Ugly Duck

[wayne goerres]

I think I will measure the chamber lengths to day. I hope they are 2 3/4". May try shooting it. Who knows it may be a winged wonder.

[OH Osthaus]

the coating should not affect the shooting -

if you can keep yourself from looking at it rather than the target

[charlie cleveland]

to me this old parker looks good..with the stocked fixed she will make one fine field gun..charlie

[Bill Murphy]

The normal chamber length would be "2 5/8" for 2 3/4" shells".

[wayne goerres]

Just shot the old gun and surprise surprise she shoots real well. About 15 min's with green scotch brite takes whatever that finish is off the barrels. Believe I will clean it up and blue it. Sorry Mills you will have to find another one for the swamp.

[Ed Blake]

You should have that split stock head looked after before it gets worse. I've never seen a split that far back into the nose of the stock.

[wayne goerres]

The head of the stock has already had the typical head repair don to it. I don't know weather it was done before the split or after the split. Will probable have to bore out the dowel pin and then glue the split and glue a new dowel back in.