Rob: I don't blame you for thinking about hunting ducks with that gun, but if I'm reading your post right, you've never even shot it. Under those circumstances, personally, I wouldn't start with a fairly heavy load in a crowded duck blind, even though you probably won't pull the trigger more than a half-dozen times. Take another gun on Monday, and then find yourself some short, low-recoil loads and a trap range for the Parker. You can always take it waterfowling next year. TT

"The very acme of duck shooting is a big 10, taking ducks in pass shooting only." - Charles Askins