Range day with the Parker 10 gauges

[Milton C Starr]

Originally Posted by Wayne Owens

I believe the Cheddite primers are made from a thinner gauge material and/or the material is more brittle than other brands. Also, your right firing pin might extend past the frame more than the left pin does when fired or the pin might not be rounded as well as your left pin causing the puncture of the primer.

I just read a thread on here from July and it seems numerous members have had the same issue with the Cheddite hull/primers . I havnt seen Federal 10 ga hulls in stock for months . I could always buy steel shot loads to pull apart for hulls but im not that desperate yet . From what ive was reading the main concern with those pierced primers is gas going back into the action and causing stock damage . From what I can tell when I cleaned it earlier the firing pins look pretty well fitted to the holes .

[J. A. EARLY]

A pierced primer on a hammer gun can't get back into the stock so there is no worry for the gun. Plus the firing pin in the hole probably won't let much gas out anyway. Mine does the same thing with RSTs.

[winplumber]

Originally Posted by Jerry Harlow

A pierced primer on a hammer gun can't get back into the stock so there is no worry for the gun. Plus the firing pin in the hole probably won't let much gas out anyway. Mine does the same thing with RSTs.

Not in the stock but it can in the eye and on the face ask me how I know it dont take much to make it sting .

[Milton C Starr]

Originally Posted by Steve Huffman

Not in the stock but it can in the eye and on the face ask me how I know it dont take much to make it sting .

I always wear a pair of osha approved sunglasses when im shooting not sure how they compare to other shooting glasses but they've worked pretty good so far . I am always overly cautious when im at the range whats nice about ours is usually its empty .

I have a question if anyone may have some insight , on these Parker hammerguns is there average amount of force required to cock the hammers ? Or does it vary greatly from gun to gun ? On mine it takes alot of muscle to cock them back .