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[charlie cleveland]

now you talk about a dove gun...34 inches is a kinda rare pair of barrels...dont figure they made many 16 s with 34 or longer barrels...charlie

[Harold Pickens]

Well, they say don't count your chickens before they hatch, but looks like a done deal. I was sent several cell phone pictures, but the lighting pretty dim. The outside of the barrels are not bad, still a lot of twist pattern visible but does have a small dent in one that looks fixable. The right hammer is missing--along with the stock. He said the bores were fair, so hopefully so. He said he thought it was a 1 frame. I got a PM from a PGCA member who thinks he has a stock for a 1 frame, and possibly the hammers.
So I think we have a project gun. I will certainly post pictures after I receive the gun, and be asking for recommendations and opinions. I would probably
have the barrels rebrowned, of course, new stock and wood refinish, may even case color. Probably wont do anything for a while, except to accumulate the needed parts, then bring it to Hausmanns where I can get some hands on opinions from many of you . A 34" 16 should be fun to shoot. Thanks all who replied and sent PM's.

[Randy Roberts]

Ahh the excitement of a great project like this. Good for you. This one sounds worth the effort. Hope it works out for you.

[Milton C Starr]

Originally Posted by charlie cleveland

now you talk about a dove gun...34 inches is a kinda rare pair of barrels...dont figure they made many 16 s with 34 or longer barrels...charlie

I think pugs recently had two hammer 16 gauge Parkers one with 38" barrels and the other 36" . Cant have been more than a few like that made .

[Randy Roberts]

Originally Posted by charlie cleveland

now you talk about a dove gun...34 inches is a kinda rare pair of barrels...dont figure they made many 16 s with 34 or longer barrels...charlie

Charlie I was told that E.C. Meacham placed an order for 59 guns at one time. All 16 gauge with 36" barrels. Like a lot of Parkers there are probably a few more out there than we realize.

[edgarspencer]

The gun Harold is getting is one of a group of 14, consecutive. Makes you wonder......
Like everything else, 'To Each His Own'. but that 38" gun is more a curiosity to me than something I'd need to own.

Dean, my grade 2, 30" weighs 6lbs, 11 oz., so, using the old rule of thumb of 2oz per inch of muzzle end barrel material, Pug's gun should weigh 22oz more than mine, less the minuscule amount the lightning cuts amount to.
Since those cuts are behind the hinge pin, and the barrels must clearly be heavier than my gun, how could the gun balance at the pin, unless there was weight in the stock?
You have had the benefit of putting mitts on it, and my mind is just wandering, as it does this time of year, so I'm obviously overthinking it.
Hmmm. Ive seen you shoot, and now I understand your technique, though your score might improve if you try opening your eyes.

[OH Osthaus]

Originally Posted by edgarspencer

Hmmm. Ive seen you shoot, and now I understand your technique, though your score might improve if you try opening your eyes.

but if it didn't then what

[edgarspencer]

Originally Posted by Rick Losey

but if it didn't then what

There's always golf.