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Originally Posted by Terry Johnson
The way I shoot I might be better off with a cut barrel! Any idea what this could cost to do and what it may be worth afterwords? Luckily, I have another Parker 16 guage VH that's only missing a screw.
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I paid a gunsmith $65 (for one hour) to cut a set of blown on the end VH barrels (similar to yours), fill in the solder, and tap the rib for and install the front sight.
What it is worth afterwards varies; some would say for a cut VH $500 (which means it's worth more for parts), some may say up to $750. The rest looks to be in fairly good shape. On the gun web sites some will ask for twice those amounts for a cut gun.
But if it was your father's personal gun there is no price since it needs to be handed down through the generations. If it was his personal gun and you have the money to spend have the barrel sleeved/replaced. If it was just one he acquired, cut it and still hand it down since it was his, in my opinion.
Someone can measure it now before you cut it to tell you if any choke will be left in both barrels and how much.
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