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John I couldn't agree more. I have a GHE 20, #242XXX. There are lots of things to like about the gun. The stock dimensions are very modern with a long length of pull. The wood is outstanding. I also like that the splinter forend is actually larger than the earlier guns which seems to fit my large hands better. I like all eras of Parker guns!
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11-29-2022, 09:58 AM | #4 | ||||||
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Keep in mind that many skeet guns, all 1/2 frame guns, and some other variations of Parkers were exclusively or almost exclusively Remington guns. My 28 and .410 skeet guns will be among the last to go.
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11-29-2022, 10:21 AM | #5 | ||||||
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Remington Parkers are fine. And other than Dirty Harry, I don't know who else may have an issue with them. He thinks the only "REAL" Parkers were the ones built at Meriden under original ownership.
They have their own features that are unique to them, that are just another step in the line of the Parker Evolution. Really when it comes down to it, the guns are not all that different from the Meriden built guns of the late '20s and early '30s. Most if not all of the cost cutting measures to the shaping of the guns were already implemented by that time. Ie: the shallower shoe filing on the frames, the elimination of the barrel bead extension, the safety button redesign, etc... Once Remington and Ilion came into play, the major changes were the Markings on the frame, barrel, grip caps and buttplates. Ilion guns changed the checkering border design and the stock combs and grips were a little different at the very end too. In my experience, Later remington built guns often mean higher condition guns, as they are newer and were used less. That is a plus. And they usually mean nicer wood on the lower grade guns.
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11-29-2022, 10:56 AM | #6 | |||||||
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11-29-2022, 11:52 AM | #7 | ||||||
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I have some experience with Remington era guns, and agree with the above.
Where else could you find A1 Special (and above) level wood on a DHE? |
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11-29-2022, 11:58 AM | #8 | ||||||
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John, that would be the "bead" in the frame sculpting, that was small but somewhat time-consuming, which met with the lower "bead" of the barrel flats when the action was closed.
One has the bead while the other doesn't. .
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11-29-2022, 12:26 PM | #10 | ||||||
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The best shooting Parker for me that I've ever owned is a 1-1/2 frame 26" SG blonde-stocked VH12. I took over 50 birds at a Utah preserve with that gun one day. I just couldn't seem to miss that day. My inherited VHE20 is also a Remington era gun and doesn't have "Parker" or "Parker Bros" engraved anywhere on the receiver except on one of the flats. The blonde VH12 has "PARKER" engraved across the front of the bottom of the receiver.
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