I would go with option 1 or 2. 10 gauge parker is fun to shoot.

What is the minimum wall thickness?





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If I remember correctly, .049 left barrel .023 right. Was also a spot that would need to welded to be repaired correctly.

Brad's the expert but I wouldnt say .023" mwt is necessarily a disqualifier. Where along the length of the tube is this measurement found?





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I wont add anything to the dimensions topic because not much can be said based on the two basic numbers you provided.

If the barrels need to be replaced, a gun like this should be put back to being as right as possible. That means sticking with the same barrel type and gauge. The only way i would consider making a change is if it is to fluid steel barrels. Making major changes to its original configuration would effect the guns lasting value going forward.

Your most cost effective option is keeping the original barrels and going with tube inserts.

If i was not so attached to a certain set of 30” titanic barrels that i have, i would have been offering them to you already.

I guess I need to decide how much under water on this is tolerable. I knew going into this that it wasn’t a money maker.. Ideally, I’d go with the inserts + locate some titanic steel barrels, that way at least the original barrels would stay with the gun. Just not sure I want to spend that much.

Kirk, where do you plan to get the 10 gauge #2 frame Bernard barrels you mentioned?

Not sure, just had a quick phone call with him on my way home from work yesterday. Will talk with him again in a couple of days.

I sure would like to know the barrel measurements and why they are unsafe to shoot. There are a ton of Parkers being shot on a regular basis with a .023 wall. They sound more like choke measurements??

He said that they’ve been quite a bit overboard, honed once before to remove some pitting. Also, their is some pitting now and a tear? or separation that he said would need to be welded to be fixed. That repair wouldn’t be visible.