Parker Devaluation?

[Steve Kleist]

I am a Parker Repro shooter and considering having screw in chokes installed in a gun I shoot often. Does anyone have an idea of how much the gun value would drop with this modification?
Thank you in advance for your thoughts.
Steve Kleist Ely, MN

[Dave Fuller]

I would expect a 10-20 percent haircut for that. You never know though, buyers are all different.

(interesting - I'm posting this from 35,000 feet, wifi on the airplane, first I've seen of that)

[Eric Eis]

I agree with Dave at least 20% but I have never seen that done so I don't have anything to go on

[Dean Romig]

Steve, if you like the gun well enough that it is your "go to" shooter then make it how you want it. You'll probably never sell it anyway if you make it even better for your own purposes so don't worry about the value.

[Mark Ouellette]

I think installing choke tubes in a Parker Repro it would be like cutting off the skeleton butt and installing a longer, soft pad. The gun would be much more functional but the collector's value would fall very much!

Mark

[Pat Dugan]

I regret to this day not buying a 1 1/2 frame GH 12, that someone had installed screw in chokes. the price was $1700. MY reason, the collector value was gone. But my thoughts now are, someone else did what I would not do to make the gun more functional and I should have bought it. So if the above devaluation is only 20% that a lot cheaper than having two or three more guns to meet your needs. You will shoot better using one gun.

PDD

[John Dunkle]

....(interesting - I'm posting this from 35,000 feet, wifi on the airplane, first I've seen of that)
This is one dang powerful website, huh?? :) HEH!!

Seriously - I agree on the market devaluation - but, at the same time - agree more that you'd probably "increase" the personal value to you... Well said guys...

As well - if you kept it for a few years - I think it would be a "wash" with today dollars - as I *never* anticipated Repro pricing to rise as quickly as it has in just a few years..??

John

[Dave Fuller]

One other thought... Be careful who you have do it. Brileys told me they usually won't do a thin wall job on a repro because the walls are too thin.

[Bill Murphy]

A 20 gauge single barrel set Repro with single trigger is sometimes a hard sell even at a bargain price. Such a gun would be a great candidate for screw in choke installation.

[Chris Travinski]

Cabela's had a 20 ga. w/ screw chokes for sale a few months back, the asking price was in the running with all the other repro's and it sold in just a few weeks. I think Briley needs .032" wall for screw chokes.

[Greg Baehman]

Steve, what is the gauge, current choking and configuration of the gun you're considering having done? What do you hope to accomplish by having the screw-ins installed?

IMHO, if you were to have screw-ins installed, the gun's value would be enhanced to you and degraded to a potential buyer---until he owned it and then the cycle would be repeated.

The Repro on the right in the pic below is my 12-ga. Sporting Clays Classic with factory screw-ins, it's the most versatile gun I own.

[Steve Kleist]

Dave, Eric, Dean, Mark, Pat, John, Bill, Chris, Greg,
We may have to rename the PGCA to PERC...Parker Enabler and Rationalization Club.
I think I will have a little gunsmithing done!
Any suggestions as to a recommended gunthsmith for the choke work will be appreciated. (either on the forum or PM)
Thanks all!
Steve Kleist Ely, MN