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10-19-2024, 11:33 AM
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Making of a Doubles Trap Gun
WARNING: The following may be shocking and disturbing to some readers. Proceed with caution.
Parker Bros., CHE, Serial No. 231892, 12 gauge. Original 30 inch vent rib barrels, beavertail forearm and trap style comb. This gun has been modified specifically for Doubles Trap. The barrels have been re-choked specifically for competition, from Full/Full to .020/.030. The safety has been deleted. It has been converted from single trigger to double triggers. And the red Silvers style butt pad has been replaced with a black Kick-Ezz recoil pad.
Among other things, some may question the conversion to double triggers. Personally, I find that the double triggers are more reliable (fewer failures to fire on the second shot) and quicker for me to take the second shot. And yes, the Silvers pad was period correct, but minimizing recoil is so critical in Doubles Trap, particularly with the first shot.
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10-19-2024, 12:32 PM
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John, you gotta do what you gotta do. When your gun gets sold at your estate sale, it will be described as a classic Pennsylvania trap gun, not original, but up to Pennsylvania standards. I have a more than small covey of Parker double traps, and will try to shoot them in the next few years. I even have an original DHE double trigger, vent rib trap, which you are welcome to shoot when you get up this way again. I kind of favor my AHE trap, which does not have a vent rib, unfortunately.
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