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They wanted to chage the drop . It was orignally according to Parker records about 2 1/4" at the comb and about 3 1/4" at the heel . Now I think it's supposed to be about 2" at the comb and 2 1/4" at the heel . I'm probbaly just going to sand it , fill in the cracks get my stock maker buddy to checker at , install a KickEez and let it go . This thing is far from being a collector gun . I also have one dent in the barrel I need to see if I can't get out somewhat .GunnyMack wrote:6pt, that's a real nice Parker, such a shame whoever had it in the past cut the stock! Hope to see pics after you get it straightened out!
My friend that does stock work has in his possession a dent puller that belongs to another mutual friend . He's come to my aid two or three times before . He took out an ever so slight dent in my Damascus barreled Parker EH #2 frame 10 gauge . He got one dent out of the 1891 Damascus barreled Parker GH 12 that's pictured above . And if I'm not mistaken he got a dent out of my Parker VH #2 frame 12 gauge .GunnyMack wrote:Though I never made one, I do have drawings for shotgun barrel dent remover. It requires a lathe / mill to make but if you would like a copy, PM me an address and I'll send you a copy.
Regardless of the fact it's far from a collector gun it's still a Parker! I suppose wood could be found if ya tried hard enough. I restocked a GH20 years ago that had fallen down a flight of stairs. My semi inlet guy has since passed away, that was the last piece of wood I got from him. He was a great instructor, good friend and always had a good joke or two at the ready!
Someday I'll run across a beat up Smith or Parker and buy it as a project gun, or so I keep telling myself!
I must have an inkling of an idea since I've been shooting Damascus guns for well over thirty five years and I'm still here to talk about it .Merle wrote:I trust you are familiar with the limitations of shooting Damascus barrels.
Thanks ! A set of the Briley short 20 , 28 and 410 tubes might be a nice addition for this gun . Being choked M&F it oughtta be ok for trap and Sporting Clays and with the tubes it would make me a one gun ensemble for all the shotgun sports even live box birds for that matter !!BlaineG wrote:Very classy....
6pt-sika wrote:I must have an inkling of an idea since I've been shooting Damascus guns for well over thirty five years and I'm still here to talk about it .Merle wrote:I trust you are familiar with the limitations of shooting Damascus barrels.
Wasn't insulted in the least ! Not a problem .Merle wrote:6pt-sika wrote:I must have an inkling of an idea since I've been shooting Damascus guns for well over thirty five years and I'm still here to talk about it .Merle wrote:I trust you are familiar with the limitations of shooting Damascus barrels.
Didn't intend to insult, but I have no idea of your skill level. I'd rather you get irritated at me than to find out you lost some fingers.
At the moment I have no less then eight Damascus barreled Parkers three W&C Scotts a Lefever and an LC Smith and to date Ive not had an issue . Now with that being said I load shells with a bit less pressure then factory to be on the safe side . Some folks load one for Damascus and something else for fluid steel guns which isn't a bad idea . But I decided to be a bit safer I'd shoot my less pressure loads in both fluid steel and Damascus guns that way I need not worry about bringing the wrong shells .Hawkeye2 wrote:As far as Damascus barrels go I worked for a guy 36 years ago that had shot a Parker 12 with smokeless so much that one barrel was worn so thin I swear you had to be careful not to cut your finger on it (well not quite that bad but nearly). I expect he is still shooting it, I'll have to ask him next time I see him.
Maybe to make it easier to feel I dunno Lol's !Rusty wrote:I know Bubbas can do some strange things but why would anyone checker triggers?
These look deep enough that they maybe can't be polished out . I may see if my gunsmith buddy thinks he can do a little fill welding on them then I'll do the filing myself . The older I get the more often I'm finding the only way I'm satisfied is if I do it myself . Well that is for the things I have the ability to do .GunnyMack wrote:Same guy that put such deep cuts on the Ruger Super Blackhawk triggers! First thing I did with the SBH Ws to polish that trigger face!
Of my accumulation of Parkers the highest grade I have is EH/GH/Grade 2 . think I have two EH , 3 GH and a pair of Grade 2 hammers .hfcable wrote:28 gauge Parker -- that would make a nice retirement fund when you got old enough to let it go !
