Robert, a word of caution. Before attempting to fit a set of barrels from one gun to another, remove the cocking hook from the barrel lug. These are the words of experience.

Can I hear the rest of the story Dean.

Calvin, I've done it twice. ou would think I would have learned the first time but not me!!
Couldn't get the barrels off without removing the buttstock and the floorplate and very tediously reaching in with a dentist's pick to unhook the cocking hook from the cocking crank.

I will NEVER do it again without first removing the cocking hook from the barrel lug.

An ounce of prevention is worth a TON of cure.

"Damn good advice":)

" I will NEVER do it again without first removing the cocking hook from the barrel lug.

An ounce of prevention is worth a TON of cure. "

Yeap Dean, been there, done that, too. Eric

I had a set of #1 frame 16 gauge damascus barrels that fit right on a PH #1 framed 12 gauge with beat up Twist barrels. Having screwed this operation up on another Parker, I did remove the cocking hook and the barrels dropped right in. I was amazed. I swapped the cocking hooks with the Twist barrels and put the forend on and the gun cocked and I was able to remove the barrels. I was double barrel amazed. I had a set of #2 frame Damascus barrels that looked like they might work (after removing the cocking hook) on the frame of the sacrificed barrels for "Finding Out for Myself". I sent them to Brad Bachelder and what a job he did of fitting. Brad redid the Damascus as well. Can't wait to get it back from the stocker.

Harry

Done that too; but, managed to remove the hook with the breech open and the barrels on the gun.

Colts, doublers and Bridgeport mills, LeBlond lathes
 

:)Wow- Harry are lucky. I am an occasional BP shooter- have used some 2.5" red paper English BP factory loads in my 12 PH with 30" Twist barrels- love the acrid smell afterwards. I have a 1861 Colt Navy .36- cal. wheelgun- and I always use Crisco to cover the balls after ramming them home in the cylinder-- A friend has a similar Colt, but a Army series in .44 cal- he forgot that once and had a "chain fire occur"- like me, he always wears safety glasses, a heavy glove and ear muffs when shooting our handguns. Just picked up a nice Colt 1911-A-1 .45ACP Officer's Model- 3.5" barrel, shorter 6 rd. std. magazine, so 7 with one
uppa da pipe"-- tuned by CA pistolsmith Bob Chow years ago-- it will now be my carry weapon instead of Dad's old .38 cal Det. Special "snubbie"- flatter, less bulk from the cyliner, and a tad more stopping power for the druggies that might want to mug me--

Mills and neckties, gloves, radial arm drill presses, lathes, etc- The first day I apprenticed at my grandfather's machine shop, back in the day when Starrett, Brown and Sharpe, Lufkin, Stanley, Parker & Snow, Nicholson, etc. were "King"- he showed me a heavy rafter beam-- the shop was built in 1995 near Canal St. in The Queen City--and a lathe chuck key was embedded into the splintered wood- some "rookie" left the chuck key in the jaw and hit the "go button" on a LeBlond compound lathe-The rookie was lucky, had it been in forward instead of reverse, that key would have drilled right through his head and most likely- ruined his day--Never ever get too comfortable or relaxed around machine tools or firearms--:nono::nono::nono::nono::nono:

Blind Dog, you are a lucky guy. Some screws can be removed from the hook while the barrels are on the gun. Some screws just don't quite give us enough room to remove them. I have tried dozens of barrels on Parkers without removing the hook, finally got caught with a stuck set about three years ago. I had to remove the floor plate and the sear pin and springs to get access. In the process, I took a chip off the corner of the stock below the sear pin while the stock was not supported by my too few hands. After fifty years of playing the odds, I finally got stung.