Rifle ID: The Hunter ( 2011 )

[Jcordell]

I'm going with the Parker-Hale 1200.

[Nyles]

Just out of curiosity, you do guys see alot of Parker-Hales in the US? They come into the store fairly often up here, although for some reason people seem to be under the impression that they're really high-end rifles. I mean, they're good, but they're no better built than a 1960s or 1970s Remington 700.

[Jcordell]

I've only encountered one in person. It was in .243 Winchester. I don't know why they're so rare down here in the states. I have back-issues of Gun Digest from the sixties and seventies along with back-issues of "Guns & Ammo" and "American Rifleman" and there are several articles about the Parker-Hale rifles. Many advertisements as well. Maybe they just didn't import the rifles in large numbers. Maybe more of them went to Canada.

I think the reason why folks think it's such a high-end rifle is mostly due to the fact that it's British. Many believe that if it's a British made rifle or shotgun than it's basically a Holland & Holland or a Westley-Richards.

[AdAstra2009]

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[S&Wshooter]

Originally Posted by Nyles

Just out of curiosity, you do guys see alot of Parker-Hales in the US? They come into the store fairly often up here, although for some reason people seem to be under the impression that they're really high-end rifles. I mean, they're good, but they're no better built than a 1960s or 1970s Remington 700.

I managed to pick up a Parker Hale for $100 a few years back