I am a "semi-" double gun shooter Market Basket- and I don't apologize for my limted education as to: spelling, sintax, grammer or knowing that a Digital Vernier Caliper doesn't exist-
I won't discuss the two Parkers as they are "closed door"- But hear me out. When I grew up, there were birds a plenty in MI (Hillsdale) and CRP land and friendly farmers- You could take your Parker and your dog and put up beaucoup pheasants, miss a bunch and still come home with two fine birds. Not so today.
I am a practical man- tool and die welding, power plant code work-and I use the tool best for the job. Today, I may get one shot at a native pheasant- so I use my "Money Gun" my Dad's M12-Tournament Grade 12 mfg. 1937. Ducks, I bought the HE Fox after reading the McIntosh book "Best Guns" and I liked it- ditto an older (1922) Parker 12 Trojan- not into clays shooting, I like to kill birds, so area barn pigeons and crows and starlings are my targets- Use doubles there-
I won the Mossburgher 835 at a DU Banquet event- I never would have bought one-but now I like it, for nasty weather-and if it "disappears" like Nash B.'s famed "Bo Whooper" I can buy another one used for $250.00
By the way, why did the game agent need to check Nash's double gun for a three shot plug? Sounds like a reverse spin on Val Kilmer as "Doc" Holliday- three shots from a "two-holer" w/o opening to eject and reload.
I sold the older Trogan and bought a VH 12- 225318 for the PGCSA "date fanatics herein" 30" Full and Fuller DT-Ext refinished by Turnbull (allegedly but NOT confirmed by him) and after I sold the Fox- shoot man, I'm almost 70-still strong and no "Santa Claus" gut, but an 11 lb. shotgun (aprox)-that's more than a loaded M-1 Garand weighs, Iand I don't carry one of those around either. I did by a L.C. Smith 0E 12 (which I like better than the Parker VH-also a Turnbull restoration w/0 letter) and a Model 12 28 gauge, and stuck the rest in the bank, as I saw hard times with the Stock Market and now Big Three deal a comin'
Are you subtly hinting I should find a Winchester forum? Dave Weber allows fine shotguns here, and he has the good sense and tase to consider, as I do, the older Model 12 "The Perfect Repeater"> And in spite of utter numbnutz like Homeless Joe and Lowell Glenthorne, both of whom could *&^%-up a wet dream, I find folks like Don Moody a pleasure to read, also Old Joe, even you at times. And although he and I will never share a dram of Tullamore Dew together, your pal Eight Bore does know his shotguns, I will give him that "In Spades" as they say.
I have owned and shot and studied Model 12's all my life-does that make me an expert-Hell No. Does that make me an experienced shooter? I'd like to think so- Happy Holidays, and drop a Canada with that big 10 bore Parker for me-
Oh, the Fox went to a major chain-might be up on their list sometime, or, as I suspect, the Gun Dept. mgr. may have bought it with his discount "from the store"- Great gun, but even Nash stopped using his second Becker Magnum Fox as he aged- tempus fugits, so feets, don't be a failin' me now!!
