Parker DHE 14 gauge advice

[Tom Hawkins]

You can get 14 greener police brass and turn them down and refit for 209 primers. They are out there if you want to shoot it. It has taken about a dozen years to acquire 25 original brass which I don't shoot but I have modified 4 boxes of greener and turned them down and reloaded those. I shoot my fourteens and enjoy them as much as any Parkers that I have. I use black and smokeless. The 14's are uncommon but the ammo is an issue. If you decide you want reloading info for black or smokeless I have a few recipes. I like the three dog engraving pattern on my 14.

[George Lander]

Bruce: Of the 12 mentioned in TPS, are all ejector guns or just DH Grade (some ejector / some extractor) ? Marty said that his was a DHE.

Best Regards, George

[Bruce Day]

The TPS compilations don't distinguish but a person could search through the Serialization Book for each gun if he was so inclined.

[Hammer Gun]

Marty, What is the ser# of your gun? Check the date of mfg, is it close to the last 14ga made? I am, as Bruce says, one that likes the oddball gauges, but only in hammer guns. I have been looking for a while for the elusive 13ga hammer gun, and it must letter. This quest is like looking for water in the desert, it's there but hard to find, Regards Gary

[Brush Buster]

Originally Posted by Tom Hawkins

You can get 14 greener police brass and turn them down and refit for 209 primers. They are out there if you want to shoot it. It has taken about a dozen years to acquire 25 original brass which I don't shoot but I have modified 4 boxes of greener and turned them down and reloaded those. I shoot my fourteens and enjoy them as much as any Parkers that I have. I use black and smokeless. The 14's are uncommon but the ammo is an issue. If you decide you want reloading info for black or smokeless I have a few recipes. I like the three dog engraving pattern on my 14.

Hello Tom ,I don't want to " Hi Jack " this thread ,but would really enjoy seeing the " Three Dog Engraving " you speak of in this post ,as I feel sure most everyone else would like to take a look also ,maybe you could start a new Thread and load it up with pictures ,and we could take a look at it ! Thank You ; Russ

[edgarspencer]

Wow! a 13ga Parker Hammer gun? That's the Unicorn's horn for sure.

[Bill Murphy]

As I recall, all known 14 gauge guns in the stock books are listed in the TPS appendices. No need to "read" the Serialization Book.

[AmarilloMike]

Originally Posted by edgarspencer

Wow! a 13ga Parker Hammer gun? That's the Unicorn's horn for sure.

13 gauge, carries like a 14, shoots like a 12!

[edgarspencer]

Originally Posted by Mike Shepherd

13 gauge, carries like a 14, shoots like a 12!

Other than the consecutively numbered pair, 3007 & 3008, which were likely special ordered by some wingnut who just had to be different, are there any others ? I have seen muzzle loaders of every bore diameter, but I'd sure like to see a shell head stamp that says 13ga.
I can hear the guys now; "Hey Charley, you're not gonna believe what some guy wants....."

[Austin W Hogan]

Someone in the PGCA has a headstamped 13 ga brass shell; UMC I think. It turned up when we did the 13 ga story a few years ago.

Best, Austin