Value of a set of 26 " 12 ga Repro barrels ?

joe souther · 08-20-2012, 11:04 PM

I have a set of 26" 12 gauge barrels that I have left after selling my Reproduction two barrel gun a few years ago. It is in excellent condition with unaltered Q1/Q2 chokes. What is the value of the barrels ?

Dean Romig · 08-21-2012, 12:14 AM

If you put them up for auction on one of the auction sites such as gunbroker.com and start out with a low minimum bid you will find out soon enough.

I would think those barrels choked as they are would be quite desirable to some.

SXS OHIO · 08-21-2012, 08:13 AM

I would think 1000.00 on the low end and 1500.00 on the hi end...The barrels will also work on a original 1 1/2 frame Parker. Fitting by someone qualified will run 2-300.00 I would think 1800.00 to have a completed deal not to bad....thanks all SXS ohio.

George M. Purtill Member #28 · 08-21-2012, 10:19 AM

I am a dope when it comes to Reproduction guns- what are Q1 and Q2 chokes?

Bob Jurewicz · 08-21-2012, 01:44 PM

Quail 1/Quail 2. Very open.
Bob jurewicz

George M. Purtill Member #28 · 08-21-2012, 03:20 PM

Thanks Bob.
Did they make skeet choked barrels as well.

Dean Romig · 08-22-2012, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by George M. Purtill

Thanks Bob.
Did they make skeet choked barrels as well.

George, Q1 & Q2 stamps are what Mr. Skeuse decided on marking the Parker Reproduction sheet choked barrels with. He just thought it was a little fancier than WS1 & WS2 or SKEET 1 & SKEET 2 or SKEET OUT & SKEET IN...

George M. Purtill Member #28 · 08-22-2012, 02:00 PM

Thank you Dean - O' great encyclopedia of Parkerdom.
I am embarrassed to say that for me Quail 1 and Quail 2 would be 1965 and 1966 respectively and there is no Quail 3.

Tony Guccioni · 08-21-2012, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Bob Jurewicz

Quail 1/Quail 2. Very open.
Bob jurewicz

Due to the overwhelming repetition of the above advice ... I accept it without too much hesitation, accept that I have a Winchester Model 23 SxS 'Golden Quail' 12 Ga. which has it's barrels stamped Quail 1 and Quail 2 AND I/C and I/M.

(As we all know the Win 23s were made alongside the Parker Repros.)

I have sought and gained 'qualified 'opinions from a few local Winchester afficionados ... Besides a unanimous verdict of the markings being original the only other outcome is confusion as to the correlation between choke desriptions.

I know a bore gauge will determine which set of choke markings is correct, but that's not the cause of my puzzlement.

Joe Bernfeld · 08-22-2012, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Tony Guccioni

Due to the overwhelming repetition of the above advice ... I accept it without too much hesitation, accept that I have a Winchester Model 23 SxS 'Golden Quail' 12 Ga. which has it's barrels stamped Quail 1 and Quail 2 AND I/C and I/M.

(As we all know the Win 23s were made alongside the Parker Repros.)

I have sought and gained 'qualified 'opinions from a few local Winchester afficionados ... Besides a unanimous verdict of the markings being original the only other outcome is confusion as to the correlation between choke desriptions.

I know a bore gauge will determine which set of choke markings is correct, but that's not the cause of my puzzlement.

That is odd. Maybe they weren't sure which was which...