Bottom line, don't give up on the gun until you have explored its condition and if ok, pattern the old thing. You might be surprised. There could be a dance in the old dame, yet! David

I will give it some more love and see. Thanks to all who replied!

There is a guy in Indiana who did some resoldering of a rib on a LC for me. He is very reasonable ( around $100) name- mike richey 317-373-0599.

Thanks Tom!

"In praise of Cut Barrels"
 

Ed Muderlak wrote the above article for the Autumn 2008 (Volume 15, Issue 3) Parker Pages, in which he discusses cut Parker barrels. The short sum up of the article is that one must pattern and shoot a gun to know anything about its performance. Modern ammunition can perform very well in a gun with no chokes. Let me know if you need me to send you a copy of the article.
David

A strong word of caution here David. Most all of Mr. Muderlak's works in Parker Pages as well as elsewhere are copyrighted - be careful.

Dean, Thanks for the heads-up. It was my intention however to cut the article out of the magazine and send it by snail mail if it was asked for. David

David, I sent you a message.

Dick