A nice Parker Hale

Not that it matters, but I wonder if PH may have used Spanish military actions. I think Spanish sporting barrels were used throughout PH sporter production.

One of the more interesting PH military action based rifles I sold was in .222. It was a very neat conversion. You wouldn't think of a Mauser 98 action being a candidate for .222.
 
tiriaq said:
Not that it matters, but I wonder if PH may have used Spanish military actions. I think Spanish sporting barrels were used throughout PH sporter production.

One of the more interesting PH military action based rifles I sold was in .222. It was a very neat conversion. You wouldn't think of a Mauser 98 action being a candidate for .222.
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I believe they were known as Sante Barbra actions.
 
The Santa Barbara actions had Spain stamped on the side of the receiver tang from what I read. This was mostly ground off when PH did there thing, but the grind marks or partially left stamp was the tell tale sign that it was a Spainish made Santa Barbara Mauser action that was used.
 
I think the PH Mauser actions were made by the La Coruna arsenal. This could include the converted military actions as well as the sporting ones (similar to FN commercials). These same sporting actions and barreled actions were marketed under the Santa Barbara trade name. The sporting PH trigger mechanism was a bit different than that used on the SB. There is also Santa Barbara arsenal in Madrid. I do not know if there is an overlap between La Coruna and the current Santa Barbara.

The OP's rifle is an early PH and should be a fine sporting rifle.
 
tiriaq said:
Not that it matters, but I wonder if PH may have used Spanish military actions. I think Spanish sporting barrels were used throughout PH sporter production.

One of the more interesting PH military action based rifles I sold was in .222. It was a very neat conversion. You wouldn't think of a Mauser 98 action being a candidate for .222.
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I haven't seen one so far. Like all the British gunmakers after the wars, their basic stock came from captured enemy rifles. - dan
 
I sighted in the PH today. The gun shoots Remington factory 150 gr ammo into an inch at 100 yards, for the first two shots, then throws one. The barrel is relatively thin and heats up, and it was hot today as well. If I wanted to shoot groups with it, I'd let it cool better, get a better trigger and top it with a Leupold. But so far this would be a nice vintage hunting rifle just the way it sits. Which is likely how it will stay. I enjoyed that range trip with the Parker Hale.
 
That Redfield 2-7 is a perfectly good scope - no reason to replace it unless it is defective. Excellent power range for a hunting rifle.
There should be an aftermarket trigger that would go right in without having to do any alterations.
 
tiriaq said:
That Redfield 2-7 is a perfectly good scope - no reason to replace it unless it is defective. Excellent power range for a hunting rifle.
There should be an aftermarket trigger that would go right in without having to do any alterations.
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Agreed, the scope is very suitable for hunting. Shooting groups with the targets I was using, it was lacking. Or at least my eyes were.
 
I picked that off the EE a long time ago. 8x57. The last time I shot it it was unbelievably accurate with PPU fmj ammo.

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I'm torn between the HVA FN 98'a and the early PH military 98's of the same era, they are both great, dunno which one I prefer, other then I really like the HVA fat forend stocks for fit, they both are great smooth 98 actions.
Even when HVA went with the 1600 actions compared to the PH commercial versions, it's a tough call, PH has a way better OEM trigger, but the HVA 1600 is lighter and a bit tighter/smoother.
I think my favorite out of that era is the PH lightweights, they are a nice guns, with good triggers, light, and a true 98 action.
 
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