Tom, thanks for the link. A lot of info in it. Also interesting to read on some of the other general shotgun groups, the changes done to this gun in general seem to be held as "good things", making a gun in general a better, or safer, gun to shoot. I assume to the Parker Brothers enthusiasts however, these changes detract from the gun...at least in $$ value. I have an inquiry in to Simmons to try and find out is since it is their vent. rib on the gun, if their company might have done some of the other work on it (or did they possibly sell their ribs to other companies)...it would seem to make sense to me to do all the barrel work...whether re-sleeve or new barrels, and the rib at the same time. On their web site, it looks like they generally did the work themselves as far as the ribs go, and at least today, they also do new barrels...and rather pricy in my mind...according to their price list, a new set of barrels, with vent rib, bluing, etc, would set you back about $2500-$3000.
Again, I'd ask if anyone would be willing to throw out a ball-park estimate of value on my gun...I guess it would be "re-placement value" for my insurance.
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