Forgotten Grade 1's Revisited
 

I came acoss this right after I posted about grade 1's. # 174xxx, 1916, 1 1/2 frame, 6 lbs 14 oz, .010 ,.020 chokes, 14 1/4 lop, 1 1/2 and 2 1/2 drops and bore diameter right where it should be. My new pheasant gun. I think after the season i might have Bachelder do the barrels. It should really make em pop Hope I can load pictures.

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Beautiful gun! I wouldn't change a thing.

It's a beautiful gun just like it is. I wouldn't either... but it's your gun.

Remember, they're only original once.





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Perfect to hunt with.

great specs - nice looking gun

i agree - hunt it as is - its a survivor

That's a really nice piece of wood on that gun(!) I think your gun has a great patina and, at least from the photos, appears to be in great condition. Thanks for sharing it with us.

Those barrels are VERY Nice, as they are. In fact, I don't think you would see much more pattern than what is already present, and, you may diminish the guns value in doing, well, not much.

By the way, that's the lightest 1 1/2 frame I think I've seen.

I was looking to keep it around 7 lbs. In either a 1 or 1. 1/2 frame

Maybe I should stop looking at pictures of refinished barrels

The wood is one of the reasons i bought it. I'm looking at a ghe but it's got vh wood and i just can't pull the trigger

Bachelder look ed at it and he said it's one of the nicer ph's. That's good enough for me

Most of the ones with refinished barrels really needed it, what with composite patterns that were either almost invisible or were obscured by grime and old oil and/or rust mixed with crud.

Yours is most definitely not a candidate, in my opinion.





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I pretty much know that just thinking out loud. This sudden addiction to Parkers has many scenarios going through my brain. Maybe not sudden, more like a rekindling. Next I'll be after a grade 3, or a good ,2 or affordable 4. But they all gotta fit me and be good shooters because I can't afford collectables just for collecting

There's a really nice Grade 2 for sale on the gunbroker for sale forum.

http://www.doublegunshop.com/forums/...=481181&page=1




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I don't think it's for sale anymore. I looked at it. Lop too short. If there's one thing I realized, is there are a lot out there and my numbers will show up sooner or later. I just need to practice a little patience and be right there when it shows up and i got the cash in hand

Be careful....

A good many of us still have "project guns" a result of the steep learning curve from long ago.:whistle:





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