O grade 10ga hammer gun

[Mills]

That is Bill Schwarz and he is supposed to be good too. He is in Ellijay, which is a long ways from me and also requires me to drive through Atlanta.

[Mike Franzen]

That extractor shouldn't be too big of a problem to replace. I would contact PGCA member Brian Dudley and see if he can help you out there. You can replace that yourself but make sure you also get the retaining screw. Harry's suggestion for tightening up the looseness is a good one but you might want to start with aluminum foil and work up to something thicker. Can you post a pic of the muzzle?
Call rst for 10 gauge ammo or take a walk on the wild side and make black powder loads. From the pics of the outside of the barrels, which look good, and your assessment of the pitting I would think she's fine to shoot. You'll be amazed what these 10 gauge parkers can do

[Rob Marshall]

Here are a few pictures of the muzzle, bores and stock which appears to have had some light checkering.

[Mills]

As you can tell, it is rough, but a good cleaning might surprise you. Also, I have found that the old Parkers can take a lot of pitting and still be perfectly safe to shoot (they can also be dangerous, so get it checked).

That is not a gun you would restore and expect to be able to get your money back out of it. It would be for sentimental reasons or for the same reason some people fix up old cars.

[Mike Franzen]

I can see the old checkering. I'm always amazed at these gun with the checking worn smooth. They saw a lot of carry time. It doesn't look like your barrels have been cut. Check the ribs to see if they are tight. See if they ring. If they do I would test fire each barrel with RST ammo using a string. You should have a fine hunter there.

[John E. Williams]

If you just want to try her out, take a short length of brass or copper rod with you. Dropped from the muzzle, that'll knock an empty right out on the ground. May not be very suitable for the duck blind or rabbit hunting when the action's hot, but it will at least let you successfully test fire the old girl until you can get a proper extractor fitted.

[Rob Marshall]

Mike's article in the Parker Pages has me looking at shooting some black powder. It looks like it would be a blast to try. I think I will call Jerry Andrews to see if he has time to look this ole beater over and have it back in time for the second part of our duck season. I have used him before and he has pretty quick turn around and he is a heck of a nice guy. You know my late father always said "boys take care of your guns and they will last a life time" and I never really gave it much thought until I started buying some older shotguns that you know was used for hunting for food to possibly survive. I can picture the guy that owned this gun first going out at daylight and hunting till dark almost daily killing food for his family and for market and I bet the first or second thing he did when he got home from a long day of hunting was clean his gun. Its still hard to believe a working mans shotgun 130years old has survived to hopefully be shot again to put meat on the table. I guess it just goes to show how well built these shotguns are and If you take care of them they will last for more than one lifetime.

[Mills]

Tell Jerry Mills said hello. He fixed two L C Smiths of mine and did a great job.

[Rob Marshall]

I ordered my letter for this gun and it came in today. It shipped Aug 22nd to Hibbards Spencer Bartlett & Co of Chicago, IL. It is a Quality R, Top Action Hammer Gun, 10ga. It featured Twist steel barrels 30" in length. The price was $60.00. The stock configuration is capped pistol grip and its specs are Lop: 14 1/4", drop at heel 3". Weight 10Lbs 2oz. The choke were patterned RH 195 pellets and LH 195 pellets of size 8 shot in a 24" circle at 45 yards. No repair or changes are recorded.

[Dean Romig]

Wow! That's a pretty tight choke.





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