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The increasing parts theory is a good one for this gun. I have restocked two Parkers and your looking at $3000+/- for wood and labor alone and the wait time could be a couple of years. Add in the cost of it's other issues and you could buy a decent DH/DHE 16.
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05-11-2019, 06:56 PM | #14 | ||||||
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if you can do some work yourself i believe you can make a shooter out of this gun...if the stock you bought fits your off to a good start....charlie
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But its a 16 ga. and all of us 16 ga. guys have a soft spot for all 16 ga. If you can save her that would be great. Yea its going to cost a bunch but its a16 ga. I'm getting a GH 16 done right now at Bachelders. When that gun gets done I'll send ya pictures to inspire.
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05-11-2019, 08:07 PM | #16 | ||||||
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No one likes 16's better than i do (13 at last count) but some dogs don't hunt and this is one of them.
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05-11-2019, 09:02 PM | #17 | ||||||
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Um, guys, just checked the book and this is the second hammerless and first G grade 16. Does that change the calculus on bringing the old girl back to life? Somebody please double check my research.
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05-11-2019, 09:15 PM | #18 | ||||||
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I like the idea of putting money into a 16 DH or a hammer gun instead, neither of which I have. The only 16 I have is a VH. That was one of the reasons I jumped on this one even given the condition...so I would have 2. I am $800 in it and maybe I will luck out with that other stock and have a shooter/rainy day gun.
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05-11-2019, 09:20 PM | #19 | ||||||
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Mike, I will check the serialization book too. That would be an interesting point of distinction if it was the first 16 gauge GH.
From the letter, I don't have an individual name listed from the order. The gun was ordered by Griffith & Sample of Louisville, KY on August 6, 1889 and shipped on November 11, 1889. |
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05-11-2019, 09:30 PM | #20 | ||||||
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The first 16 hammerless is a D4. IF the book is accurate then you have an entry for Parkers Found. Personally, I'd save up to restore/conserve it.
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