More turkeys

[Fred Slyfield]

Hoping to get a few fall turkeys in a couple months. I’ve managed two birds with a VH 16 and a 1878 12.

[Mike Franzen]

Originally Posted by Fred Slyfield

Hoping to get a few fall turkeys in a couple months. I’ve managed two birds with a VH 16 and a 1878 12.

Hey Fred I have 12088, made in 1878 also. Is your serial number close to that?

Daniel what you need is a Parker 10 gauge known as the Short Ten. It chambers a 2 7/8” shell and kills anything with feathers out to 50 yards and beyond. Find one built on a 2 frame with 28” or 30” barrels and you’ll have about an 8 1/2 pound gun. Throw a leather sling on it and you can carry it all day long. Lots of guys on here use them and Mississippi patina just makes em look better. I had mine down there when I turkeyed around with Charlie and it didn’t hurt it one bit. Or hell, be like Charlie and use an 8 gauge 8-)

[Fred Slyfield]

Mike, mine is 51965, shoots like a dream, one of my favorite grouse guns

[Mike Franzen]

Originally Posted by Fred Slyfield

Mike, mine is 51965, shoots like a dream, one of my favorite grouse guns

Fred I was referring to the gun you said was from 1878. You might be looking at the patent date on the forend latch.

[Fred Slyfield]

Mike, my mistake , so with the 51 thousand serial number what would be the correct model designation be ?? According to the serial # the gun was built in 1887.

Thanks

[TxHuntermn]

Originally Posted by Mike Franzen

Hey Fred I have 12088, made in 1878 also. Is your serial number close to that?

Daniel what you need is a Parker 10 gauge known as the Short Ten. It chambers a 2 7/8” shell and kills anything with feathers out to 50 yards and beyond. Find one built on a 2 frame with 28” or 30” barrels and you’ll have about an 8 1/2 pound gun. Throw a leather sling on it and you can carry it all day long. Lots of guys on here use them and Mississippi patina just makes em look better. I had mine down there when I turkeyed around with Charlie and it didn’t hurt it one bit. Or hell, be like Charlie and use an 8 gauge 8-)

This years Gobbler using RST 5’s, using the gun mike just described!!

[Fred Slyfield]

Originally Posted by Mark Ray

This years Gobbler using RST 5’s, using the gun mike just described!!

Awesome!!

[TxHuntermn]

Originally Posted by Fred Slyfield

Awesome!!

Thanks, that gun is short 10 #5395, and is the first known exposed hinge pin Parker! $125 grade, lifter in original condition.

[Southpaw]

Originally Posted by Mark Ray

Thanks, that gun is short 10 #5395, and is the first known exposed hinge pin Parker! $125 grade, lifter in original condition.

Really!! That is cool. I think I recall you mentioning something like that before. Is it noted that way in the records?