Single Trigger Opinions

[Robert Brooks]

I quail hunted for years in Georgia with my 20 gauge GHE skeet gun and the single trigger balked only one time not firing the second barrel. Bobby

[esetter - Gerry Addison]

I have owned and shot many, many Reproductions and have only had two with doubling problems and a simple cleaning solved the problem on both of them.

[Scott Gentry]

I have had doubling issue on two guns, one mine and one belongs to a friend and both were new or like new condition and a good cleaning fixed both.

[Cold Spring]

I own two 12-gauge Parkers with the later version of the factory single trigger and they both work well in R-L and L-R firing sequence. I'm kind of a "trigger toucher" and have to remember to use a little more pressure on that second barrel otherwise its hammer won’t release with my normal light touch. Both guns require about 1.5 - 2 pounds more pull (per my trigger pull gauge) on that second shot no matter which barrel is fired first, which is good. I never had a double fire when shooting a variety of light to heavy loads, or a FTF the second barrel with that little heavier pull. One of the single trigger Parkers is pretty new to me with about 200 shots fired; and the other one has been with me about 3 years now with almost 2000 rounds fired over that period.

[Harry Gietler]

Originally Posted by Greg Baehman

The notion that many of them tend to double, IMO, has been blown way out of proportion. There has even been a story floating around for years that the original single trigger Remington Parker that was used as the model for the Winchester/Olin-Kodensa craftsmen to clone had doubled. These new Parkers were so faithful to this original Parker that they doubled, too.

It's a fact that some Parker Repros have doubled, but a simple cleaning of the trigger mechanism has solved the issue in many of these cases. It's also a fact that the majority of single trigger Parker Repros have functioned flawlessly for their owners.

Here's what I would do if considering a Repro (or any other make of double) with a single trigger: I would tell the seller that I will purchase the gun at the mutually agreed upon price, but with a contingency that I can shoot the gun at a couple of rounds of 5-Stand or Skeet to ensure the gun functions properly in all respects including trigger pulls, ejectors, POI, etc. If the seller won't allow shooting of the gun then I would insist on a warranty. If no warranty is offered, I would look elsewhere.

If a seller had to meet your demands on selling a gun, no Guns would be sold!

Harry