Parker Hale Rifles and price 1976
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3006, I’ve had it for about a year, it had a crumbly recoil pad and the finish was ugly. Had Shaun Jennings put a pachmyer recoil pad on, then had a woodworker friend strip the finish and fix all the imperfections.. finish with mineral oil. All the metal is in 9/10 condition.
I've seen a good number of the Parker Hale rifles over the years; and been in gun shops where buyers have walked in and asked if the shop had any Parker Hale rifles in stock. Most who owned them found them to be accurate enough for hunting. Did anyone notice that the adds stated a 24 inch barrel for common calibers. We know that many cartridge manufacturers use a 24" barrel to test ammo. I've always liked a longer barrel for most calibers. I find there good and I don't mind the extra weight - of 2" of steel. All the older guns had longer rifle barrels and this was evident in the earlier lever actions among others. I don't select a shorter barrelled rifle because it's more handy in the bush. I want the best velocity, and I'll take a slighty tamed muzzle jump in the bigger calibers with 24 and 26" barrels. I don't own a Parker Hale due to shooting LH. Yet I do like their designs.
They were pricey enough back then too, equivalent to a cool $1400+ in today's dollars.
Still a sleeper on the used market running around $500 most places, see the odd consignment piece for stupid asking prices of $2000+ lol.
Considering PH didn't even manufacture the actions or the stocks, the most time consuming and expensive pieces of the equation, they probably should have retailed a fair bit less back then.
Only have 2, 6.5x55 lightweight, and 3006 with that triangle stock, no idea the actual model numbers they were sold as. They shoot good, triggers can be adjusted to something acceptable. Kinda sloppy actions compared to the HVA 98's, but the triggers/safety are definitely more user friendly on the PH.
I'm also a sucker for the BSA CF2 that was made around the same time, pretty much across the street from PH factory. Different rifle entirely, push feed, etc etc, but well made and still in that $500 used bracket.
Still a sleeper on the used market running around $500 most places, see the odd consignment piece for stupid asking prices of $2000+ lol.
Considering PH didn't even manufacture the actions or the stocks, the most time consuming and expensive pieces of the equation, they probably should have retailed a fair bit less back then.
Only have 2, 6.5x55 lightweight, and 3006 with that triangle stock, no idea the actual model numbers they were sold as. They shoot good, triggers can be adjusted to something acceptable. Kinda sloppy actions compared to the HVA 98's, but the triggers/safety are definitely more user friendly on the PH.
I'm also a sucker for the BSA CF2 that was made around the same time, pretty much across the street from PH factory. Different rifle entirely, push feed, etc etc, but well made and still in that $500 used bracket.
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I've had a number of 1200's over the years mostly in 270 and 308, the accuracy was decent and I always though they were good value for the money.
I'm shocked at how little the prices on rifles like this have moved in the last decade. When I first got into guns a bit over 10 years ago you could get a Husqvarna or Parker Hale for around $500. Today? They're still around $500! Meanwhile prices on NEW guns have damn near doubled in the same timeframe.
