Parker Sporting Clays Gun

[todd allen]

I was thinking the other day how cool it would be to have a dedicated SC gun that was a SxS. I shoot an AL 391 Beretta Auto on clays, and would need something with similar dynamics to pull this off.
Looking thru my safe, I think I found the perfect candidate. An old 1906 ejector gun, that came out of an estate. I'm not in this gun that much, (2700 bucks) so I thought I would post the questions here.
#1: What recoil pad?
Add a palm swell?
Add a BT FE?
What about choke tubes?
Here's some pics of the gun I'm talking about:
32" BBLs and great dimensions to start with


Nice and tight, with pretty engraving (I like that)


Nice wood (I like that too)


Shown here with recoil pad that it will need


This will unfortunately have to go


I will save this as a souvenir


Underside, showing the cool grip cap


Does this look like the correct angle?


Now to add the pad


What's the best way to turn this into a beavertail FE? Add wood to this one, or start from scratch?




I realise I should have started this post at the beginning of the month, but thanks for any input you might have.

[Robert Delk]

Good Lord!! I hope you are just kidding! Oh,wait .. I just read the last line. Just about had a stroke.

[Harry Collins]

I do hope you are pulling our leg. No need to do anything to that cheep old SXS than shoot it. If it has tight chokes feed it 1 oz spreader loads and for that matter I shoot nothing but 7/8 oz and 1 oz loads at sporting clays.

Kindest, Harry

[Labowner]

Todd, could you find me one of those in the 3K range, Thanks

[todd allen]

Harry, it has wildly different chokes. An appox IC in the rt BBL, and a very tight full in the Lt.
I don't know what the original owner had in mind when he ordered it, but I like the radical difference from front to back trigger.
Anyway, I'll let Briley's sort it out.

[Autumn Daze]

You're not serious....right? My sporting gun is a GHE 16 gauge with 30" tubes choked .022 and .024 with double triggers. When need be I use spreaders in the old girl. The gun had an old crushed pat on it so I just had a silvers put on it and away I went.

[todd allen]

Here's a pic of the watertable:

[Harry Collins]

Todd,

You've got to stop. I'm drooling all over myself. I have several Parkers choked that way and I like it.

Harry

[George Lander]

Anyone who would do what you propose to that fine old DH should be drawn & quartered

Just My Humble Opinion.......George

[Mike McKinney]

Please don't!!!