I second what Brian said & will add my 2 cents as well.
I sent a GH-12 back to the guy I bought from off GB. It was a 2 framed Damascus gun with 30" barrels. Over all the mechanicals were in good condition. The down side was the stock had a crack in it that I knew about going in. The crack was repairable & I considered sending it to someone like Brain who could do a professional repair/refinish. I had $800.00 in the gun and could justify the wood repair in my mind.
The kicker for me was the barrels. The barrels overall were in nice shape. No pitting, dents, dings etc. But when I measured the chokes & chambers is when I found the surprise. Somewhere along the line someone had the chokes opened & the chambers lengthened. The chokes started out with the nice factory tapers that Parker was famous for. Then they went to a flat parallel section approximately 1" from the end of the muzzles.
When I got to thinking it all over. I just couldn't see sinking more cash & time into a lower grade gun which has permanently altered bores. Experience told me this one was a project to far & to keep looking for the right gun.
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