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Unread 11-01-2011, 07:56 PM   #1
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i no these are not a fine double just didnot no were else to post...my question is on the gun labled long tom...once i had a 16 ga long tom with a 36 imch barrel traded it off...couple years ago was a long tom 16 ga with 40 inch barrel boy did i want that gun...i bid and bid got in a bidding war with some body...cant believe it but i bid up to 500.00 on that 25 dollar gun... the other bidder got it for 505.00 i had to bow out...my question is any body out there seen a 16 ga with a longer barrel than 40 inches... charlie
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Unread 11-02-2011, 01:11 PM   #2
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Charlie, Can't say that I have, but do own a 16ga Parker with milled out reciever, and it has 38" barrels, and yes it is a hammer gun with the H,D. Folsom flying pigeon buttplate. Was ablr to get a lrtter confirming the order with the long barrels. Gary
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Unread 11-02-2011, 07:17 PM   #3
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do you shoot this long barrel beauty...love to see pictures of this hammer gun would it be possible...ive seen a long tom 12 ga with 48 inch barrels man that s got it said he d sell it to me when he found one with longer barrels...and thats been over 40 years and he aint sold me that gun yet...since they made 12 ga s with 48 inch barrels and ive seen a long tom with 40 inch barrels in 16 ga im hoping somebody as seen a 16 ga with the 48 inch barel....charlie
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Unread 11-03-2011, 08:58 AM   #4
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They may be some out there but I believe that Parker only made 40" in 12ga, and 38" in 16ga most were ordered by H.D. Folsom Co. with the Flying Pigeon Buttplate. I understand that the mold was supplied by Folsom for these "special" trap guns, also I think from what I have read that 36-38=40" were made in 12ga I think less than 100 total, afew 10ga in long barrels and about 4 in 16ga 38" I am sure that 36" and such are out there but I think 38" was the longest in 16ga. Also someone had some data on this? can't remember just who maybe they will chime in.
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Unread 11-03-2011, 09:15 AM   #5
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gary if memory serves me rite i belieave theres a parker out there sporting some 50 inch or better barrels...i may have dreamed this up but dont think so...i think it was a 10 ga but aint sure...hope somebody sets me straight on this... charlie
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In the mid to late 90's a gentleman in a wheel chair who also was visually challenged shot a 54 inch barreled Remington 870 at the Grand American Trap Shoot for several years. He shot from the hip and was quite accurate. Cheers, Tom
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there is a 50 inch or better barreled parker out there.... charlie
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Longest I've seen on a single shot is that one you and I swapped back and forth Charlie. I've got my 36 inch Super Goose Gun that I'm pretty pleased with, that's the longest in my gun closet.

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Many years ago, a Virginia dealer displayed a GH grade 16 with 40" Vulcan Steel barrels. I would guess that the 40" barrels were a factory rebarrel. This dealer, at the time, was selling the Bill Mitchell collection, so the 40" 16 may have been a Mitchell gun. General Mitchell was known to own some weird special order Parkers. Has anyone run into this gun over the years?
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EDM knew where that long 16 gauge was. He'd had a chance to photograph it for his first book but passed for some reason. It's in a collection but that's all I can remember.

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