vh 3 frame 12

[Dennis]

I would be OK with twist barrels when the time comes. All it takes is money. Thanks all for the uplifting information about the gun. It is scary to buy a gun sight unseen and with not much of a description but I think it looks OK from the photos I did see.

Dennis

[Mills]

I have a DH 10 for which I found 12 gauge barrels that fit with a little adjusting, so all hope is not lost. Good luck on your project.

[John Farrell, Charter Member #33]

So, I went down and got my DHE #3 frame, 30" barrels w/factory weight of 4 lbs 7 oz. The complete gun weighs 8 lbs 9 oz. with BT forend and SST . This gun was rebarreled, perhaps at Remington, with the Parker Gun Works - Overload Proved die stamped on the barrel flats.

[Bill Murphy]

Farrell, tell us more about that gun. If it doesn't have Remington repair codes stamped on the barrel flats, the work was done at Parker Brothers. Give us the serial number.

[Mills]

That gun looks like it is shootable as is. Too late for the duck season, but just in time for the turkey season.

[Dennis]

I think it looks pretty good too. I am anxious to shoot it and may send it off to Brad Batchelder to have him try to repair the wrist of the stock. I don't like so much drop but I don't look at it as a fast shooting upland gun and should be able to get my cheek planted well before firing.

[John Farrell, Charter Member #33]

The gun does have Remington repair codes on the barrel flats. I forgot to include that in my post. The rib has no indication of Parker Bros. Meriden rolled in. The Parker Gun Works stamped on the barrel flats is the unknown to me. It appears that the original barrel lugs were reused with some poor quality welding of the lugs to the barrels.

[J.B. Books]

Originally Posted by Jent P Mitchell III

It looks like this Parker sold for $880.00 plus the shipping and taxes. I think that was a very good buy. It will take about $3000.00 in wood work and a few hundred in metal work and someone will have a great shooter for clays or hunting. Jent

Or they could just shoot and enjoy it for what it is. I wonder what the overall weight is, guessing 9lb + with a barrel weight stamp of 5 2. I suspect every 3 frame 12ga was ordered and the customer requested a weight that needed a 3 frame to achieve.

A 9lb 12ga does tame the recoil of 1 1/4 ounce loads.

[Jawjadawg]

Originally Posted by Jent P Mitchell III

It looks like this Parker sold for $880.00 plus the shipping and taxes. I think that was a very good buy. It will take about $3000.00 in wood work and a few hundred in metal work and someone will have a great shooter for clays or hunting. Jent

I'm not sure if this is relevant to the topic, but I was recently quoted $2000 for a new stock by Jerry Andrews. My understanding is that he would be supplying the blank at that price. The gun I was asking about is a G grade, if that matters. Jerry promised all measurements would be to Parker specs. What he actually said was "about $2000". I only post this in case anyone is looking for someone to produce a stock for their Parker. I've never had Mr. Andrews do any wood work for me, so I'm not vouching for him - just passing along his rough telephone estimate. Jerry is also a member of PGCA.

[Eldon Goddard]

Im going to guess 9lbs 4oz as mine in exactly 9lbs 8oz and my barrels are 5lbs 6oz. Assuming ejectors and extracters weigh about the same.