Ive hunted ducks pretty much every year since I got my first shotgun in 1966. It was a Winchester Model 1200 12 gauge, 28 modified with vent rib I still have that gun, but Ive used many other guns over the years. Im a pretty good shot, should be after fifty plus years. Anyway I like a 7 1/2 to 8 pound gun with longer barrels, seems to work well for me, not to whippy.
I say all this because I just found a nice Parker VH 12 gauge 3 magnum built on a #2 frame that weighs in at 7 pounds 14 oz. two questions; 1) Did Parker actually make a 3 magnum gun? Im worried that somebody reamed out the chamber somewhere along the line. 2) I have my wifes great grandfathers GH grade with Damascus barrels. Its also a 12 ga, 30 barrel gun on a #2 frame, but it weighs a ton, though it has spectacular wood for a GH. The barrels on it are stamped 4#4oz, Im wondering how the weight is distributed in this lighter version?
Btw, thanks for all the replies. Its very helpful and giving me piece of mind.
Last edited by Glacierjohn; 12/23/19 05:50 PM.
