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Thanks Scott and Bill!
I found the serial number dates to 1935.

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Thanks Craig and John!

So the guys on the Parker forum have noted this could be 1 of 18 or 20 guns made in this configuration. I knew it was probably a rarity as it is a V grade gun, to have a vent rib you would think a higher grade would be in order.

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Yes sir!
I posted it as New Family Member

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Wonderful!

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20260424_130759.jpg I just picked up a 'new ' levergun... with a TOP lever that is! Its a Parker VHE 12ga vent rib with 32" bbls and choked Full and Full. Most likely a live bird or trap gun. Being a trap and helice shooter I figured needed it! 20260424_130652.jpg 20260424_130639.jpg Of course...

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Those Lugers sure have kept up with inflation!

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That looks like a real nice Ballard!
I'm inhaling my lunch so I can go pick up a new (to me) Parker. 12ga, VHE with 32" and a vent rib- its kind of a rare bird .

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My nephew brought me a 5" shell, I can't find any load data for it!

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Watch your top knot!
Drive safe.

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I've always heard that a heavier bullet shoots higher. I've never bothered to test that theory. Will it shoot high enough is the question. This might be a good experiment, load some heavy and light bullets and shoot them . Thinking about that , it seems correct as a heavier bullet takes longer to ge...

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That's a new one!
I wonder , are they made in Italy or here?

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I was a BIG kid, 185 lbs at 14 years old. I was going to be the center on freshman football team then I had a growth spurt and my knees couldn't keep up and developed tendonitis and that kept me in half casts for almost a year. Since football was out Dad decided that I needed something to do.One day...

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Enjoy your day Nut!

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Doc, you did what everyone did in the past. Now we use "sonnet" tubes , cardboard forms for the footings, dug to depth set for frost line by building code. When we start to build up we use a galvanized steel post base bolted into the concrete, post cut to whatever size needed to obtain lev...

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Happy Birthday Jim!
I hope you got to shoot a few in celebration!

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Is this you?

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Yes Bill, I just got hit by that too! Although the way shipping is nowadays if my 1k of Federal LRP magnum primers went missing I might have a leg to stand on. What really bothers me about Midway is 10 minutes after ordering they email you saying your order has shipped. Then the order sits in limbo ...

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Hornady might want the remaining loaded rounds back for testing. I'd leave it loaded. I had some Winchester 28ga ammo that almost all the "brass" heads split. I sent an email to Winchester, they sent me a shipping label for the bad ammo. They sent me a check to recoup the cost. I asked the...

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Yup, weigh them just for curiosity.
Send them an email I think they would like to know about real world results.

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Let's remember, the older powders and today's powders slightly differ in composition AND there weren't the liability lawyers working for the powder companies then.
Use current data is important.

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Like Jim said, push out the bullet and look for a ring. If it's ringed it's shot. Without the barrel bursting it's not 'blown up'. Its a sealed breech system so no gas could make the forend damage. I find it strange why the wood let go without damage to metal... has the forend been cracked and just ...

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I've always wanted a Bearcat, just never got around to getting one.
Come with 2 cylinders?

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My camera at the farm just sent me these.

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I've gotten pics of shed bucks in March but never pics of antlered deer in April!
He is young but good genes.
Must be global warming!

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I know how to get out free of charge!

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Sure Tom, come pick me up!

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Wow! Now they should be teaching other companies about CUSTOMER SERVICE!
Now we need a range report

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Great bit of history there Bill!
I was in Alamagordo back in 93 over Easter break, it was HOT !
The mirage over the White Sand was unbelievable.
Those who serve are a special breed for sure.

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Got home from work and lo and behold the Crack has closed up, hardly see it now.
It still has some moisture in it and I'm sure it will move some more.
I know it's not sitting flat but a flat surface and a sheet of sandpaper will fix that.

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The squiggly line is actually not a crack but a worm tunnel. The actual Crack is in the rim/ wall. It got bigger over night.

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I was afraid of that...
I'll take some pictures.

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A few weeks ago a buddy sent me a picture of a maple log he was cutting for firewood. I went to his house and picked up a chunk to put on the lathe. It was too large in diameter to swing on my lathe so I had to make a jig to reduce the diameter with the router giving me a nice circle to follow on th...

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Yes indeed Bill! A couple years ago I was just about to cut a check for a Beretta SO4 12 ga while shooting bunker it doubled on me , I kept shooting the round when it doubled a second time! I put it back on the rack and told the owner the deal was off unless he would pay for the repairs. Even 7/8oz ...

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So this morning was the end of our bird season. November until March is a lot of time afield. Sage brought to hand 86 birds that I shot. That's not counting birds other guys shot over her. She has run a lot of miles in the past 5 months! My 20 ga Parker was my go to most of the season, only twice wi...

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A buddy's dad used to moose hunt Quebec every fall. Most of his early years it was bow hunting, he killed quite a few m even a P&Y bull once. As he aged he started rifle hunting, using a BAR in '06 most of the time. Then he bought a Tika in one of the new 30 magnums and took 180gr NPs. He shot a...

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Sorry to hear that Scott.
Prayers up.

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I threatened you a month ago to post!

Actually guys I kinda hit the ENABLE button for that Marlin. Ol Tom wasn't going to buy it but I kept telling him 'you'll regret it if you don't 'Just too high of condition to let it go!!

I've been keeping my eyes open for 2¹/² 16s.

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How is the barrel channel? Do you plan to free float the barrel?

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See now that stock has relief behind the tang, it's excessive from a stock makers POV but that won't crack from recoil!

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She may have ovaries of steel but the pilot boat skipper has got a ton of skill! Between the swell, bow wave and wind he didn't even scratch the paint.

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Happy Birthday boys!

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Andy, I again want to thank you from all of us here for your efforts!
I hope my emails didn't get under your skin each time we were having issues here!

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A buddy of mine had a 22/20 ga,one day we were rabbit hunting and he shot at a bunny and missed as it ran. He dejectedly opened up the gun just right and ejected the 20 ga hull straight up. That hull must have gone 15 feet up. Of course me being a scattergun junkie shot his hull in the air!

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I like that Henry!
Only 2 oddities I have, my Singlr Six 5 shot 44 special and my Redheaded Stepchild 12ga shotgun. Both guns I did while in school.

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I think that is the Federal PUNCH self defense ammo.

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Sailboat lead... does that mean you lost your guns in a boating accident?

How much lead did you get off the boat?

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Be sure to degrease those pillars before the epoxy goes on.
Yes those should be more than sufficient to strengthen the stock.
Any idea when your rifle will be back up and running?

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Have you seen the new USPS commercial?
It states their new processing centers have increased their efficiency by 46% over the past 5 years... If it's increased by that and they are still so bad at it we are doomed.

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Its been very slow if I can get any pages to open at all.
I just tried to email Andy but it won't send. Why I have no clue!

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Hmm, probably at least 7 or 8 years since I shot mine. I bit hard on the ARs, I have one set up as a battle carbine, one as a dedicated varmint rig, another as a 450 bushmaster and an AR10. Bill my 450 is more than hog accurate, with just about any bullet powder combo I tried it was an easy 1.5"...

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