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Originally Posted by Dean Romig
Be very careful - those guns may also have hot-blued barrels and that process can wreak havoc on a good set of barrels.
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X2 - That is my first thought when I see blued receivers. A blued receiver makes me far more wary than a re-case colored receiver.
There was 16ga VH on 'broker out of Florida recently which sat for weeks at $700. Reblued barrels and blued receiver. It had a few other issues, including a replacement stock with improper checkering and slightly shortened barrels, but with remaining open choke that I find nice for brush shooting. I had thought a set of 1 frame 16ga VH barrels with complete forend, even shortened a little, would still be worth $700 to someone. I'm convinced the blued receiver is what delayed the sale of that gun.
Jeff, I'm not too far from you up in Atlanta. I'm also a newbie to Parkers, gaining interest just a couple of years ago. I follow a LOT of guns online just to see how quickly/if they sell. Many that I think are good values, which is somewhat confirmed when they don't last long. I am happy to let them slide to someone else for now as I learn a little with each gun. I've found that method to be one of the best ways to learn about the value while living in a Parker-poor area(Georgia). I know that the knowledgeable folks here are also looking at the same guns.
There was another nice gun which turned up close by up in Acworth a few weeks ago. A 12ga GH that I drove up to inspect. Nice bores which measured at .735. Some finish had been added at one time to the damascus barrels, but that was the only thing wrong I could see. Rather than give the guy the $1350 he wanted to walk out with it that day, I decided to see if I was correct that it was a decent buy in that condition. Sold the next week, and I'd wager dollars to donuts a member here picked it up. I didn't kick myself for not buying it. I praised myself for learning a little bit more. Just being able to handle the gun one time was enough for me.
-Will