Serious newbie

[Richard Flanders]

Be sure to bring some shells along Pam....

[Pam Parker]

Thanks everyone! The gun opens easily so the chambers are exposed and I came to the conclusion that the screw doesn't have anything to do with removing the barrels from the stock and thankfully didn't try to mess with that. I fiddled around trying to get the barrels off and it felt like something was stuck. I will read the stuck barrels thread, and will try again tonight. I really am very excited for all the reasons mentioned above along with appreciating quality old things like furniture, boats and now this gun. I am still in a little shock that I am now a gun owner . . . after almost 30 years here I feel a little closer to being a real Mainer (though I will always be "from away").

How do I tell if it is equipped with ejectors? The .410s I have shot, popped the cartridges right out. Oy, this learning curve is going to be steep. Thank you for your patience and support.

[Pa SxS]

2 easy ways to tell. Look at the chambers, an extractor gun will have one solid lifter that lifts both shells for hand extraction. An ejector gun will have that lifter split down the center, one for each chamber. The other way is to look at the underside of the forarm. An extractor gun will have only a cutout for the release mechinism. An ejector gun will have an extra cutout with 2 little hammers in the cutout.

[John D.]

Hi folks....

First of all - Pam - WELCOME!!! In reading your thread, it sure looks like you have many assisting you - so, I'm just here to welcome you on board!!

Also, I don't know where you are in Maine - but a bunch of Parker folks are getting together on January 1st in Barrington, NH for some shooting, swapping "tall stories" and bragging about our guns - and you would be most welcome to come on by - shoot some Parkers - and the folks can give you and assist with your Parker...

Finally - I'm going to move this thread into the General Parker Forum, so others can join in if they've missed your thread in the "Introduction" Forum..

My Best to you,

John

[Bindlestiff]

Hi Pam, welcome aboard!

If you have some time to do a little reading, one place to start learning is the Parker FAQ link off our main parkerguns.org page. There you can read about extractors and ejectors, find a list of Parker books, learn about Damascus steel and a host of other topics. Most are short reads but some have links off to areas with a lot more information on some topics.

Robin

[Dean Romig]

John, I can't believe you don't know where Damariscotta is.... You must have been theah befoah - for Pete's sake John, there's a Rennie's right in the centah of town so I know you've been theah. Damariscotta is right acrost the rivah from Newcastle and about a mile East of US Rte. 1.

Pam, don't feel bad about being "from away". My parents lived in BBH for about thirty years and though they were accepted and loved by the locals they were never considered "Mainahs". Heck, even if you were born in Maine but your parents were "from away" you still wouldn't be considered a true "Mainah". Tim Samples tells us "If the cat had kittens in the oven you wouldn't call them "biscuits" would ya?"

Hope to meet you on New Year's Day in NH

[Pam Parker]

Ayuh, so along with being a long time "summer complaint", I went to school up here and I was married to a local (Skowhegan local that is) so I kinda had an "in". Dean, I keep my boat in the far west side of BBH, close to Blake's, where did your family live?

Back to guns, definitely not an ejector. I will try to get over to NH, it sounds like a blast (sorry, I couldn't resist). The FAQs have been VERY helpful, really the whole site has been, and broken into digestable bits. There is so much info out on the web, it can be totally overwhelming.

[Dean Romig]

Pam, my parents lived on Townsend Ave. directly across the street from Grover's Hardware in the former "Flora Fickett House". To get to the Rotary you walk right up the granite steps from the street and across my parents lawn on a little 'right of way' walkway.

We're all happy to help you and are glad to see that the FAQ's are helpful as well.

Dean

[Pam Parker]

This is question is probably equivalent to asking a bunch of women what hair products to use, (as many different opinions as people) but I will give it a go as I checked the FAQs and forums but didn't see the specificity I am looking for.

I need to buy some cleaning and maintenance supplies, recommendations on the basic tools, cleaners, and oils? I have lots of experience with fine leather, steel, not so much. Please name names.

[Dean Romig]

Hoppe's No. 9 and a cleaning rod with a swab and a copper brush for general cleaning inside the bores and the outside metal surfaces. Ballistol (sp?) for exterrior preservation and weatherproofing.