26" barrels rare?

[CL Scott]

What a great discussion! But one quick correction of what I was saying with the 6% number. I wasn't saying that 6% of the records are missing (I am not sure what that number is but I expect it is addressed somewhere in TPS). What I was saying is that of the records known, 15,000 26" barrels out of 242,487 gun produced is 6%. And that 6% out of 100% represents something that is not common. The question is with 5-7 barrel lengths possible, is 6% unusual (do other lengths represent 6% or 20% or 40% or 60%, etc.) On the Errata notes (I have the insert and page 1043-1044 in Vol 2) where is the 20ga Damascus reference -- I have the 20ga GH Damascus "restored" PGCA 2008 auction gun and my research prior to getting it showed that the Newsletter saying there were only 2 was incorrect.

[Bill Murphy]

Well the newsletter was wrong. Most entries in the newsletter are under a byline. That byline may give you more information. You wouldn't have to have much experience in the Parker world before you realized that "2" is incorrect. Your first trip to gunbroker.com would provide you with a clue.