Hello Edward, and welcome!
First, a hammerless Parker can be dry-fired even without snap caps with no damage whatsoever to the gun. It’s the way the gun was designed.
There has been considerable research done and published on Parker barrel steels, one such study was conducted and written about in Parker Pages by Dave Suponski several years ago. And there have been others. Another excellent source of barrel information has been and continues to be researched and published by Rev. Dr. Drew Hause and he will very likely post valuable information to this thread.
Top levers and bolts and how they wear can be addressed by PGCA Member Brian Dudley here on this thread.
Where do you live Edward?
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"I'm a Setter man.
Not because I think they're better than the other breeds,
but because I'm a romantic - stuck on tradition - and to me, a Setter just "belongs" in the grouse picture."
George King, "That's Ruff", 2010 - a timeless classic.
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