New forum member shooting a SC

[Stepmac]

Originally Posted by John Dallas

Unaltered trap guns are rarer than chicken lips. Trap shooters never miss the bird. it's always the gun's fault.

Every year in LA they have a Parker vs. Elsie SBT competition. During the past four years the Elsie won the first three and the Parker won this last one.

They report the event as if the guns are shooting themselves and don't emphasize the shooter, who, after all has considerable input.

[William Davis]

Anybody have a link to the Annie Oakley Parker SBT photo ? Like to look at it. Real good documentary on Annie is in the PBS American Experience Series. Watched it few weeks ago, was in Netflix.

Bill

[Stepmac]

Originally Posted by William Davis

Anybody have a link to the Annie Oakley Parker SBT photo ? Like to look at it. Real good documentary on Annie is in the PBS American Experience Series. Watched it few weeks ago, was in Netflix.

Bill

Gosh, I just saw it. I've got a stack of gun related/hunting books here and it is in one of them. The pic I saw was taken when she was 65, according to the caption. It is a close up. Looks like the camera is right next to her. All you see is her shooting hand, the receiver and her face mostly convered by the stock and her hand.

Towards the end of her life her hair turned snow white. She was badly burned in a fire. I think she lived to 67. She stood just shy of 5'. When she was at her peek, she would shoot from standing on the back of a running horse. Annie Oakley was the real deal!

[Holeshot]

Steve, seems that SBT guns are always for sale if money means nothing to ya. But seems everything is for sale at the right price. He doesn't want to pay 6500 - 7500. for an SC. He is wanting my approval and I said just be patient and we will find the right one.

[William Davis]

Time fly's posted this nearly 4 years ago. At the time owned a couple of other SxS no Parkers, since have converted to all most all Parker's and am a PGCA Member.

The SBT pictured belonged to a Schuetzen Shooting friend of mine who got it from the widow of one of his old friends. Monthly rifle matches he always asked me if I wanted it. I did but was after other Parker's first. Anyhow brought it home yesterday now a SBT owner. Like to shoot it at the Fall Southern Trap Challenge.

It needs a fresh pad that's all. Excepting the pad I can see no changes from the factory. Will start looking for correct. One on the gun is a Pachmyer, very hard and slick. Choke starts about 5 inches out drops to .040 just like it should. Question I do have, penciled inside the forearm is " 5-1927" Old mark, does not appear as old as the gun. Was the date inside the wood common on Parker's, none of my other guns have it.

Ordering a letter today.

William

[Pa SxS]

William, I'll be looking for your request. FYI the front bead is not original. Looks like a Bradley sight, not a Lyman which is what Parker used. Both front and rear sights should be just a round ivory ball mounted on a post. I would think originals or a r5epro shouldn't be hard to find. A Hawkins pad would look nice.

[Phil Yearout]

Originally Posted by Chuck Bishop

...Both front and rear sights should be just a round ivory ball mounted on a post...

The mid bead on my SC is black or blued-looking metal, but the front bead is ivory. Guess the mid bead has been replaced?

[William Davis]

Thanks Dean

Annie is on my home screen now, My wife might get jealous,

Will run down those bead tips

William

[Pa SxS]

William, I measured the front Lyman sight on my SC, it measures .150" in diameter and about the same in height if measured from the rib to top of bead. It looks like Lyman sells a vintage style white front sight but it doesn't give dimensions. Most Bradley sights were threaded sights, Lyman sights were a press fit if I remember correctly. Lyman sells both types.

I believe it was standard for all Parker SBT's to have dual ivory sights.

[Phil Yearout]

Awesome! I haven't been to the club all year; it's been either raining or bloody hot every weekend. Makes me want to get my SC out there, chopped barrel and all!