Parker # 2 for me..... help please!

[Dean Romig]

Not so much that it may be rare or unusual but that it is desirable to long-range shooters for it's barrel weight and length.

[johnmac]

Long range shooters eh? I was under the impression, this it was nots safe to shoot barrels of this age made from this type of steel ....


also um just got off work and I'm tired as hell but I'm going to try my hardest to get you guys some really good photos, because this pics that I posted from the original owner make this gun look like crapola! in hand it is a work of art ... the engraving the wood hell is a couple of you said it looks like the screws have never been touched ..

[OH Osthaus]

[QUOTE=johnmac;81883]Long range shooters eh? I was under the impression, this it was nots safe to shoot barrels of this age made from this type of steel ....
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that depends on the condition - same as it does for fluid steel- don't shoot bad barrels of any kind, but if these are in solid condition ---

get some low pressure shells from some one like RST http://www.rstshells.com/

and enjoy the heck out of them

[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by johnmac

I was under the impression, this it was nots safe to shoot barrels of this age made from this type of steel ....

Not necessarily so John. Many, many of us shoot our Damascus and Twist and Laminated and Bernard barreled Parkers on a regular basis with the appropriate loads. But our barrels are sound and without compromise so we are quite comfortable shooting them. It is great fun to shoot these old Parkers and give them a little exercise as often as we can.




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