How old was you when you bought your first Parkers ?

[Mike of the Mountain]

WOW! Some cool stories here on first Parker’s. My first was not as exciting as being gifted with one at 9 or finding one at 16. I acquired mine through attrition. I had been shooting competition for decades and got tired of NSCA shooter attitudes and so many rules that I needed something different to put the fun back into clays. Enter our buddy Cold Spring and his passion for double guns. He got me hooked on the horizontal oriented barreled guns. Started with Fox guns. I had one, then two. Next thing I had quite a few Fox guns. I “needed” more so I could shoot hammer gun events too. Enter those sexy hinge pin guns from Parker!! Be still my heart!! So then I see all the events sponsored by Parker or for Parker or about Parker and I quickly moved my Fox guns and procured more Parker’s! By now I’m fully addicted and loving it!! But, I digress. The first Parker I purchased was an early 12g lifter with 30” barrels. The next day I purchased a DH 12/30. Let’s just say when I’m in I’m ALL in!! 😂 That was about 8 or 9 years ago and I would have been 49 or 50. Fun times when you’re having flies!!