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Is it a 12 gauge or 10 gauge? Looks like a 10 gauge, in which case, shells are going to be tough to find. 12 gauge is much easier. You might be able to find some 10 to 12 chamber inserts and go that way
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I am not familiar with the gauge inserts. Edit: I am not sure what that scowl emoji is doing at the top of the post. I didn’t put it there intentionally. Last edited by John Cleveland; 08-06-2022 at 01:07 AM.. Reason: Disavowing the scowl emoji |
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08-06-2022, 01:04 AM | #45 | ||||||
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Mike, I live about 50 miles northeast of Atlanta, and that is a very generous thought. However, I would not want to impose on someone in times of such supply chain issues. Not sure when I would be able to repay the “loan” in kind. Money is not much of a substitute.
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08-06-2022, 09:53 AM | #46 | ||||||
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Watch the RST website for 12 gauge.
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08-06-2022, 10:31 AM | #47 | ||||||
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Mills, the low pressure world is new to me. I have looked at their website, as well as others such as Poiywad, and it seems like there is a systematic supply chain problem, like so much else these days, or is this the way it usually is? It almost sounds like they are shut down by supply issues. How often do they usually put new inventory up on the site in normal times? Even then, their limit of 5 boxes a month would not go far in season. I am going into the third season of training my yellow lab and will probably go to a preserve several times a month for live bird training. If I start shooting the Parker for that, and practice, that would be tight. (The trainer that I work with there shoots a Parker, and when I sent him pictures, he said he’d bet it would become my go to quail gun, as his was. Although, his is a 20th century vintage that can shoot modern shells. In fact, it was a conversation with him and a hunter with an L C Smith after a training session that turned me on to the possibility of restoring mine.) I thought about reloading, but it looks like nobody has components for these 2 1/2 inch low pressure shells either, at least for now. It is almost like the gun will be forced to be a wall hanger for some time. I will try to monitor their site, but the question is how often will they post new inventory in these times? And it sounds like it will be sold out almost overnight.
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Someone needs to get a few boxes of shells to John. We need a followup report on this gun, to include pics of it in the field taking birds!!
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08-07-2022, 10:35 AM | #49 | ||||||
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Wow, that's quite a restoration! I think I'd have to name that gun Lazareth.
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A few more pictures in better lighting |
08-08-2022, 03:02 PM | #50 | ||||||
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A few more pictures in better lighting
Thanks for all your comments and complements. It may be overkill, but FWIW I thought that these photos taken in the sun show richer images worth seeing:
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