Let's see some wood!

[Bill Murphy]

I must have missed the 30" 12 gauge, too many pages. However, my buddy has a 32" 12 that I'm waiting for. He is out of the country as we speak.

[edgarspencer]

Originally Posted by Greg Baehman

12-ga. Repro with 30" barrels that one of our members has reported having?

Is that unusual?

[Wild Skies]

Yes Edgar, they are unusual. The owner has mentioned his set on more than one occasion in this forum, here's one of those mentions:
http://parkerguns.org/forums/showthread.php?t=15370

I hope the owner sees this request and will post pics of his complete gun, including the wood. Not only is the gun unusual, but an original Parker Reproduction 2-bbl. case capable of housing a set 30" tubes is unusual as well.

[edgarspencer]

Thanks Greg. We all have seen the cyclical whims of whats the current trend, if we've been dealing with this affliction for very long. I've been actively collecting and hunting with Parkers, as well as other double guns, for over 50 years. My dad was my greatest mentor, also having the 'affliction'.
There was a time when he thought shorter barreled guns were the be all and end all. He had rows of 26" doubles, and rarely paid attention to the 30" guns, despite having a few nice ones.
He wasn't alone in his thinking and the prices of long barreled guns, back in his hay day of collecting, reflected this obsession with fast, short guns. The Churhill XXV was king in the moderately priced English market. Coincidentally, this point in the up and down cycle of barrel lengths coincided with virtually the entire manufacturing life of the Parker Reproduction. For this reason, I can easily understand why this fluke of timing resulted in so few long barreled guns.
I find there's a use, and a place for all the popular lengths, hence my trio of 20ga. DHEs. The 24" gun was all I used last year in the grouse woods, and yet I was beside myself with excitements to recently find my straight gripped 30" gun. Here's a situation a diehard Reroduction collector could benefit from a walk thru some of the better shops, as there is an ample supply of the long guns no one wanted 30 years ago.

[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by Bill Murphy

Mybuddy has a 32" 12 that I'm waiting for.

A Repro Bill??






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[William Woods]

What a beautiful piece of wood Larry.

[Bill Murphy]

Yes, a Repro.

[William Woods]

Originally Posted by larrystauch

This is a 20 gauge GHE Remington era with 28" barrels.

Larry,

Did you have this re-stocked? If so, where was the work done? One of the prettiest stocks I have ever seen.

[William Woods]

Originally Posted by Tom Kidd

28ga. 28", M & F, SST, Splinter, SBP, 5 lbs 7 ounces. Yup, I have fallen hard on it, and so far all is good to go. Don't laugh, falling in the Pat woods is much easier for old farts, your turn is coming. Life is Good, Treat it with Respect, and Merry Christmas to All!

Mr. Kidd,

Yours is a very nice stock. This type grain is my favorite. Others may favor a different type, and I appreciate that, but this type is my personal favorite.

[Larry the Gun Guy]

Originally Posted by William Woods

Larry,

Did you have this re-stocked? If so, where was the work done? One of the prettiest stocks I have ever seen.

This is the way I purchased this gun several years ago from the "World's Foremost Outfitter". They thought it was a reproduction gun.