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Would a steel barrelled Parker 10 gauge 3 1/2" chambered shotgun made in the mid 1920's handle the current production 3 1/2" lead loads or would the pressure be too high. My guess would be that the gun could take it better than the shooter. Is the only alternative other than the expensive RST 2 7/8 loads reloading?
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Everything would depend on the condition of the gun and especially the barrels. Under no circumstances would I fire 10 gauge magnum shells in a 80 year old gun. There are experts on this forum who could advise you as to the proper RST or hand loads. What grade is your Parker and what type of steel is indicated on the top rib? You should have the gun checked by a competent gunsmith before firing anything 10 gauge.
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The 3 1/2 inch Magnum-Ten was introduced in 1932. A Parker Bros. 10-gauge double made in the 1920s would, at best, have been made for the 2 7/8 inch, 1 5/8 ounce, Super-Ten load brought out in the mid-1920s. There were very few original Parker 3 1/2 inch Magnum-Tens built. I probably wouldn't have to take off my shoes to count them! Ithaca that championed the Magnum-Ten only made 887.
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George,
It is a PH 10 with Parker Steel 32 inch barrels serial #21484x. I will probably buy a 600 Jr. and reload for the gun. I didn't like to shoot 3 1/2" in an SP 10 automatic. Thanks for the replies.
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I have one myself, it was originally a #3 frame damascus gun that was sent back to Remington for fluid steel barrels with magnum chambers. I've shot heaps of 3 1/2 inch shells out of it and killed heaps of geese along with a few ducks. I will agree that the big 2 1/4 ounce loads kill on both ends. The best stuff I've found for it is the 1 5/8 ounce bismuth loads and the Federal tungsten/polymer 1 3/4 ounce loads. Of course both those shells are out of production now.
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My old friend Bob, back in PA,used to shoot 2.25 hand loads through his original 3.5 Parker. They hurt me but he loved it. His steel barreled DH 8 bore was shown in the first or second year of Double Gun Journal.
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So what was the standard size Parker frame for the 3 1/2" Mag ten? I have a 3 frame Parker and it seem's a bit light for the mag ten.
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It is a bit light, mine kicks like a mule. I think they must have been on #4 frame (I wish mine was) but I've never been able to examine one that was built as a 3 1/2 to say for sure.
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Both the late fluid steel 2 7/8" chambered ten gauge Parkers and the rare 3 1/2" magnum Parkers were normally made on the #3 frame, I believe. Parker made hammerless ten gauge guns on #1 through #6 frames. After a certain time, probably in the pre WW1 era, any but the #3 frame was quite scarce.
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