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Originally Posted by Bill Murphy
Milton, my nine pound 16 gauge VH is a 28" gun on a #3 frame. Nothing in the letter to indicate for what use this gun was intended. I seem to remember a discussion on this forum about another gun ordered by the same person that was also some sort of oddball. Oddly, my #3 frame 16 is fairly lightly choked. It shows wear consistent with many days enjoyed in the field. I have never measured the chambers and the letter doesn't specify anything odd in that category.
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Maybe the fellow was trying to comprise between a waterfowler and a upland gun . I think a heavy 16 ga would be fun to shoot , Im surprised it doesnt weigh more . Most the 10 ga #3 frames ive looked at are in the 9.5lb range , I would think 16 ga barrels on the that big of a frame would be quite thick unless they have alot of taper ?
Thats what I like about Parkers Bros , whatever oddball configuration you could come up with theyd likely build it for you .