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Originally Posted by EddyDehmer
Sorry about the double posts as I see you replied already so thanks for that. I take it you have taken your Parker apart and put it back together on your own. I will have to jump online and pull up YouTube to see how it needs to be pulled apart as I always like to really take care of any thing I own so this will be no exception. Do they ever do a get together or events for some of the more experienced owners to share what they have learned about maintaining and keys to taking great care of their Parkers?
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Eddy, your idea about a get-together to learn about things like you're bringing up is a good idea. I've not seen anything specifically designed this way, but if you go to the various shoots, I'm sure you can get some quality mentoring.
Let me offer a perspective...I'm sure you can get another, differing one from the guys here. Take your guns to a good smith to be checked out. If he thinks it should be cleaned, get him to do it. If not, just shoot them(!) Taking guns apart is not a frequently required part of maintenance, and you can potential do some harm taking a gun apart without knowing what you're doing. If you have snap caps, try them to see if the gun functions (although Parker said dry firing would not hurt the gun, I'd still recommend being cautious with any old gun). Make sure the safety works and the gun cocks the hammers when you open it after firing. If the barrels are safe, and they probably are, you should be good to go. I do think that the fact that the gun is stamped 3" is a good sign as whoever did it was certainly not trying to hide the fact...and likely knew what he was doing.
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