Parker Hale 1100 .243 and .22-250

branxhunter · February 06, 2012, 02:24:04 AM

Gratuitous rifle photo - thats all. No other reason for this post........

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Marcus

Brithunter · February 06, 2012, 03:48:19 AM

The only complaint from here it that the focus could have been better.

branxhunter · February 07, 2012, 10:13:42 AM

Hmmm, yes, I see what you mean.

In the original photo the focus is fine, however I had to resize the photo down from approx 2MB to 100kB - and it has become pixelated. I didn't check before I posted.

Marcus

gitano · February 07, 2012, 12:41:32 PM

I'll take "gratuitous" when it comes to pictures of nice firearms.

WRT to the resizing issue: Use of a third party picture server like Photobucket eliminates the need to resize for THL. It also facilitates sharing pictures outside THL.

Paul

davidlt89 · February 07, 2012, 06:25:14 PM

Picture looks fine to me! nice rifles!! God Bless.

22hornet · February 07, 2012, 09:15:51 PM

Those sort of pics are always welcome. :grin:

sakorick · April 17, 2012, 05:55:51 PM

Great rifles in great calibers.......NICE! Here is a basket case 243 Super that took me several months to restore...Regards, Rick.

mattyj · April 19, 2012, 09:45:43 PM

The more I look at these Parker Hales the more I like them , almost as much as Sako's , I have a PH 243 ( modified ) its a Safari Deluxe 1100 and Im pretty sure its a Military Mauser 98 Action .. I have posted pics in the Parker Hale Unveiled thread if anyone wants to have a look.... I should have perhaps made a new thread

sakorick · April 20, 2012, 09:48:11 AM

Quote from: mattyj;119890The more I look at these Parker Hales the more I like them , almost as much as Sako's , I have a PH 243 ( modified ) its a Safari Deluxe 1100 and Im pretty sure its a Military Mauser 98 Action .. I have posted pics in the Parker Hale Unveiled thread if anyone wants to have a look.... I should have perhaps made a new thread

Welcome matty. Your rifle looks highly customized. Yes, They were all military captured K98's that Parker Hale purchased from the government back in the 50's sometime......that's the story as I remember it. Regards, Rick.

Brithunter · April 21, 2012, 07:09:21 AM

The actions used will depend when it was made the initial production was on German M98 actions taken as war repatriations, or so I was told, later they used Santa Barbara (Spanish) made commercial actions. I own several with the word SPAIN stamped into the left side of the tang. Parker-Hale did not start making the Mauser actioned sporting rifles until their enforced move to the Sparkbrook factory in 1962/63 due the the re-generation of Birmingham City Center. This is clearly mentioned in their #62 and 62A catalogue. Page 3 to be exact in the #62A.

I have also heard rumour that some FN actions were used but so far that's just rumour.