Parker Gun Collectors Association Forums  

Go Back   Parker Gun Collectors Association Forums Parker Forums Parker Restoration

Notices

Reply
Thread Tools Display Modes
12 gauge 2 frame barrels
Unread 10-05-2021, 11:05 AM   #1
Member
Ronald Abmeyer
Forum Associate

Member Info
 
Join Date: Dec 2020
Posts: 10
Thanks: 0
Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post

Default 12 gauge 2 frame barrels

I’m looking to purchase a 12 gauge 2 frame barrel set steel , Larry DeLGrego is restoring my Parker for me and the old Damascus barrels are no good. He said I need to try to find some barrels for it. If anyone has a set that they would be willing to part with I am interested, the catch is I would like to do it on consignment, that way they would ship right to him and he can inspect them and make sure they would work.
Ronald Anneyer is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 10-05-2021, 06:42 PM   #2
Member
B. Dudley
PGCA Lifetime
Member
 
Brian Dudley's Avatar

Member Info
 
Join Date: Aug 2011
Posts: 10,549
Thanks: 476
Thanked 17,415 Times in 4,593 Posts

Default

No barrel set will just fit on your gun without work. Some work or lots or work.

Did he give you specifics as to why your barrels are “bad”?
Historically Delgrego has never been willing to work on Damascus barreled guns. If that has changed, then fine. But just make sure that your barrels are actually junk and have a readon why. There is no reason to bury yourself in a set of new barrels and also destroy the originality of the gun unless you HAVE to.
__________________
B. Dudley
Brian Dudley is offline   Reply With Quote
Visit Brian Dudley's homepage!
Unread 10-05-2021, 06:50 PM   #3
Member
Dean Romig
PGCA Invincible
Life Member
 
Dean Romig's Avatar

Member Info
 
Join Date: Dec 2008
Posts: 31,559
Thanks: 35,433
Thanked 33,040 Times in 12,321 Posts

Default

I agree with Brian completely.

The mere fact that the barrels are Damascus doesn't make them bad or junk. They need to be measured CORRECTLY before they are relegated to the scrap pile. Lots of us shoot Damascus barrels quite safely and they're a lot prettier than blued steel.





.
__________________
"I'm a Setter man.
Not because I think they're better than the other breeds,
but because I'm a romantic - stuck on tradition - and to me, a Setter just "belongs" in the grouse picture."

George King, "That's Ruff", 2010 - a timeless classic.
Dean Romig is online now   Reply With Quote
The Following 4 Users Say Thank You to Dean Romig For Your Post:
Unread 10-05-2021, 06:59 PM   #4
Member
Ronald Abmeyer
Forum Associate

Member Info
 
Join Date: Dec 2020
Posts: 10
Thanks: 0
Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post

Default

He checked them, I’m going to put sleeves in them. Got ahold of Briley today and they are making what I’m going to need that way I can keep the Damascus barrels. He was going to use Kirk merington sleeves, but the guy has retired. He said they aren’t safe to shoot out of but sleeves will work that way I can keep the original barrels the gun was mad in 1883

Last edited by Ronald Anneyer; 10-05-2021 at 07:11 PM..
Ronald Anneyer is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 10-05-2021, 07:46 PM   #5
Member
Bob Jurewicz
PGCA Member
 
Bob Jurewicz's Avatar

Member Info
 
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 1,449
Thanks: 1,505
Thanked 1,920 Times in 554 Posts

Default

Ron,
Did DelGrego provide the specific Barrel Wall Thickness of each barrel that lead him to the conclusion they were unsafe to shoot or was his conclusion based only on the fact that they are damascus?
Bob Jurewicz
Bob Jurewicz is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following 3 Users Say Thank You to Bob Jurewicz For Your Post:
Unread 10-05-2021, 07:49 PM   #6
Member
Ronald Abmeyer
Forum Associate

Member Info
 
Join Date: Dec 2020
Posts: 10
Thanks: 0
Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post

Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Bob Jurewicz View Post
Ron,
Did DelGrego provide the specific Barrel Wall Thickness of each barrel that lead him to the conclusion they were unsafe to shoot or was his conclusion based only on the fact that they are damascus?
Bob Jurewicz
Honestly I didn’t ask.
Ronald Anneyer is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 10-05-2021, 08:16 PM   #7
Member
Bob Jurewicz
PGCA Member
 
Bob Jurewicz's Avatar

Member Info
 
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 1,449
Thanks: 1,505
Thanked 1,920 Times in 554 Posts

Default

ASSK!!!
Bob Jurewicz
Bob Jurewicz is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following 9 Users Say Thank You to Bob Jurewicz For Your Post:
Unread 10-05-2021, 08:48 PM   #8
Member
edgarspencer
PGCA Member
 
edgarspencer's Avatar

Member Info
 
Join Date: Sep 2011
Posts: 6,058
Thanks: 2,905
Thanked 11,396 Times in 3,073 Posts

Default

Bob gives good advice, but, better yet, get them back and send them to any number of good barrel guys who don't have a history of harboring a dislike for damascus.
edgarspencer is online now   Reply With Quote
The Following 8 Users Say Thank You to edgarspencer For Your Post:
Unread 10-14-2021, 12:46 PM   #9
Member
Bruce Day
PGCA Lifetime
Member
 
Bruce Day's Avatar

Member Info
 
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 4,993
Thanks: 552
Thanked 15,605 Times in 2,666 Posts

Default

Some years back Babe told me that my 1910 GHE Damascus barrels were “bad “ and not shootable. They are unblemished , never honed , not dented , not bulged , 2 frame 30’s . Completely original .
.040 wall thickness.
They have had a steady diet of 3 dram , 1 1/8 oz and some 3 1/4 dram 1 1/4 oz loads for the last 20 years with me and likely for the 100 years before me.

But if you don’t want your Damascus barrels , let me know .

You might ask how your gun is being “restored “ . Some of those so called restorations involve a new stock which is incorrect to the year and grade, spray on varnish finish , lack of a mullerd checkering border , incorrect rubber pad, and chemical case Tiger striped coloring . Those are not restorations but are reconstructions and usually devalue the gun apart even from the cost of the work.
Bruce Day is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following 9 Users Say Thank You to Bruce Day For Your Post:
Unread 09-03-2022, 12:25 PM   #10
Member
Ronald Abmeyer
Forum Associate

Member Info
 
Join Date: Dec 2020
Posts: 10
Thanks: 0
Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post

Default

sorry I haven't posted in awhile I got busy harvesting. Briley hasn't got back to him on the tubes. My Parker was missing some parts also. trigger guard and some screws.
Ronald Anneyer is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Tags
12 guage, 2 frame steel barrels

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 05:07 PM.

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright © 1998 - 2023, Parkerguns.org
Copyright © 2004 Design par Megatekno
- 2008 style update 3.7 avec l'autorisation de son auteur par Stradfred.