Lifter Questions

[OH Osthaus]

Originally Posted by Dave Suponski

Remember you are buying the barrels.....

good advice to remember - I have been telling myself that for a week now after walking away from a hammer gun I was sure had been honed out, but didn't know how much. Someone needs to invent a pocket sized bore/wall thickness gauge, they'd save me some sleepness nights of second guessing

[Bill Murphy]

A pocket size wall thickness gauge would only measure the barrel for a length as long as your pocket. The Manson wall thickness gauge, sold by Brownell's is more than a foot long, works well, and is as cheap as any gauge that does what it does. About a hundred bucks, will more than pay for itself with the first gun you measure with it. More expensive alternatives, less portable, are Tony Galazan's bench mounted gauge and Jon Hosford's set which is a bit more convenient than Tony's for use outside of the home and shop.

[TARNATION !!!]

Well I think I might have to bite the bullet (pellets??) on this one. BWT is .050 with bores .720 and .722. So, since I'm "buying the barrels" it seems they will do the job. Taking a few roosters with a lifter hammer gun seems like it could be an enjoyable day's work (provided the bureaucracy can make it all happen before the season ends ).
Cheers,
Jack

[Austin W Hogan]

Jack : first thanks; your article is on its way to the Autumn Parker Pages.

Second; if the muzzle ID is .720 and the wall thickness is .050 at the muzzle, you probably have a regular set of Parker barrels in the serial range 5000 - 70000 with .750 bore diameter and .032 choke. If that bore diameter is 4 inches or more behind the muzzle, it may be a 14 ga gun.

Best, Austin

[TARNATION !!!]

Thanks Austin. This season will be a bit of fun as I will be putting a few new guns to work in the field. Hopefully all the bureaucracy is satisfied before the end of the season so I can give the lifter a go as well.

Best regards,
Jack

[Autumn Daze]

Jack,Will your restoration gun be ready for the fall?

[TARNATION !!!]

Dave: As far as metal parts go, I could re-assemble today (tomorrow, next week, next month) all depending on what's happening in life. I have not dealt with the wood or the poor old butt plate. I'm still thinking I will take a couple roosters with it this year. I'm also thinking I will use it for pictures to build a disassembly-reassembly manual with instructions for the non-gunsmith. We'll see about that maybe during the winter.
Cheers,
Jack