Anybody here get this one?

[Brian Dudley]

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=291862449

32" G grade 12g. F/F

I was watching this one closely and considering trying to pick it up. But it had over 3" of drop and would not have been suited for me. I was really expecting it to sell for more than the $800 that it brought.

Did any of us end up with it?

[Mark Ouellette]

I've been on the wagon and thus avoiding the temptation of Gun Broker... RATS!!!

[Dave Suponski]

Somebody did alright! I bet that gun is much nicer in person. 32" tubes oh my..:)

[Richard Flanders]

Wow. Sounds like you should have been watching it a bit closer Brian. That's a hell of a buy for that. Wonder what frame size it is. Looks to me to just need a good cleaning from the looks of the screw slots.

[Bill Murphy]

Richard, it has a 1 or 1 1/2 frame buttplate. In that serial number range, I would think it is a 1 1/2 frame. Nice gun and 32". I guess we missed the boat.

[Chris Travinski]

Brian, For a man with your tallent I would think at $800 it would go in the closet for a rainy day project! Don't mean to poke you when your down, we all have Parker regrets.

[Bob Dombeck]

When a seller won't even offer a 3 day return policy that's enough for me not to bid.

[Russ Jackson]

When a seller won't even offer a 3 day return policy that's enough for me not to bid.

Bob ,I have to agree ,any time I sell a gun ,I expect the buyer to be completly satisfied ,if it isn't what he expected ,he needs the option to be able to return it ! Been burnt once by a non returnable seller :cuss:,and that will be the last time for me ! Best ; Russ

[Brian Dudley]

Well I was watching it closely and would have been picking it up for that price if I have the extra cash to spend right now. With 3.5" of drop at heel, it would be hard pressed for anyone that could use it as is.
Would need a stock bend or restock. Got a few of those going right now.

[tom tutwiler]

Was on my watch list, but after buying two Foxes in the last three weeks I decided the bank account couldn't take another hit.

[Brian Dudley]

Tell me about it.

[Richard Flanders]

Now I understand better. 3.5DAH? Few shooters can shoot well with that. I have a near pristine 2-bbl set VH12 with 3.5"DAH and I can't shoot it all that well, and I like a fair bit of drop. If it's a 1-1/2 frame it's pretty light for stout loads also. Good Argentina dove gun maybe.... but a long 20ga seems preferred. Still, it's likely worth more than the selling price parted out!... perish the thought...

[Justin Julian]

Sure makes me wonder what the "big" sellers on GB with G grades in far worse shape listed at $2,000-plus must be thinking when they see that gavel price.

As for all the drop, there are slip on riser pads available that could be used when shooting and taken off when in storage. Not an ideal solution, but it would certainly work well at that price. I don't know how I missed that auction. Too many yard projects of late. Somebody made a sound investment.

[Brian Stucker]

What are the upper limits of a stock bend? What could the drop be realistically reduced to before a re-stock is needed?

My preference is a 2.5" drop at the heel; a full inch is probably too much correction for a bend. Oh, and once bent, will it hold, or is there some 'relaxation' after a duck season in damp weather?

[tom tutwiler]

Bob ,I have to agree ,any time I sell a gun ,I expect the buyer to be completly satisfied ,if it isn't what he expected ,he needs the option to be able to return it ! Been burnt once by a non returnable seller :cuss:,and that will be the last time for me ! Best ; Russ

Been burned twice on those "as is" transactions. Asked lots of questions both times on the phone even. Absolute lied to and had no recourse. Since then I stay away from Pawn Shop dealers in Florida. :(

[Brian Dudley]

I am not too sure about what the maxiumum on bending is for drop changes. But an inch seems like too much to me.
I too shoot 2.5" and short of a restock, this gun would be reduced to a collectors piece for most out there.

[greg conomos]

I have a good friend who is a orthopedic surgeon. I checked with him and told me the human neck/shoulder area is capable of bending over an inch. His implication - he's a medical man -is that one wishing to shoot a gun with a 3.5" drop might simply bend one's neck 1" less to accommodate the gun.

[Ed Blake]

What are the upper limits of a stock bend? What could the drop be realistically reduced to before a re-stock is needed?

My preference is a 2.5" drop at the heel; a full inch is probably too much correction for a bend. Oh, and once bent, will it hold, or is there some 'relaxation' after a duck season in damp weather?

From what little I know about it, the amount of bend depends on the type of wood. American Black Walnut does not bend as much as English walnut. I know a guy who has a very nice British hammer gun (I forget the name) that had about 3.5" of drop. His stock man bent it up almost 2". He said when he put the heat on the wrist it was like a noodle and in his experience the English walnut bends nicely. This same stock man has bent a couple Parker stocks for me that were American black walnut. The most he could get out of one was about 7/8", but that did the trick.

[Brian Dudley]

Good One Greg. I know that my ones neck is capable of bending quite a bit. But I for one do not like looking at the back of the receiver when shouldering a shotgun.

[Brian Stucker]

Freeekin' great advise Fishtail. Hahahhahahahahaha......bend my neck one inch. Classic! Now I just need to get my eyes re-aligned when my head is sooooo cocked.

Made my Sunday.

[Robert Delk]

the Japanese have been bending large timbers to be used in house construction for some time. They bend pieces up to a foot in diameter into pretzel like shapes and bend round logs into squares. I'm of the mind that if someone would/could use a dummy action to keep the inletting from deforming that this technology might work for bending stocks way more than is thought possible.I realize that a lot depends on the piece of wood being bent.What the Japanese do is simply amazing with the large pieces they use.Just a thought.