeals is to get some higher quality pics of guns.

Wow, I love that gun!!!

[davidboyles]

I’m partial to 16 as a 16 Fox was my first Gun back in 1959. I like your 32” Parker bet it swings nice would be hell on pass shooting Whitewings in TX. Mark and I are going after turkeys with our 2 new/old Parker hammers this spring in TX.

[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by Mark Ray

was planning on using the RST 2 7/8ths 1 1/4 oz.

Depending on the chamber length... I doubt the chambers are that long and being such an early gun it was most likely chambered to shoot brass shells and consequently, likely has no forcing cones - just a 90 degree ridge at the end of the chamber.

I would strongly recommend measuring all aspects of the chambers.





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[C.O.B.]

Randy take that 32 inch 16 to the sporting clays range you'll love it. I have two both on the #1 frame. A hammer gun and a GHE vent rib and they are fun to shoot clays with.