New Member - Needs Help!

[Steve Sanford]

All~

I got together with a friend today - to measure the chokes and a few other things.

Here's what we found on the chokes:

Right barrel: .734, choke .017, muzzle .717

Left barrel: .734, choke .034, muzzle .700

Right ~ Modified? Left ~ Full?

The gun weighs 7 lbs, 4 oz (IF we were using the electronic scale correctly...)

Trigger Pull: Front 4.0 lbs, Rear 4.5 lbs.

Stock: Drop at comb 1 5/16"; Drop at heel 2 9/16"

Cast on: ~ 1/16"

This all make sense?

Where should I look for type of barrel steel? I see no marks on rib (I presume underside).

Thanks again!

SJS

Pencil Brook Farm
South Cambridge, NY

[Pa SxS]

Steve, welcome to the 1/2 frame club. I was fortunate to pick up a VH two barrel set last summer.

Your Parker is a late Remington gun therefore there is no rib inscription. Meriden made barrels have the barrel steel stamped into a blank spot of the rib matting. Your chokes would be considered RH modified, LH full.

[Harold Pickens]

Again, what do you make of the DH marking just to the right of the serial #? Are they just initials then ?
they are on the barrel flats

[Eldon Goddard]

That is light alright.

[B. Dudley]

Steve,
Look up Craig Reynolds in the members list and let him know you have a Remington 1/2 frame gun. He documents and keeps track of 1/2 frame gun serial numbers.

[Steve Sanford]

Will do.

SJS

[Craig Reynolds]

steve
i collect info on 1/2 frames and i would like to what there is for a butt and if there is any writing on the rib. that sure is a nice gun you have. any chance of getting a photo of the wood? thanks craig

[Steve Sanford]

Originally Posted by craig reynolds

steve
i collect info on 1/2 frames and i would like to what there is for a butt and if there is any writing on the rib. that sure is a nice gun you have. any chance of getting a photo of the wood? thanks craig

Craig~

No writing on rib. Here is a better photo of butt plate (I cleaned off the whitish residue) and one of each side of the stock. Better?

Questions:

What breed of dog/species of bird on butt plate? I have always taken them to be a Lab and a Snipe.

Wood: I do not know much about stock woods. How would you describe the figure on mine?

All the best,

SJS

[Paul P.]

I would describe it as beautiful. You have a very nice gun there Steve. That stock is figured walnut.

[Steve Sanford]

Craig~

Here are a couple of pics. (Trying to remember how on this site...I think they are attached) I can take some more of the wood tomorrow.

Butt plate is original "dog's head".

More tomorrow,

SJS