Parker-Hale Rifle

[Retired Sarge]

Cleaning up a English made Parker-Hale rifle in 270 that belonged to my dad and is now going to my oldest son.

My brother inherited it along with 2 other rifles, and I inherited 2 rifles and a pistol before our father passed.

This rifle was made in 1973 based on the Y B date code. It utilizes a Spanish Santa Barbara receiver, and Belgium FN Herstal Mauser bolt. It sits in a English or European Walnut Monte Carlo stock.

Upon getting the bolt broke down we discovered that the C channel on the bolt shroud that holds the plunger and pin had broke at some point in the past. A replacement bolt shroud is on order

The scope with it, is a pre 1974 Leupold M8 10X AO. Its been with the rifle since my dad bought it sometime between 75-77. Still has crystal clear optics.

As for the rifle, I haven't been able to narrow it down to a specific model as of yet.

Rifle sans bolt and scope.
Scope.
Bolt shroud showing the damage. The right leg of the C channel is MIA.
A bolt shroud showing no damage, to give an idea how much is MIA.

 

[DizzyDigger]

Sarge..what's the barrel length on that? Looks like it's longer than standard...26", maybe?

 

[Retired Sarge]

Sarge..what's the barrel length on that? Looks like it's longer than standard...26", maybe?

Believe or not 23 inches.

 

[DizzyDigger]

Believe or not 23 inches.

Jack O'Conner of Outdoor Life fame loved the .270. The one you have there
would be an awesome rifle for deer or antelope. Hope it shoots as good as
it looks when you've got the repairs done.

 

[Retired Sarge]

Jack O'Conner of Outdoor Life fame loved the .270. The one you have there
would be an awesome rifle for deer or antelope. Hope it shoots as good as
it looks when you've got the repairs done.

Barrel is in pristine condition. Dad used it to hunt deer when he first got it (75-77) at Mountain Home AFB Idaho. Then it wasn't shot again until 1996 for re-sighting the scope, and never shot again. It probably has less than 100 rounds through it.

 

[Tesorodeoro]

Jack O'Conner of Outdoor Life fame loved the .270. The one you have there
would be an awesome rifle for deer or antelope. Hope it shoots as good as
it looks when you've got the repairs done.

They make great elk guns as well. All about shot placement and bullet choice. I use my .270 Win. over my .338 Win. Mag. Shorter barrel which is nice in the timber, less recoil which is nice.

 

[DizzyDigger]

They make great elk guns as well. All about shot placement and bullet choice. I use my .270 Win. over my .338 Win. Mag. Shorter barrel which is nice in the timber, less recoil which is nice.

Last rifle I had was a 700 BDL Varmint in .243, with a 3.5-10x Leupold, Canjar trigger,
plus I floated the barrel and bedded the action. Took a few hundred coyotes with it, plus
bobcat, fox and badger. Absolute tack driver out to 500 yds.

Switched to traditional archery back about 1987. Longbow, cedar shafts with real feathers and
good old Bear Razorheads. Doesn't have quite the reach of a .270..

It's still all about shot placement, however.....

 

[Retired Sarge]

Thanks to our cousins across the pond, I now have the model identified.

It's a 1973 Parker-Hale Model 1100 Deluxe in 270 Winchester with a Monte Carlo stock and Beaver Tail forend. As for the scope it was made between 1968 and 1973, this is according to Leupold customer service.

Just waiting on the new bolt shroud, and it'll be back together and ready to go. Then I'll begin the cleaning and inspection of the 1973 Winchester Model 94 Antique, and the 1995 Winchester Model 70SA BOSS. The BOSS muzzle brake is something I'm still reading up on and learning about.

 

[Tesorodeoro]

Thanks to our cousins across the pond, I now have the model identified.

It's a 1973 Parker-Hale Model 1100 Deluxe in 270 Winchester with a Monte Carlo stock and Beaver Tail forend. As for the scope it was made between 1968 and 1973, this is according to Leupold customer service.

