James, All my family is in Vermont. My nephew and his wife and kids are in Wilmington and my brother and his wife are in South Newfane.Your office decor may raise some eyebrows elsewhere but not in VT....:)

James, Before you decide to do any thing get a set of 12 ga lifter barrels and fit to the gun, I have a set if you are interested! Gary

James, first off I would stop worrying about the gun and what to do with it until you find out what what you have as far as shooting condition. Next please post some photos so some of our experts (not me) can give you an honest appraisal of the gun. The fact that the numbers are mismatched means nothing if it is a great shooter. If the barrels are sound and in good shooting condition meaning no deep pits and substantial wall thickness then I would have 3/4 inch cut off the muzzle and use it for great bird gun. There are probably people in your neck of the woods who can take a look at your gun and tell you approximately how much you need to put it into excellent shooting condition. If the barrels are shot, pun intended, you can always look for 2 frame barrels in a 12 gauge and still have a nice shooter. For the money you have invested so far it would seem for a bit more you can have a great gun. Welcome to the PGCA.

Dennis

It also might be worthwhile to get a letter on the gun.

Alright fellas, I just uploaded pics of that underlifter, under my albums. Tell me what you think

Thanks James

that is one interesting left hammer

but they must have made it work

Is it the lower rib that has the issue?

both ribs. The picture with the brass looking coloration is the top, the blurry one with the rib off set is the bottom. In short, it's in need of repair desperately. The barrels are pitted, not sure on the thickness, as I don't have the tool to measure to see if lapping is an option.

Hi James, where in Vermont are you? I hunt (haunt) in the Northeast Kingdom.

I doubt you would find resetting ribs on cut and pitted barrels cost effective.

You may want to start looking for replacements

I agree. Next week I'm headed down to SC, where it is always worth the time to poke around at pawn shops, never know what one might find between rounds of golf. Plus there is an amazing clays course in Georgetown that I always visit. Looking forward to escaping this cold.