interesting gun

[charlie cleveland]

boys i think this would make a ideal gun...barrels would cost about 3000 to get fixed to a 3 1/2 inch chambers plus got thin wall screw in chokes...weights real good at 9 lbs...i think this thing is a bet for a good shooter and its a parker too boot...how many 3 1/2 inch side by siges do you know of....ive got that oldstevens i rechambered myself to 3 1/2 but this is a d grade parker heh one i bet dudly could fix up that old stock in no time...maybe its just me but this old gun could be some kinda huntin gun...sure its a shame shes not origanal but nows shes ready for magnum ammo or anything you want to put through her... surely im not the only one that can see beyound her scars and ugly... charlie

[Richard Flanders]

Holy cow. The breeches! You could front stuff that baby with dynamite and dump in a cup of shot and it wouldn't blow! Speaking of which, anyone remember when Turner Kirkland who founded Dixie Gun Works, took a stout .50cal I seem to remember black powder rifle, dumped in a huge load of black powder then filled the entire barrel right to the muzzle with round balls and touched her off as a test of strength and to maybe bust myths Sherman style. Didn't hurt a thing. They all just went downrange and the barrel was undamaged. Impressive. Would that be fun or what?

[ch]

I always say who gives two craps what other guys think. It would make a great ol workhorse. Now with that said there are people that I value there opinion very much. And I'm not refering to any poster on this thread. There I think I got my post very left wing because I sure wouldn't want to upset anybody. And if you buy that I'll through the golden gate in free.

[B. Dudley]

Charlie,

I do agree with you, though it has it's flaws from a collector standpoint, it could be a very attractive shooter. The perfect chance for someone to carry a graded Parker in the field without breaking the bank.

[ddp]

It would make a good " foul weather " gun for sure...did ya'll notice the also for sale GH 3 barrel set ?

ddp

[Autumn Daze]

Maybe I just don't get it. But why would anyone want to run 3 1/2" shells through a 100 year old SxS. Many on here have proven that alot of game can be taken with alot less. If a body wants to use 3 1/2" shell buy a gas gun and have at it.

[charlie cleveland]

just dont like the autos or pumps and i dont know of a company thatsbuilds a 3 1/2 inch side by side...yep im one of them that would run 3 1/2 inch through a 100 year old gun... charlie

[Bill Murphy]

I think the retail price to sleeve my gun at Lefever was about $250. It is a very neat job and a great alternative to an original Parker mag ten. I bought it at a VA gun show about five years ago.

[charlie cleveland]

bill reckon how far 250 would go today toward a sleeve job...i bet it would just about cover the whacking off of the tubes...tell us about this gun of yours again bill... charlie

[Bill Murphy]

Charlie, I was sitting at table at a VA gun show, and a dealer I know came by with an original looking big D grade Parker with blue barrels. Turned out to be a #3 frame gun with skeleton butt and heavy ten gauge sleeved barrels marked "Lefever Steel" on the rib. The lettering looked like it had been roll stamped at Parker Brothers. My friend said he knew it wasn't an original gun so the price was realistic. I didn't care what the price was, I was going to buy that gun. The sleeve job was wonderful and the water table was marked 3 1/2". I was buying a mag ten Parker for the price of a VH 12. I don't know what it weighs, but it's probably about 10-4. When I weigh it, I'll let you know how close I guessed. The gun letters as a 12 gauge 32" heavy Damascus gun. I still have a stash of 3 1/2" paper ten gauge lead that I should shoot in it some day. It has not killed game because I have other tens that I haven't worn out yet. It doesn't seem to have been in the field since it left Lefever.