Just waiting on the new bolt shroud, and it'll be back together and ready to go. Then I'll begin the cleaning and inspection of the 1973 Winchester Model 94 Antique, and the 1995 Winchester Model 70SA BOSS. The BOSS muzzle brake is something I'm still reading up on and learning about.

Supposedly the BOSS brake is adjusted in or out to find a sweet spot in the barrel harmonics based on barrel length IF I remember correctly.

Kind of fits in with what I’m told occurs as you adjust the distance between the ogive and the lands of the rifling (bullet jump). Apparently the accuracy if affected in a cyclic manner where as if the good accuracy is obtained at .001” as you seat the bullet further and increase that distance, the accuracy decreases, but it will at some point increase again as the bullet is seated deeper. I assumed it had to do with barrel harmonics.

Be glad to listen if someone understands it differently (correctly).

 

[Retired Sarge]

Well the replacement bolt shroud arrived yesterday. Installed the spring and plunger in it, and played around fit checking everything.

After the grandkids are picked up CINC Household and I will put the bolt back together. I was shocked at the amount of rust and sludge inside the bolt. All that has been scrubbed, cleaned, and generously oiled.

Gunk on firing pin and spring. The transmission fluid I use for oil is the reason it's wet.

Gunk from just the firing pin spring.

Old (Bottom) new (Top) bolt shrouds, it's just the angle that makes it seem they are different sizes.

 

[ncsuwolf]

Supposedly the BOSS brake is adjusted in or out to find a sweet spot in the barrel harmonics based on barrel length IF I remember correctly.

Kind of fits in with what I’m told occurs as you adjust the distance between the ogive and the lands of the rifling (bullet jump). Apparently the accuracy if affected in a cyclic manner where as if the good accuracy is obtained at .001” as you seat the bullet further and increase that distance, the accuracy decreases, but it will at some point increase again as the bullet is seated deeper. I assumed it had to do with barrel harmonics.

Be glad to listen if someone understands it differently (correctly).

I remember the BOSS the same way you stated.

 

[Retired Sarge]

Supposedly the BOSS brake is adjusted in or out to find a sweet spot in the barrel harmonics based on barrel length IF I remember correctly.

Kind of fits in with what I’m told occurs as you adjust the distance between the ogive and the lands of the rifling (bullet jump). Apparently the accuracy if affected in a cyclic manner where as if the good accuracy is obtained at .001” as you seat the bullet further and increase that distance, the accuracy decreases, but it will at some point increase again as the bullet is seated deeper. I assumed it had to do with barrel harmonics.

Be glad to listen if someone understands it differently (correctly).

Bullet weight is also a part of it.

 

[Tesorodeoro]

Bullet weight is also a part of it.

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I’m sure it would vary for every particular load. I thought it was exciting when I first read about it, but not for a hunting rifle. Maybe a bench gun. I’m sure the patent ran out and you don’t see these on bench guns do you?

 

[Retired Sarge]

I’m sure it would vary for every particular load. I thought it was exciting when I first read about it, but not for a hunting rifle. Maybe a bench gun. I’m sure the patent ran out and you don’t see these on bench guns do you?

I never knew it existed, until the rifle was dropped off a few weeks ago. Then I had to read up on it to get educated. Then I got scans of manuals for the rifle from Browning/Winchester. Told my daughter and SIL it'll make a good target/range gun and a good varmint gun once yall get it sighted in. I'll have to post up some pictures of it, haven't done anything to or with it yet.

 

[russau]

I now have my uncle and father;s childhood rifles UNTILL someone wanted my fathers Stevans .22 Crack Shot rifle. I wanted to frame them in a shadow box frame for the memories they held for me . These are (to me) a very cherished memories of past times . I replaced the Crack Shot with a Stevans .22 Favorit rifle . Now I want to build the shadow box for postarity ! I hope they go to a good home when I'm gone !