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02-14-2010, 06:47 PM | #3 | ||||||
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Check the chamber length with a proper chamber depth gauge. Most likely in a Parker of that vintage, around mid-1920's, the chamber length would have been 2 9/16" or 2 5/8" and will take 2 3/4" shells but you won't be doing the gun any favors by using heavy game or target loads.
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02-14-2010, 07:45 PM | #5 | ||||||
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RST makes 2 1/2 inch shells
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02-14-2010, 08:52 PM | #6 | ||||||
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......I'm unfamiliar with the RST name. Where do I go to find out about them, and their availability? And as to the lengthening of the chambers, is it a viable option? It would be an internal change, and would it devalue the gun? ......Thanks, Robin, Dean and Ray... Very informative. Don. Last edited by Don Reed; 02-14-2010 at 08:56 PM.. Reason: Misspelled my own name!! |
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02-14-2010, 09:19 PM | #7 | ||||||
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rstshells.com. I'd leave it at 2 1/2 cause it's original and I don't think it makes much difference. I hunted pheasant with 2 1/2 this pass weekend. Then I used 2 3/4 in my Beretta Guibileo. Still can't shoot worth a darn!
Not sure if it would devalue the gun if you bored to 2 3/4. |
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02-14-2010, 09:55 PM | #8 | ||||||
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This past season, for the first time in 50 years of hunting, I used 2 1/2 inch #6 shells, having purchased a VH with 2 9/16 chambers. I decided to not play with the chambers. Managed to shoot my wild roosters and not notice anything different. When bird and shot met, they were in the bag and very dead. When bird and shot didn't meet, they carried on the same as when that happens with 2 3/4 inch shells.
On one rooster, I missed with the first barrel, so it was getting out there a bit when I connected with the second shot around the 40+ yard mark. Again, very dead. The added bonus, it was my best rooster ever - 36 bars/22" with 5/8" razor spurs. So, if you are a "purist", the 2 1/2 shells will do the trick as well as your 2 3/4's.
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02-14-2010, 10:20 PM | #9 | ||||||
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Lengthening chambers will devalue a collector condition Parker but there are some who believe for a shooter condition it won't matter much. If it were mine I would leave the chambers alone. Parker Bros. advertised the fact that they cut the chambers 1/8" short to provide for a better gas seal and in more recent times Sherman Bell and others have proven that such chambers only elevate the chamber pressure by 100 p.s.i. or so.
Again, if your chambers are 2 9/16" or 2 5/8" in length you are quite OK to shoot 2 3/4" ammo but don't shoot the heavy stuff. If your chambers are 2 1/2" you need to stick with 2 1/2" ammo. Before you do anything else get a chamber depth gauge. Galazan's sells a very reliable one for a very fair price. |
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....Thanks to all for your help, and I'm sure I'll be back with more questions. Don. |
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