Curiouser and Curiouser

Brush Buster · 12-28-2011, 10:31 AM

Bruce ,To your question ,whats up ,In just my own opinion ,I believe there is a bit of an intimidation factor or learning curve here ,where folks look at the Rare gun or Seldom Seen gun and realize their knowledge is limited so they sit back and wait to see what the more experienced fellow has to say and in a short while someone else posts and we all sort of move on ! With that said ,the folks who have been with us long enough know and understand ,there is never a stupid question ,Parker guns are and always will be a learning experience ,how many times has any one of us said to ourselves and others " Never say Never ! Take my C Grade 20 for example ,that gun has so many unique features for a C Grade ,the odd checkering style ,but with the correct markings on the stock to prove it is correct ,the Small Beaver Tail Checkered as per the stock checkering and numbered correctly ,then we have the Barrel wedge engraving !!! You more experienced Gentlemen had no problem going through the gun and sorting it out and we all very much enjoyed it as I recall ,but a newer member or a less experienced person ,would have just stood back and wouldn't want to hurt anyone's feelings or worse yet sound " stupid " , and probably wouldn't have ever voiced an opinion ! I think as has always been posted ,we have a great thing going here and the benefits far out weigh the cost ! Again ,just my opinion for whatever that's worth , and once the newer collector / shooter /hunter gets more comfortable with his own knowledge ,we will get more folks participating ! Russ

Autumn Daze · 12-28-2011, 12:21 PM

My own personal belief is that every member here..from the long time PGCA member to the newcomer is just as important. What good is knowledge if its not freely shared? If the newcomer be it the fellow that just inherited a gun or a guy that just owns one Parker is treated with respect and has his questions answered honestly and politely then the desire to join the PGCA becomes more attractive.There will always be the gent that comes to us with questions has them answered and goes away but that I think is because his/her level of interest is far less than ours. But so be it..we are here to provide a service.That being said..the benefits of being a member far outweigh the $40.00 annual fee. It just boils down to how much interest an individual has in the Parker Gun and the Charles Parker Co.