I almost got a mint fancy grade parker 8 gauge back in 1988.....remember when the stock market crashed ? famous collector passed on and his estate came up during that 6 month down turn...I didn't bid and was made at myself when that mint condition high grade 8 gauge went for under 4000$ including the auction premium ! still sick about that one.
I have a really nice 12 gauge GHE and also a mechanically perfect and all original 12 ga DHE with the skeleton butt plate and nice wood....well used but not abused. it has original 26" steel barrels, on the 1 1/2 size frame choked cylinder and full......musta been somebodies bird gun for sure. I keep it in Montana where it is often my first choice bird gun now.
I suspect it'll be fine as long as i do my part . Stock dimensions are pretty much the same as my EH #3 frame and EH #2 frame 10 gauge guns and i usually shoot them fairly well at skeet trap or live birds . i still want an EH 10 with factory original 24 , 26 or 28 inch barrels . "Generally" the short barreled 10's were more open in the chokes and that would be great for both skeet and BUCKSHOT
yes, i wonder what that eight gauge would bring now ? spectacular cases colors and wood was really high grade6pt-sika wrote: ↑Sat Mar 25, 2017 12:31 am Hfcable i was thinking about you saying you could have gotten a nice higher grade 8 for 4 G's and it just struck me , i paid more then that for my little VHE 20 about two years ago . But i will say the little 20 is probabely the nicest Parker i own other then possibly my EH 2 frame 10 .
I've been following them at the auction houses in recent years . There was a very nice one sold last year just about this time in a GH for if memory serves for about $9000 with buyers premium added , but this gun had a large crack in the buttstock caused by corrosion of the lead rod/weight in the stock . My stock guy and I both thought it could have been fixed relatively easily . Same gun without that crack I would assume might have brought an additional 2-3 G's . Julias has a very nice lower grade top lever hammer coming up for sale in a few days they are estimating less then 10 G's . rock Island have a pair coming up in May one a top lever hammer and the other a PH .I think they estimate the value of the 8 PH at about 10 G's . Only time will tell if they are on in their evaluations .hfcable wrote: ↑Sat Mar 25, 2017 1:25 pmyes, i wonder what that eight gauge would bring now ? spectacular cases colors and wood was really high grade6pt-sika wrote: ↑Sat Mar 25, 2017 12:31 am Hfcable i was thinking about you saying you could have gotten a nice higher grade 8 for 4 G's and it just struck me , i paid more then that for my little VHE 20 about two years ago . But i will say the little 20 is probabely the nicest Parker i own other then possibly my EH 2 frame 10 .
The Baker was a forerunner of the LC Smith, I believe. Pictured below is my 1926 L.C. Smith, Specialty Grade, and you can see the linage.hfcable wrote: ↑Tue Mar 14, 2017 11:26 am 6pt, I thought of you when I picked this one up fairly recently....when it came in it was even nicer than the auction described it....they called it a 12 ga Baker, and it is a Baker, but in 10 ga.
I suspect the wood has been refinished but a fairly expert friend and collector says the metal is all original.....bores are perfect and the barrels are really thick at the breech.. barrels are 30" and choked extra-full and extra-full. it is for the 2 7/8" 10 ga shell, though the actual chamber length as approx. 3"
should make a nice waterfowl gun with the bismuth shells I have !
I think I was the only bidder, and at 500$ I believe I did well.
I love good side by sides, and they are my primary hunting shotguns. I have a couple of L.C.'s, a Parker, J.P. Sauer (probably my favorite), an English Best (Charles Lancaster), and a couple of Winchester 23'shfcable wrote: ↑Sat Mar 25, 2017 7:32 pm thats true although both brands also existed simultaneously. i have a specialty grade 12 myself and an ideal gauge with the 32' barrels.
i set out some years back to have an example of each of the great american side by sides -- early models from when they were still finely made
Parker, LC Smith, LeFever, Ithaca, Fox, Baker, and Winchester 21.
they are fun
We checked out the checkering on the triggers yesterday !