Gun trading in 2025,how about you??

[Bill Jolliff]

I didn't buy any but I let a couple go to new, loving homes.

[John Bastiani]

I picked up a couple of great guns that I have been chasing for over ten years. A VHE 28 gauge thats in great condition(95%+ original case) and a 410 LC Smith specialty grade thats still new in the box(plus shipping box)from 1928. The box is also marked "28"on the bottom. The gun has a ton of paperwork with three factory letters-hangtag and copy of build sheet with shipping papers to the gun store jobber in California. This gun is new except for a small flaw in the checkering on the bottom of the forearm.

[IW1978]

Originally Posted by John Bastiani

I picked up a couple of great guns that I have been chasing for over ten years. A VHE 28 gauge thats in great condition(95%+ original case) and a 410 LC Smith specialty grade thats still new in the box(plus shipping box)from 1928. The box is also marked 1928 on the bottom. The gun has a ton of paperwork with three factory letters-hangtag and copy of build sheet with shipping papers to the gun store jobber in California. This gun is new except for a small flaw in the checkering on the bottom of the forearm.

How do you find guns like this?

[Andrew Frank]

Let’s see, sold a 16ga VH, a 20ga VHE, a 12ga GH, an Cogswell and Harrison 12 ga,a BSS 12ga and an RFM 20ga.

Picked a few…a 34 inch DHE 12ga, a DHE 20ga a GH 16ga, zero frame, a GH 12ga 1 frame, a 12 ga G grade Hammer gun. Non Parker, a Westley Richard’s 16 ga, a John Dickson 20ga boxlock, a .410 Thomas Horsley hammer gun, and if everything goes right I’ll be picking up a K20 later this month. It looks way worse when you spell it all out like this.

[Craig Larter]

Originally Posted by AndrewFrank

Let’s see, sold a 16ga VH, a 20ga VHE, a 12ga GH, an Cogswell and Harrison 12 ga,a BSS 12ga and an RFM 20ga.

Picked a few…a 34 inch DHE 12ga, a DHE 20ga a GH 16ga, zero frame, a GH 12ga 1 frame, a 12 ga G grade Hammer gun. Non Parker, a Westley Richard’s 16 ga, a John Dickson 20ga boxlock, a .410 Thomas Horsley hammer gun, and if everything goes right I’ll be picking up a K20 later this month. It looks way worse when you spell it all out like this.

Nice job Andrew, your the King!

[Reggie B]

My Parker collecting has been a mess for the past two years. I will not bore you with the details but 2024 was a major surgery and 2025 was losing my dad. During this period I have sold off some Parkers I never thought I would sell. I guess sickness and death changes a person. But my interest seems to be picking up. I did buy two Remingtion era, high original condition DHEs, a 20 and a 16. So maybe as my dad used to say, "the worm has turned".

[Craig Larter]

Originally Posted by Reggie Bishop

My Parker collecting has been a mess for the past two years. I will not bore you with the details but 2024 was a major surgery and 2025 was losing my dad. During this period I have sold off some Parkers I never thought I would sell. I guess sickness and death changes a person. But my interest seems to be picking up. I did buy two Remingtion era, high original condition DHEs, a 20 and a 16. So maybe as my dad used to say, "the worm has turned".

Reggie sorry to hear about your challenges. Sickness and death are two very unpleasant realities of life. I also have faced both the last few years but my hobbies and friendships got me over the hump.
Glad to hear your still in the game.

[Clark McCombe]

The best thing that got me through some really tough health problems was finding out that the old shotgun in the basement closet was a Parker and joining this group.
I’ve met the nicest people I could ever imagine and collected these 26”, 28” 30”, and 32” works of art that I can go out and smash clays with.
Heck, some of them even come with hammers attached.

[Hammer Gun]

Reggie, Been down that road this past year but on the mend. new toys kept me going, they are 28ga repo 2brl set 8 ga 36" hammer gun, Bgrade SBT parker, 6ga was a parker also 300 wheatherby and a 7mm both german S&W mod 19 performance ctr guns mod 19 carry comp 1-1/2 brl and a 3in, and a 4" and a 10ga Parker, that is it I think Gary

[Andy]

Isn't it funny how when we're down we buy more stuff. Like "This might be the last time I get to acquire this or that..." I now have about six "Last grouse guns I'll ever need" that will have to fit into the casket with me. I'd be cremated but couldn't do that to the guns : )