New member and 1st Parker - Page 2

Autumn Daze · 01-26-2015, 09:57 PM

Chaz, I would have that crack looked at before I shot that gun again.

Harold Pickens · 01-26-2015, 10:23 PM

Welcome Chaz , I too am in West Virginia(Wheeling). O frame Parker 16's are little jewels, and are great grouse guns. One of my favorite grouse guns is a GH 16 O frame, and someone cut 1 " off the barrels to make them 27"( story was that it slid off a car).Many of these old guns have been hunted hard and have some stock isuses . Brian can give you some good advice on the stock, or Jerry Andrews in Moundsville, Wv would be a good choice. Great to have you on board.

Chaz Cole · 01-26-2015, 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Harold Lee Pickens

Welcome Chaz , I too am in West Virginia(Wheeling). O frame Parker 16's are little jewels, and are great grouse guns. One of my favorite grouse guns is a GH 16 O frame, and someone cut 1 " off the barrels to make them 27"( story was that it slid off a car).Many of these old guns have been hunted hard and have some stock isuses . Brian can give you some good advice on the stock, or Jerry Andrews in Moundsville, Wv would be a good choice. Great to have you on board.

Thanks Harold! I'm in Bluefield very southern part of the state. Its a nice gun great weight (6lbs 1oz)! I have been talking with Brian and might have it restocked. The safety is also not working so need to get figured out as well. How's the grouse hunting up north been?

Harold Pickens · 01-27-2015, 10:32 AM

Grouse hunting up here has declined to the point where it is just taking the dog for a run. From my house , it is 7 miles to Pa. and 7 miles west to Ohio. I do most of my hunting in Ohio as that is where I grew up, and there is much more ground to hunt there. I moved 4 birds the other day in an area where i used to move 20. Grouse hunting in the eastern mtns. and southern coal fields is much better, but is a 3-4 hr drive minimum from Wheeling. For those of you who are geographically challenged, Wheeling sits in the NW corner of the state and Chaz is 5 hrs away in the SE corner. Again, welcome onboard and hope to see and hear more about the new Parker.