need info on 1902 D3 Parker

[Autumn Daze]

Lee,Be carefull what you ask for.Some of these "Old Boys" are kinda frisky...

[Lee St.Clair]

Hmmmm.....and how do I respond to that as if we are sitting conversing at a nice dinner... thank you for your concern? ummmm....are you volunteering to give me a heads up? or shall I go get back that nice little 22 baretta I used to have?

[Autumn Daze]

Na...I don,t think the Beretta will be nesessary.Maybe a sharp stick....

[Old and Reliable]

And one of the "sharpest Blades" to ever come from Toledo- actor Jamie Farr- aka "Cpl. Klinger" from the older TV series M*A*S*H-- seems to me he may have mentioned Tony as well in that great TV series. Depends on the weather of course and may well be a "gun shopping trip" with my son-in-law to "The Big C" just a few clicks NE of Toledo- will advise. Yes, light loads and the shorter shell length is a good idea in older fine doubles. Many of the members like the RST shells- I have used them, also BP and RIO- do you handload, or have a friend who does this? You can customize your loads for your particular shotgun that way as well. If memory also serves, believe the late WW11 correspondent Ernie Pyle may have also hailed from the "Mudhen City"- not 100% sure- he once wrote about a local restaurant in Toledo run by two brothers who must have been friends with the Marx brothers- they specialized in a lot of "sight gags" and slapstick-ish comedy- ie: A waiter would come out of the kitchen, serving tray aloft, and shout "More rolls for table seven" and the tray would contain several rolls of toilet paper-etc--Ah yes, the "good old days"- when you could buy a Packard or a Parker from any dealer--:

[Lee St.Clair]

Yes.....Klinger did speak of Tony and 'packos' on Mash....don't think his dresses did much for Toledo's rep tho...lol. I used to load with dad....years ago. As he had no sons...I was elected. I spent many hours on the lake and in the marsh with him growing up. Thus my love for both. Don't know of the restraunt you speak of....do remember the 'marx' brothers. Never saw a packard on a car lot...or a 'new' Parker in a gunstore. So you sir are wiser than I....I will leave the recomended 'sharp stick' at home..... Let me know...and if you come this far....Jaqua's is not that much farther....

[Old and Reliable]

Bill Jaqua was like a "Dutch Uncle" to me-and I have one habit in gun and related gunning item dealings he taught me- ALWAYS OFFER the customer/buyer a full NQA return for full refund of anything you sell- There are, I am sure, other gun dealers as honest and ethical as Bill-I just don't know them (yet)-- Packard's and Parkers-both top quality products of a by-gone era indeed- I served in the USMC and one of my buddies was from Toledo- Bill Baither- his dad, Charlie was sales manager for Pemberton Cadillac-you won't need a sharp stick or a .22 Beretta in your handbag Lee-my son-in-law will be our chaperone-he's my number one varmint shooting and deer hunting companion, we may have to replace his .270 Browning A-Bolt with a LH actioned BA in that same caliber- most likely a synthetic stock-that's why the Cabela's gig- after the Holidays--

I have no idea what you are physically, but gun fit for a lady can be an entirely "different ballgame" than for a man- so if the stock is too long or has too much drop or pitch, even with lighter loads your cheek may be hurt from recoil "jump'-- to me, with a few years "in the shooting game" proper stock fit and then trigger pull(s) with good gun mechanics are the "Key" to successful and comfortable shooting, no matter the gauge, barrel length or choke(s) in your shotgun.

Our waterfowl season in this zone closes tomorrow Dec 6th--but opens for the late 30 day "bonus" goose season on Jan 2nd 2010-- with the first two days also legal for ducks-I would rather hunt waterfowl in rough weather than any other type of hunting known where a shotgun is employed-started at age 10 and love the weather, colors of the marsh or river or corn field, the early pink of the morning against the stygian black of a cloudy but moonlit night before, the whistle or wings, the lonesome call of a single Canadian goose-the muted whine of your Lab next to you as he hears the sounds of birds awing--

In my years waterfowling I have seen many changes- mainly steel shot requirements and, IMO, a list of regs. that call for a lawyer for a hunting partner-hopefully one who doesn't know Dick Cheney- you are indeed blessed with the memories of the marshes of lake Erie and your I assume, late? father-hope you'll keep that fine old Parker too!!

[C Roger Giles]

Speaking of The Great WC.
Afriend of his visiteed him in the hospital when he was on his last legs and found him reading the Holy Bible, the friend asked him if he had finally repented, WC replied no, I'm just looking for loop holes.

All that said I am now headed for my FG jug, on Sat's the stsrting time is moved up to noon from the usual pour at four time.

Rog

[Old and Reliable]

[QUOTE=C Roger Giles;8537]Speaking of The Great WC.
Afriend of his visiteed him in the hospital when he was on his last legs and found him reading the Holy Bible, the friend asked him if he had finally repented, WC replied no, I'm just looking for loop holes.

All that said I am now headed for my FG jug, on Sat's the stsrting time is moved up to noon from the usual pour at four time.

Roger-- FG- football Game time Jug-- sounds good- or is that the "Infamous Grouse"?? either way, not too shabby indeed. If memory serves, the NE area outdoor scribe Frank Woolner once apparently had a typo and wrote about "Ruffled grouse hunting" and a reader noted this, and advised Frank- to which he replied-- OK, you are correct, the bird is indeed Ruffed- it's the hunters who become "ruffled" at his devious ways and F-16 like flight characteristics..

[C Roger Giles]

Francis;

Thanks for the kindness about my typos as I am unskilled in computers and typing and FG does not help out those short commings but sure hits the spot.

Rog

[Old and Reliable]

I am also a computer/typewriter/grammar/snytax "Klutz"--my girls want me to have a I-Pod, a BlackBerry (great pies) and/or a flip-flop cell phone that: (1) takes pictures (2) folds parachutes (3) reloads RST hulls I guess- I still have an older "non-folder" with the bigger keys, no fold, no fotos- just for a 911 emergency call-- Back in my school days, girls took home ec and typing, boys took shop and mechanical drawing-we learned how to use a slide rule- aka "slipstick"- now it's all computers and CD-Rom, CAD-COM, a changing world. I won't attempt to speak for you on this Roger, but for an "old dog" like me, owning and shooting Parkers (also a Fox and a few LC Smiths-and my older Model 12's) is a return to a simpler time-when people did business witha handshake, a man's word was his bond and when you had lunch with a shooting companion (maybe a glass of FG on the rocks?) you didn't have this "I'll have my people contact your people and we'll "DO" lunch" business.
Well FG as in Football game- I picked the Crimson Tide to win- so tonight I'll sip some Dickel on the rocks and toast the legacy of "Bear Bryant"- nice to know that some older Southern traditions still live on- wonder how the quail hunting is down in 'Bama???