doublegunhq, how on earth did you arrive at this statement:
"I wouldn't get a Parker, the stocks split if you shoot more than two boxes of ammo through them."
I have more than a dozen Parkers that have had tens of thousands of rounds of all descriptions through them over the past 100 years and not a one shows the least sign of cracking. Those Parkers I've seen that are split at the head seem to be more the result of a side blow from a fall than shooting. Basically the same for a Smith, though they do tend to crack behind the lockplate. But American guns were generally subjected to much more physical abuse than the English pieces. Not really a fair comparison.
