In reference to this thread:
http://parkerguns.org/forums/showthr...hlight=cabelas
Well the gun popped up back on the Cabelas website and I managed to get it into my gun safe.
The good news is:
The original 26" Acme barrels have .022" minimum wall thickness.
The original forend ejectors work flawlessly.
The barrels ring
The engraving is very good.
The gun is light - 5 lbs 14oz
Tight and on face, lever to the right
There is 13" LOP of original wood, 14-1/2" over the extension.
The bores are very good.
I really really like the gun
The bad news is:
The stock extension is not the original piece of wood and is not all that well done.
The 30" Titanic barrels that were added later have a minimum .011" wall thickness. And they passed London proofs at that - I found the Christie's listing online and it said they were .009"
The forend that goes with the Titanic barrels is a DHE and I think the wood is not done by the factory. The fit of the barrels and forend iron are excellent so they may have been done by the factory. Nothing shows up on the Parker letter in reference to these barrels.
Stock is loose - when the pin/screw under the thumblever is tightened the stock tightens back up but the screw is out of time and rubs the bottom of the thumblever
The back trigger is two pounds heavier than the front trigger.
Here are some poor pictures taken by me. I know they aren't very good but they were the best I could do today.
Parker AHE 20 gauge
Threaded Mode