Readily Available Parkers

[M Vollinger]

Todd:
If you want to improve the shooting dimensions of the gun and realize it may carry risk to value and the wood..... You may evaluate having a gun fit and a stock bend.

I worked with Dale Tate in Nor Cal. He bent the stock from 3 1/4" DAH to 2 1/2" and added 3/8" cast on. Looks a little funny but shoots well for me. It doesn't solve all the shortcomings of a left handed, right eye dominant shooter.......

[Stepmac]

Originally Posted by Mark Vollinger

Todd:
If you want to improve the shooting dimensions of the gun and realize it may carry risk to value and the wood..... You may evaluate having a gun fit and a stock bend.

I worked with Dale Tate in Nor Cal. He bent the stock from 3 1/4" DAH to 2 1/2" and added 3/8" cast on. Looks a little funny but shoots well for me. It doesn't solve all the shortcomings of a left handed, right eye dominant shooter.......

I went to my hunting club/clay range the other day and met a fellow who is a pretty well known hunter/writer. He was hunting alone with his dog. Used an AYA 28 on penned pheasant. He was left eye dominate and right handed. He was wearing a set of shooting glasses with about a one inch square of clear scotch tap applied to the left lens right in front of his pupil. He said he could still shoot with both eyes open, and his depth perception worked, but his right had to function as the dominate eye, since his left was blurred due to the tape.

"Does it work?" I asked.

"Yep", he said; smiling, "works fine".

I suggest that you try it.

If it works for you, it could be a break through! Lots of shooters have your problem.

[Double Play]

Originally Posted by Steve McCarty

He was wearing a set of shooting glasses with about a one inch square of clear scotch tap applied to the left lens right in front of his pupil. He said he could still shoot with both eyes open, and his depth perception worked, but his right had to function as the dominate eye, since his left was blurred due to the tape.

You are exactly right Steve. My wife is right handed but her left eye takes over especially on targets going left to right. Clear tape works great and I have also heard of people putting a dab of Vaseline on their left lens to distract that eye to allow the right eye to dominate.

[Dean Romig]

Bob, I'm surprised you still have that gun. That is one of the nicest original high-condition Grade 2 Parkers I've ever seen.

[Labowner]

Thanks Dean, I haven't seriously tried to market it, it has been mentioned in another thread about guns that you own and don't shoot... do to high condition... maybe this winter.

[Bruce Day]

Thanks to those who further Parker shotgun collecting and use by posting photos of their guns. We've seen some wonderful G's in both fluid steel and damascus. For the new person, Parker made hammerless damascus guns from 1888 to 1927, and the later ones are stamped Overload Proved, although Parker proofed damascus and fluid steel guns the same throughout production. Drops ranged from 4" to the more standard 2 1/2 to 2 3/4", so its easy to look for another that suits you. If you find one that has been butchered by a chopped stock, cut barrels, torch job "case colors" or other abuse and that doesn't suit you, you can find another.

[Richard Flanders]

I can't add these to my earlier thread so am making a new one. This is a 1918-vintage 6#10oz 26" #1-frame GHE-12 that is a deadly quick grouse n' woodcock gun. I love this thing! Wood is nice. Bbl matting not blanked at the end but it letters with the 26" bbls. Locks up tight with lever to the right. Great little gun that Dave Miles couldn't wait to get rid of for a very affordable price..... When I grouse hunt it's a tossup whether I take this or my 28ga Repro.

[Dean Romig]

Nice one Rich! A 6 1/2 lb 26" 12 ga. is a really neat upland gun for sure. I understand your dilemma.

[Autumn Daze]

Aw that's easy....Rich just send that 12 gauge to Connecticut.....

[charlie cleveland]

be better to send it south get it aquainted with quail...im presuming chokes are open... charlie