Stupid Question

[Stephen Belanger]

Is it possible to put a #0 barrel on a #1 frame? I take it that the frame size is the frame where the action and stock is correct? Why then do they stamp the frame size on the barrels?:rolleyes: Please excuse me I'm a greenhorn here. Can you have a #1 frame with #0 stamped on the barrels? The more I get into this the more I get confused and have becoup questions.:banghead:

Thanks, you guys are great.:bigbye:

Steve B.

[Dean Romig]

The barrels were hand-fitted to the gun and were filed at the breech end to fit perfectly with the frame. The distance of seperation between 'firing pin' centers is what determines the frame size and a mis-matched set of barrels would center the shells in the wrong position for optimum striking of the pins to the primers. This was done on each and every Parker gun and to attempt to fit the barrels from a gun of one frame size to a frame of a different size is an excercise in futility. If it could be done at all it would be prohibitively expensive. I'm trying to understand why you would ask . . . ?

[John Dallas]

"Why would you ask?" A bit OT, but several years ago, I mistakenly fitted a set of 20 gauge barrels onto a 12 gauge M21 ( they fit perfectly) and went grouse hunting. Bird up, trigger pulled, no "bang". Looked at the primer - it was struck on the edge. Took me about 15 minutes to figure out what I had done. Was rather apparent when you looked at the mismatch between the standing breech and the barrels. Sure did shorten up the grouse hunt

[Stephen Belanger]

I'm asking because I was looking for a butt plate and mine measures out to be a #1 frame size. The #0 frame size is smaller than mine. Under my old butt plate is stamped 1. I've never shot this gun but have no reason to believe it would have been mismatched. My barrel is stamped #0.

[Dean Romig]

Stephen, that's not an uncommon fitting of the next size op buttplate.

John Dallas exemplifies my previous point.

[Russ Jackson]

Dean; I am not telling but asking ,didn't we discuss on the old forum that sometimes a # one frame stock was put on to achieve a particular weight or balance of the shotgun, If I remember correctly ,maybe this is what Stephen has here ?

[Stephen Belanger]

I'm going to send for a research letter and I would think that should tell me I hope.

[Bill Murphy]

Not likely to tell you much about stock or buttplate size. See the other thread for explanation about buttplate sizes.

[Dean Romig]

Right Russ, that was the discussion and I think it was not limited to the 1-frame buttstock.

[Stephen Belanger]

So would that have been a special order from the factory?