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Pat Dugan
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Posted: Fri Aug 22nd, 2008 01:09 am |
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Where would I get some trigger guard screws for a straight grip Parker. I have bought screw sets from Connecticut Shotgun company, but they dont have the guard screws. What size should they be?
Thanks for any information.
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Russ Jackson
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Posted: Fri Aug 22nd, 2008 03:26 am |
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Pat; I purchased a Repro. trigger guard from one of our fellow club members a while back, this is a straight english stock trigger guard and he mailed the screws along with it .Here is a couple of Pics. to attempt to show the size of the screw ,The head appears tobe exactly 1/4 in. and the legnth appears to be exactly 3/4 in., don't know where to find them but hopefully this will give you a starting point. Russ
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Russ Jackson
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Posted: Fri Aug 22nd, 2008 03:27 am |
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Posted: Fri Aug 22nd, 2008 04:07 am |
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That is exactly the information I need. The holes have to be counter sunk in the trigger guard that I bought from Connecticut Shotgun Co. Now I can begin to search for the screws. The screw head appears to be about 1/32 or 1/16 thich at the head.
Don Kaas was correct, The Connecticut Shotgun co. trigger guard is a starting point with a lot of details to get fixed before it can be used.
Thanks so much
PDD
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Russ Jackson
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Posted: Fri Aug 22nd, 2008 05:02 am |
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Pat, you are more than welcome,I wasn't sure if that would help out or not, I am glad I posted it for you! If you find an extra screw please keep me in mind, when I took my stock, and parts to my gunsmith for a test run on fitting the stock, he lost the other screw ! I'll tell you people who don't regularly deal with Parker guns don't realize how precious these small parts are, and very difficult to come by !
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Don Kaas
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Posted: Fri Aug 22nd, 2008 01:06 pm |
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| Pat- I presume you know that you'll have to slot, index and file up the screws on the guard and then have them engraved, hardened then blue the screws with the guard to do a proper job. My gunsmith finds that a flat bottom screw with a flat countersink makes an easier job of this rather than using a tapered wood screw as Parker did. I used to use the guard screws sold by Galazans, they are fine for Foxes but the head diameter is just a bit small for the Parker. Russ prefers to use his own.-Don Last edited on Fri Aug 22nd, 2008 01:08 pm by Don Kaas
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Posted: Fri Aug 22nd, 2008 01:39 pm |
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| Lou Rotelli specially cuts his own screws so they willl fit correctly. You see a lot of Parkers with improper screws from people trying to make do.
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Russ Jackson
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Posted: Fri Aug 22nd, 2008 02:09 pm |
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Good Morning Don; I purchased a very nice trigger guard from a Parker Repro,and the screw pictured is one of the screws sent with the guard,it fits nicely through the guard and seats nicely, and appears to me to be engraved correctly,do you believe this to be an incorrect screw ? I am not a gunsmith and never have taken one of my trigger guards off, if this screw is incorrect, I do apoligize. I still had it off the gun and figured I could send a couple of pics. Russ
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Posted: Fri Aug 22nd, 2008 05:58 pm |
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| Not at all, it looks like a normal Repro guard screw. I hope it lines up for you when you tighten it up on a gun.
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Posted: Fri Aug 22nd, 2008 07:31 pm |
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Don; I have found a really nice o frame straight grip stock for my project gun but when we tried it on the gun, it didnt seem to have the correct angle from the top of the standing breech down to the side of the reciever and showed a little proud metal, so I didnt decide yet whether to use this stock as of yet, so I have no idea at this point if the screw in question will seat or not ? But I agree I hope too it does if we ever get to that point in this project !
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Posted: Sat Aug 23rd, 2008 03:32 am |
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Russ
The drop of Parker butts were pretty much established by the first heading up cut . I don't know much about repros, but from your observation, it may be the same.
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Posted: Sat Aug 23rd, 2008 04:47 am |
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Austin; The gun That is my project gun at the moment, and by the way has been for a while isn't a repro but a 16 Ga. VH grade ,serial#172904, O frame gun with original 27in. factory barrels .I thought the rare 27 in. barrels were kind of neat ! I bought it knowing the stock ,fore end and trigger guard were incorrect, I figured it would be relatively easy to find good wood and a trigger guard, I have in fact found good wood on a couple occasions but have had the same problem. The top angle is too steep on either the stock or the standing breech.would you happen to know if this angle is different on the different gauges of guns?Supposedly the stocks that I have bought so far came off of O frame guns ,but don't seem to fit exact.
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Posted: Sun Aug 24th, 2008 12:57 am |
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| I have been told by those who are supposed to know these things that it is not only possible, but often easier, to fit a butt stock from a gun one frame size larger, i.e., put a 1-frame stock on your 0-frame gun. Allows some adjustment for pitch and DAH, but would require a refinish after fitting.
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Posted: Sun Aug 24th, 2008 02:42 am |
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Tom ;I thought of that and have been keeping my eyes open for one but so far no good !The stock I have is so nice I hate to make too many adjustments and possibly ruin it but it fits so close I may just go ahead and put it on ,it would be much better than the way it is although the wood on the gun now is a burly heavy figured piece of American walnut and a burly walnut beaver tail fore end, and I shoot it pretty well, The only problem, it turns my little O frame into a 7 lb. 14 oz. gun!
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Posted: Sun Aug 24th, 2008 04:07 am |
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...it turns my little O frame into a 7 lb. 14 oz. gun!
On a 0-frame 16 with 27" barrels? Are you kidding?
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Russ Jackson
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Posted: Sun Aug 24th, 2008 05:05 pm |
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Tom ; No I am not kidding, It is a very dense piece of wood !
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