VH 20 Ga. Info. Needed
 

Gentlemen,

As a newly registered user of this site, I'm in need of information concerning a 20 Ga, VH. The serial number of the gun is 171094. The gun has some "issues" and any information concerning its factory specifications would be greatly appreciated.

Larry

Good Morning Larry, and welcome to the forum !,Your serial # 171094 ,is not listed in the serialization book ,but the forum research page shows that there are existing records for your gun ! If you go to our home page ,on the left side ,click onto Research letters ,then on the next screen you can type in your serial # and see this info. ,print a form and send it off with a check for $40.00 ,for a member or $60.00 for a non member and in a few weeks you will receive whatever info. there is for your gun !

Russ,

Thanks for the response, but I'm currently on day two of my three day inspection period on this gun ... the gun has some issues and factory specifications for it would clear up most of them.

Larry

Larry; If you could post pics. of all parts you question ,you will probably get responses from the many qualified and knowledgable folks on this forum that could clear up what your concerns are !

Larry. Post pics and folks will help you quickly. Given the current market, you might also try to get the inspection period extended some.

Russ,

Here are some of the issues that concern me about this gun:

The barrels appear to have been honed; the bores, measuring .624", are bright and shiney but for the last 8-9" at the muzzle where their diameter drops, over a distance of approximately one inch, to .620". The last (at the muzzle) 8-9" of the bores, although shiney, have a series of 3-5 arcs - only on their outboard sides - that look like deep, but polished, chip marks often left by a less than careful reamer operator. The barrel flats are stamped 32 yet the barrels only weigh 2 lbs. 10.4 oz..

The barrels also measure 27 15/16" with almost no unengraved rib at the muzzle.

My main concern is that if the barrels have been honed as I suspect, the minimum barrel wall thickness may make the gun questionable for use.

Larry

The factory spec.s will not address bore diameter or wall thickness. It sounds like a good bet that the barrels have been cut if that bothers you. I'd have a qualified gunsmith look at the bores and measure your wall thickness for you.

What is the metal thickness at the muzzle? This measurement may help you decide whether or not you would shoot the gun. David

Larry: Take the gun to a qualified gunsmith and have him measure the wall thickness ^ the chokes which should be modified & full. Otherwise you would be faced with sleeving (probably not worth doing to a VH).

Best Regards, George

Not only wall thickness is in issue now, but you may want to look closely at roundness and pattern the gun. I have seen Parkers that have out of round bores at the muzzle from honing and choke opening. An oval bore will give you a terrible pattern.