[mobirdhunter]

Just acquired a new-to-me GH 12 gauge. I bought it at auction on the spur of the moment (usually not a good thing, I know) after being drawn to it's light weight, especially for having 30 inch barrels. I thought it was a 16 gauge at first glance. I did not have the chance to take the gun apart, but went ahead and bought it anyway. There was just something about its weight and balance.

When I got the gun home and took it apart, I was pleased to see it was built on the #1 frame with barrel stamping of 3 lbs. 9 oz. I have weighed the gun and it comes in just a smidgen under 7 lbs. 1 oz. The gun has .040 chokes in both barrels and good wall thickness (.047 out about 8-10 inches from the breech). It appears not to have been messed with at all. I'm getting a letter on it, but after seeing a post of a DHE for sale on this site on a #1 frame with 28 inch barrels (and un-struck barrel weight a bit more than mine) that weighed more than my new purchase, I started to wonder how light Parker could make a 30 inch Damascus-barreled gun.

I'm sure that most of you have a record of your gun's un-srtuck barrel weight and overall weight, so I thought I'd ask to see what we can find to be the lightest #1 frame 12 gauge, 30 inch Damascus-barreled guns that we have an actual record for (no, "I knew a guy who had a friend who..." examples, please).

I'll start with mine at 7 lbs .55 oz. Any takers? :-)