Value of a set of 26 " 12 ga Repro barrels ?

[joe souther]

I have a set of 26" 12 gauge barrels that I have left after selling my Reproduction two barrel gun a few years ago. It is in excellent condition with unaltered Q1/Q2 chokes. What is the value of the barrels ?

[Dean Romig]

If you put them up for auction on one of the auction sites such as gunbroker.com and start out with a low minimum bid you will find out soon enough.

I would think those barrels choked as they are would be quite desirable to some.

[Kenny Graft]

I would think 1000.00 on the low end and 1500.00 on the hi end...The barrels will also work on a original 1 1/2 frame Parker. Fitting by someone qualified will run 2-300.00 I would think 1800.00 to have a completed deal not to bad....thanks all SXS ohio.

[George M. Purtill]

I am a dope when it comes to Reproduction guns- what are Q1 and Q2 chokes?

[Bob Jurewicz]

Quail 1/Quail 2. Very open.
Bob jurewicz

[George M. Purtill]

Thanks Bob.
Did they make skeet choked barrels as well.

[Tony Guccioni]

Quail 1/Quail 2. Very open.
Bob jurewicz

Due to the overwhelming repetition of the above advice ... I accept it without too much hesitation, accept that I have a Winchester Model 23 SxS 'Golden Quail' 12 Ga. which has it's barrels stamped Quail 1 and Quail 2 AND I/C and I/M.

(As we all know the Win 23s were made alongside the Parker Repros.)

I have sought and gained 'qualified 'opinions from a few local Winchester afficionados ... Besides a unanimous verdict of the markings being original the only other outcome is confusion as to the correlation between choke desriptions.

I know a bore gauge will determine which set of choke markings is correct, but that's not the cause of my puzzlement.

[John Farrell]

Pray, Tony - what is your puzzlement?

Hie thee downe to the local gunne smith and ask him to vernier caliper the choke end of the barrels. Then decipher the vernier caliper reading and compare it to his chart of choke constrictions and you, at least, have the answer to how much choke is in the gun.

[Dean Romig]

Thanks Bob.
Did they make skeet choked barrels as well.

George, Q1 & Q2 stamps are what Mr. Skeuse decided on marking the Parker Reproduction sheet choked barrels with. He just thought it was a little fancier than WS1 & WS2 or SKEET 1 & SKEET 2 or SKEET OUT & SKEET IN... :shock:

[George M. Purtill]

Thank you Dean - O' great encyclopedia of Parkerdom.
I am embarrassed to say that for me Quail 1 and Quail 2 would be 1965 and 1966 respectively and there is no Quail 3.

[Tony Guccioni]

Pray, Tony - what is your puzzlement?

Hie thee downe to the local gunne smith and ask him to vernier caliper the choke end of the barrels. Then decipher the vernier caliper reading and compare it to his chart of choke constrictions and you, at least, have the answer to how much choke is in the gun.

My 'puzzlement' ... John, relates to the 2 sets of choke stampings on the same gun, which by all accounts are poles apart in size and expected performance.

As suggested in my post, the actual bore / choke dimensions are not important ( I find I hit most things that I point the gun at :) and my money is on the gun being choked the more open Q1 and Q2 ) however, the value I find in this wonderful forum is the revelation of the sometimes 'odd or quirky' tidbits of information relating to the guns we love.

I considered my little 'puzzle' may have provided some interest to someone so inclined.

[Joe Bernfeld]

Due to the overwhelming repetition of the above advice ... I accept it without too much hesitation, accept that I have a Winchester Model 23 SxS 'Golden Quail' 12 Ga. which has it's barrels stamped Quail 1 and Quail 2 AND I/C and I/M.

(As we all know the Win 23s were made alongside the Parker Repros.)

I have sought and gained 'qualified 'opinions from a few local Winchester afficionados ... Besides a unanimous verdict of the markings being original the only other outcome is confusion as to the correlation between choke desriptions.

I know a bore gauge will determine which set of choke markings is correct, but that's not the cause of my puzzlement.

That is odd. Maybe they weren't sure which was which...:rolleyes: