Little Technical Advice needed
 

Good Morning Gentlemen ,Have any of you guys ever had Repro Barrels fitted to your original Parker Guns ,is this a possibility ,it would be a nice way to have different chokes with your favorite gun ! :corn:

I haven't personally had a set of Repro barrels fitted to an original Parker Bros. gun, but a Parker Reproductions Price List from 1988 says they were available.
http://parkerguns.org/forums/album.p...pictureid=1020

The radius at the lower rear of the Repro is said to be different from the originals. Fitting them is problematic according to a number of people I know who have tried.

Greg ,and Don ,Thank you for your replys ,just seems like a nice idea and at times they do become available ! Russ

There was a DGJ article about a guy who had Repro barrels installed on what I remember to have been a G Grade hammerless gun. The details are lost in space.

Russ,
I sold a set of 12 ga. repro barrels to a gun shop in Darlington SC, it was Darlington Gun Works I think. I asked him what he was going to do with them, he told me they regularly fit them to original Parkers in need. Might give them a call and pick their brains.

I've had "repro" Galazan barrels fitted to an original VH Parker. The most problematic area was the loop base. It was about 1/8 inch too high to work with an original forearm. Milling it down fixed things.

Best, Kensal.

A word of caution... Before attempting to fit Repro barrels to an original Parker or any barrels from one Parker to another, be it an original or Repro Remove The Cocking Hook From The Barrel Lug First!!

So...Mr. Romig.....You really have learned that lesson...?

Somehow I knew you would have some snyde remark about that unfortunate (and costly) incident... I just didn't think you'd pounce on it quite so quickly :shock: