I agree the final price is more than I would have paid but the gun has much potential for someone like me.
Base gun $2400
sleeve barrels to 34" 28 ga $1800
mechanical work and clean up action $500
restock to my diminsions $1200

so for about $6000 you can have a custom 28 ga shooter just the way you want it. i dont think you can find another long barreled 28 ga custom stocked shooter for that or less.
just my humble opinion. :)
no i did not buy it. just giving my thoughts.

John, thinking the barrel work is going to run a bit higher than your estimate. Don't forget the ribs and the matting. If you have a guy that can give you a quality job at that price I would like to have his name. Thanks, George

Gentlemen, let us not forget that this was on an "O" frame, not a "OO" so for a lot less money, any beat up "O" frame V grade can be made to the above mentioned dimensions and probably save a thousand dollars or more. There is a "O" frame 16 VH on GB for @ $1,600.00 no reserve. and is still there. You all do the math and that gun is in a lot better shape. Just my humble opinion of course. Thanks. Jim

Lets not forget some people have more money than they will ever spend and just dont care. I find no fault in having money as long as you earned/worked for it in a honest way.

Let's not forget, some buyers are gunsmiths themselves and may have a plan for the gun. A TIG welded sleeve job, some donor ribs from a blown Parker barrel (saw one yesterday), Restock and refinish the metal....someone might pay a good amount for a well done gun like that. Or it could end up being a poor gunsmiths shot at owning a small gauge Parker he couldn't otherwise touch.

How many of you doubt that someone with the skills of CJO, Dewey, or others could make this into a stunning gun in short order?

Honestly, I think Jim is right regarding the cost to salvage that 0 frame vs just buying an 0 frame 16 as a donor. The pitting was so severe on the right side of the 28, it would require countless hours of welding, flat filing, repeated times, before you get to the point of re engraving even the simple V grade borders, let alone the name, re-milling the screw pockets, and hope there is no distortion. It's only my opinion, but I think a gunsmith would agree, the estimate of $500 would be eaten up very quickly.

Dr. Truitt can buy a donor gun in great condition for his 34" sleeved 28 gauge for just a few hundred dollars. The sleeving and the stocking would be the only expense. I would estimate the value of a zero frame 16 or 20 with severely pitted barrels and nasty wood at about $600.

I didn't see the frame, so I dunno how bad it was. But welding and filing goes pretty fast.

Are 28ga 0 frame firing pin centers the same as a 16ga or 20ga 0 frame?

Yep, but I expect the fences are different. The 28 should have smaller fences.

Best,

Mike

Just my opinion, but having filed annealed recievers before, it goes really fast with a big flat bastard. I think those pits looked shallow enough for an afternoon of work with any welding needed too. Maybe some of you have had different experience? The polishing always seems to take longer than filing and welding for me.