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Nor do the 24 and 18 gauge guns lend themselves to casual shooting (due to the scarcity of ammunition) which most of us like to do at least occasionally with most of the guns in our collections. I have only one Parker that I will never shoot - all the others I do. For a gun that I can't shoot, even if I want to, my interest level is very low. If this 18 gauge had the original 16 gauge barrels too, I might own it now . . . but it doesn't . . . and I don't.
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There are collectors who would welcome such a unique Parker to add to their collections merely on the rarity factor and there are a bunch of firearms collectors who have no interest in shooting them at all . . . different strokes for different folks I guess. |
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06-30-2009, 05:32 AM | #15 | ||||||
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Dean; I'm sure you are right, I put the auction on my watch list just to be nosy and see who bought it ,I was a little suprised no one bid on it !
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06-30-2009, 08:04 AM | #16 | ||||||
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Yeah, what is it about those odd barrel lengths that intrigues us? My favorites include a couple of 34s, a 33, a 29, a couple of 27s and an 18.
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06-30-2009, 08:15 AM | #17 | ||||||
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34" Parkers are not "odd". They are even.
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06-30-2009, 08:39 AM | #18 | ||||||
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18! I bet its choked full and full
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06-30-2009, 09:45 AM | #19 | ||||||
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I think an 18" would be difficult to shoot well - unless from the hip.
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06-30-2009, 10:40 AM | #20 | ||||||
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Don, all of my 34s are odd, not even.
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