Warning on Parker 3644

[Mike of the Mountain]

Originally Posted by Andrew Sacco

And I'm just going to throw this out there, don't flame me. But what if you got it for CHEAP and you put Briley tubes in it, is that a solution to at least make it safe as a 12 ga shooter??

Yes, that is an option. A heavy option for a 12 bore, but an option. Then find another 10g bbl set for that frame and you have a two-fer. Better than having a nice gun never shot again or used for parts.

[Bill Murphy]

Jay, a PGCA search for that serial number will still not identify that gun. You put a period after the 3644 in your post.

[Drew Hause]

I saved your image Jay. The crack looks to be the 'zipper weld' between rods ie down the middle of the scrolls and not the straight ribband edge weld. There also appears to be a perpendicular defect of some sort.



Any attempt at repair that close to the breech would be risky. Do you recall the wall thickness at the fracture?

[Andy]

Originally Posted by Mike Koneski

Yes, that is an option. A heavy option for a 12 bore, but an option. Then find another 10g bbl set for that frame and you have a two-fer. Better than having a nice gun never shot again or used for parts.

Mike somehow I KNEW you would answer this question : )