10 ga.

[Tony Mandile]

Mike,

Thanks for the reply. I was beginning to wonder if everyone went on vacation.

I took a quickie look with a bore light, and there appears to be only minimal pitting. But I haven't tried to clean it at all either. In either case it seems as if a polishing hone would work magic. I bet a copper wire brush would make a big diff even.

Now...I can't imagine getting this gun in condition to be a shooter. So to what end is "salvageable" in regards to the barrels??

[Bill Murphy]

Honing out most of the pitting and still have a minimum wall thickness of somewhere above .035 considering the remaining pits. If all the pitting disappears, .030 should be fairly safe. You also must consider the pitting on the outside. Sorry we left you alone on the thread, but Milton's mention of Kevin's $15,000 gun left us unable to type. The price didn't surprise us, but Milton's mention did.

[Milton C Starr]

Originally Posted by Bill Murphy

Honing out most of the pitting and still have a minimum wall thickness of somewhere above .035 considering the remaining pits. If all the pitting disappears, .030 should be fairly safe. You also must consider the pitting on the outside. Sorry we left you alone on the thread, but Milton's mention of Kevin's $15,000 gun left us unable to type. The price didn't surprise us, but Milton's mention did.

Seeing as this thread goes back to 2011 , when I first discovered Parkers I was 18 and now and almost a decade later I can say it wasnt a passing phase and I still love these old guns . For me it doesn't get much better than seeing a long barreled 10 gauge .

[Mike Franzen]

Originally Posted by Tony Mandile

Mike,

Now...I can't imagine getting this gun in condition to be a shooter. So to what end is "salvageable" in regards to the barrels??

The only thing which would make the barrels useless is if the wall thickness has been degraded to a point deemed unsafe to shoot. Just about everything else could be replaced or repaired. However, lower grade guns like yours usually end up costing more than the gun would ever be worth.

[Mike McKinney]

Tony, what you will eventually do with your relatives gun is a decision you will make. My experience would say that most collectors whether pure collectors or shooters typically don’t collect guns only for rarity if they are not in good shape or cannot be restored in a financially rewarding way. You might because of the sentimentality. Guns are bought and sold everyday for more than most will pay, but selling like that can be exasperating, I’ve heard. Generally folks on this forum collectively, won’t steer you wrong.

[6pt-Sika]

If I were to be of a notion to make an offer on that gun or one like with similar distinctions in present condition going by the pictures my offer would be in the three digit area . But if I offered and acquired you can bet your backside I’d get it so I could shoot it and would shoot it but maybe not a lot . Now with all that being said with the present state of the possible change in power in this country that gun and many more the rest of us posses may become completely worthless in financial terms if they do what I believe they have a mind to .