vh 3 frame 12
 

here is a gun thats on a auction site that should be of great interest to someone...it is a vh grade 3 frame 32inch full choke barrels and the price is rite starting out at 750....got someimperfections but still looks to be a good shooter...if i had the extra money i woulda bid...but im not bidding look close and hard where you gona find a 3 frame gun for this price.... barrels alone weigh 5 lb 2 oz..... theres only a few hours left on this auction.... the auction site is gunbroker the auction no is 328495502 .... hope somebody here gets this gun.... charlie

That one is very tempting. Like Charlie, I have a few too many irons in the fire, but hope somebody here gets it.

Or they could just shoot and enjoy it for what it is. I wonder what the overall weight is, guessing 9lb + with a barrel weight stamp of 5 2. I suspect every 3 frame 12ga was ordered and the customer requested a weight that needed a 3 frame to achieve.

A 9lb 12ga does tame the recoil of 1 1/4 ounce loads.

boy that was a good buy somebody made on this gun...i m with pete i think this gun woulda weighed over 9 lbs...whata a crow gun thata woulda made...if times hada been different i woulda tried to own that gun... charlie

Did anyone on here get it?

I bid on it, and then had to take a phone call and missed it. Should have bid higher.

I'm not sure if this is relevant to the topic, but I was recently quoted $2000 for a new stock by Jerry Andrews. My understanding is that he would be supplying the blank at that price. The gun I was asking about is a G grade, if that matters. Jerry promised all measurements would be to Parker specs. What he actually said was "about $2000". I only post this in case anyone is looking for someone to produce a stock for their Parker. I've never had Mr. Andrews do any wood work for me, so I'm not vouching for him - just passing along his rough telephone estimate. Jerry is also a member of PGCA.

Im going to guess 9lbs 4oz as mine in exactly 9lbs 8oz and my barrels are 5lbs 6oz. Assuming ejectors and extracters weigh about the same.

I purchased the gun on GB but of course do not have it yet. It will be sent to my place in CO and my brother will bring it to me around the 1st of April. I will then take some photos and let the experts on the forum take a look at it and give opinions. I am still curious as to the dimples in odd places but hope they aren't too bad whatever they are. I am assuming (we all know how that goes) they are minor dents.

Dennis

My plan with the 3 frame 12 gauge is to possibly at a later time find some 10 gauge barrels for it. Are they fairly common in good shooting condition?

Charlie thanks for letting me know via the forum about the auction on GB.

Dennis

I tried the same thing with a damascus 10 gauge and a set of 12 gauge barrels then the opposite with a fluid steel 10 gauge and 12 gauge barrels. Both times a #3 frame gun. Neither worked, I mean not even close enough to be gunsmith fitted.


DLH

P.S. Stray fluid steel 10 gauge barrels are about like rocking horse shit or hen's teeth as far as rarity.

You could possibly find ten gauge Twist or Damascus barrels, but not fluid steel. This was a great buy.

I would be OK with twist barrels when the time comes. All it takes is money. Thanks all for the uplifting information about the gun. It is scary to buy a gun sight unseen and with not much of a description but I think it looks OK from the photos I did see.

Dennis

I have a DH 10 for which I found 12 gauge barrels that fit with a little adjusting, so all hope is not lost. Good luck on your project.

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Come on Destry quit crushing my dreams.

So, I went down and got my DHE #3 frame, 30" barrels w/factory weight of 4 lbs 7 oz. The complete gun weighs 8 lbs 9 oz. with BT forend and SST . This gun was rebarreled, perhaps at Remington, with the Parker Gun Works - Overload Proved die stamped on the barrel flats.

Farrell, tell us more about that gun. If it doesn't have Remington repair codes stamped on the barrel flats, the work was done at Parker Brothers. Give us the serial number.

That gun looks like it is shootable as is. Too late for the duck season, but just in time for the turkey season.

I think it looks pretty good too. I am anxious to shoot it and may send it off to Brad Batchelder to have him try to repair the wrist of the stock. I don't like so much drop but I don't look at it as a fast shooting upland gun and should be able to get my cheek planted well before firing.

The gun does have Remington repair codes on the barrel flats. I forgot to include that in my post. The rib has no indication of Parker Bros. Meriden rolled in. The Parker Gun Works stamped on the barrel flats is the unknown to me. It appears that the original barrel lugs were reused with some poor quality welding of the lugs to the barrels.