10 gauge on #2 frame ?

[Milton C Starr]

Heres one of the #2 10s
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/810283982

that one is 32"
and this #2 10 has 28" someone cut
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/818058712

[Milton C Starr]

Does anyone know if any 8 gauges were built on a #3 frame ?
I was thinking if a 10ga and be built on a 12 ga frame then a 8 could have been built on a 10 frame ?

does anyone know the barrel diameter at the face of the 8 gauges and 10s ?

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by Milton C Starr

Heres one of the #2 10s
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/810283982

that one is 32"
and this #2 10 has 28" someone cut
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/818058712

Those two have been on GB for about five years now . I got an EH 2 frame with factory original 28” barrels at an auction little over a year ago in decent shape for a lot less then the 28” cut barrel gun you posted the link to . And yes the 28” gun I have is a bit open it’s not difficult to shoot 98% with it on the skeet field shooting the mild 1 1/8 ounce of shot and 18.6 grains Red Dot load .

[Milton C Starr]

Originally Posted by CraigThompson

Those two have been on GB for about five years now . I got an EH 2 frame with factory original 28” barrels at an auction little over a year ago in decent shape for a lot less then the 28” cut barrel gun you posted the link to . And yes the 28” gun is a bit open it’s not difficult to shoot 98% with it on the skeet field shooting the mild 1 1/8 ounce 18.6 grains Red Dot load .

Yeah I clearly also remember that bonehill he's selling has been up for 5yrs also . Maybe he has all his 10 bores priced too high ? I've noticed pugs has some parker listed that's been up for about 5yrs also though .
Personally I'd probably never buy a cut down gun unless it's a super rare one . I priced the cost of sleeving cut barrels to bring them back to their original length .
Think the price I seen was close to 5,000$ .

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by Milton C Starr

Yeah I clearly also remember that bonehill he's selling has been up for 5yrs also . Maybe he has all his 10 bores priced too high ?

IMHO he has everything he’s got priced high . But if it’s high you can always make an offer worst he can do is say no .

[Milton C Starr]

Originally Posted by CraigThompson

IMHO he has everything he’s got priced high . But if it’s high you can always make an offer worst he can do is say no .

Just makes me cautious when a gun like that is listed is "mirror bores" Griffin and howe have the same model bonehill but in with more of the original finish . The gb sale comes with a reproduction case I wonder how much a case like that is ? I would think maybe 200-300$?

I if I wasn't planning on buying my first parkers is probably grab one of the bonehills. I miss mine and would love to have one in good condition . Now if I could find a bonehill in 8ga I would be head over hills .

[B. Dudley]

The standard hammerless frame size (and the only one I have ever seen) for an 8g was the 6 frame. That is a big difference from 3 to 6. As Bill stated, it is pretty much a physical impossibility for an 8g to be built on a 3 frame. Parker did build some super heavy 10s on the 6 frame.

The 4 frame is more of a hammer gun frame size, 7 as well. Come to think of it... was a 5 frame ever made in any configuration? I have never heard of it.

[Milton C Starr]

Originally Posted by Brian Dudley

The standard hammerless frame size (and the only one I have ever seen) for an 8g was the 6 frame. That is a big difference from 3 to 6. As Bill stated, it is pretty much a physical impossibility for an 8g to be built on a 3 frame. Parker did build some super heavy 10s on the 6 frame.

The 4 frame is more of a hammer gun frame size, 7 as well. Come to think of it... was a 5 frame ever made in any configuration? I have never heard of it.

It's listed on the pgca page about frame sizes so is a 10 ga on a #7 . But couldn't do d amything on such a beast
I guess what I was asking is for a 10 ga frame how big does the #3 compare in size to things like the mid magnums or silver hawks. I've read those are big hefty guns . I think there is a #4 for sale right now it's a 10 ga hammer gun at almost 11lbs . Did parker offer did barrel weights ? Most of their #3s seem to all be in the 9lb range . Also I look at ithaca flues time to time and they seem to be in the 9lb range also but seen one for sale at 11lbs ! So I'm wondering if back I. Those days if ordering heavier barrels was a option or maybe just a larger variance in the barrels made from gun to gun ?

[Milton C Starr]

Sorry for the spelling errors im on a 2000 mile road trip over the next 2 days and some of these interstates feel like riding a horse haha . I meant to say #5 is a frame listed on the pgca frame size page .

[Bill Murphy]

I have seen #5 frame hammer guns, but they were very early and very scarce. If a Parker is ordered at a certain weight, the work room would determine what frame is used. Sometimes, a smaller frame is selected and the weight is determined by the barrel weight. Sometimes, a heavier frame is selected and the selected weight is finished by using lighter barrels or stock. An example is the 1/2 frame. They are finished up at weights from 6 1/4 pounds to 8 1/4 pounds.