If a modern retest is to be scheduled, surely a Trojan and a doll's head Parker should be included. Just as a matter of information, it is my understanding that the replaceable "cheek things" or whatever they are called on a 680 series Beretta are not to give additional friction to the locking mechanism, but (big news for everyone who for years had assumed otherwise) they are to force the monobloc assembly slightly away from the trunnions during the firing process. Well, to be honest, Beretta engineers are a lot more gun savvy than turn of the century Parker mechanics. We have read for years that we shouldn't believe the "multi bolt" guys when they describe the activities of the various cross bolts because "they are rarely all in contact with anything at the same time". Miller would have us believe that the Parker frame flexes enough to put the doll's head into action when heavy proof loads are shot. My opinion is that if the load is heavy enough to flex the frame so far as to use the doll's head for support, the gun is gone. At least the rib extension is in serious danger of fracturing. What do you guys think? What does Sherman Bell think?
