Tom;First let me say ,probably half of the guys on here have the same problem as I suspect amongst all of the absolute wonderful guns that the members own, there are still quite a few project guns, heck , everyone needs a few rainy day guns. Seems to me reading between the lines the Full and Full chokes on your CH grade make hitting those little lightning bolts pretty tough, I had the same problem with my first Parker ,a Trojan 16 Gauge , choked really tight ,my first outing with it, a friend invited me on a Quail hunt and buying the gun on Friday and hunting Saturday morning, I hadn't fired even one round out of it , being anxious to try it out and show it off a bit ,I decided to take it and I couldn't hit anything with it . What I did to remedy this problem ,I bought a few boxes of RST ,Spreader loads and my shooting improved 100 percent ,and I didn't have to do a thing to my gun, just my opinion but with the VH grade barrels having some pitting, even after honing ,also having the dents,and the barrels being totally without chokes ,I don't believe I would put the money in them to make them the second set of barrels for what sounds to be a very nice CH grade gun. I think I would make the VH a project gun, and leave it at that,if I found a nice stock for the right price ,I may give it a try ,although from the couple I have tried this with, mine have rarely had a great fit, they either fit at the receiver top ,or at the bottom and leave steel exposed at one place or the other ,and I may have the dents removed if they are really bad,the only job I would do is to have the action tightened up , that really shouldn't be that expensive and there you have a nice rainy day Parker you don't mind beating around a bit . And a minimum amount of cash, just my thoughts, good luck with whatever you decide ! Russ
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