Parker VH 242242

[B. Dudley]

Here are some observations I notice on your gun. The LOP from the trigger to the wood on your stock sounds short, but you have a rear position single trigger. So... The LOP of the wood is about normal for a gun that would have a standard double trigger setup. So, depending on how the gun feels to you when shooting it, you may want to put a recoil pad back into it in order to get a good feel of LOP with the single trigger. More of a period correct pad would be just the ticket.

Another thing I notice is that your gun does not have the 1pc. Forend loop which would be standard fare to be used with a Beavertail forend. But... Your forend iron is correct for a Beavertail with the drawbolt.

I wonder if your gun was originally a splinter forend gun with double triggers and it was returned to the factory for the SST and BTFE. Some might argue that Remington would install the 1pc forend loop on the barrels of converting to a BTFE, but I personally doubt it.
There is also a slight stamping font difference between the Serial number on the water table and the number on the forend. But this is just a Suggestion that it could have been a repair addition. Not a tell tale sign.

There are some odd looking Stampings on the barrel flats of your gun, but they do not look like typical repair codes to me. And I doubt a gun as late as yours would have records saying if the SST and BTFE is original or not. Who knows at this time.

[Sieg]

Originally Posted by Brian Dudley

Here are some observations I notice on your gun. The LOP from the trigger to the wood on your stock sounds short, but you have a rear position single trigger. So... The LOP of the wood is about normal for a gun that would have a standard double trigger setup. So, depending on how the gun feels to you when shooting it, you may want to put a recoil pad back into it in order to get a good feel of LOP with the single trigger. More of a period correct pad would be just the ticket.

Another thing I notice is that your gun does not have the 1pc. Forend loop which would be standard fare to be used with a Beavertail forend. But... Your forend iron is correct for a Beavertail with the drawbolt.

I wonder if your gun was originally a splinter forend gun with double triggers and it was returned to the factory for the SST and BTFE. Some might argue that Remington would install the 1pc forend loop on the barrels of converting to a BTFE, but I personally doubt it.
There is also a slight stamping font difference between the Serial number on the water table and the number on the forend. But this is just a Suggestion that it could have been a repair addition. Not a tell tale sign.

There are some odd looking Stampings on the barrel flats of your gun, but they do not look like typical repair codes to me. And I doubt a gun as late as yours would have records saying if the SST and BTFE is original or not. Who knows at this time.

Brian,

Thanks for the insight, all those details are what make this a very interesting puzzle to piece together.

What I do know is the individual that acquired the gun for my father was an avid competitive trap shooter and a good one at that. So the gun may well have come from the trap shooting scene which to me means it could well have been sent back for upgrades.

I just reached out to Roy Marcot who is a friend of a friend that I met on hunting trip back in 2006 when he was co-authoring the book Remington .22 Rimfire Rifles with my friend. Roy is an avid historian and current President of the Remington Society so maybe he can add a few pieces to the puzzle.