1883 Grade 2 Hammer Gun ?

[Bill Murphy]

Who is this well known gunsmith who couldn't extract your hammer screw? Watch out for those "well known gunsmiths" who can't do common machinist's chores.

[Jim Kucaba]

Michael ... If you've got your heart set on shooting your grandfather's Parker, you can have the barrels sleeved by a barrel specialist like Kirk Merrington, but be forewarned, having barrels sleeved isn't cheap ... Another thing you can do is buy a set of Briley tubes that slip into the barrels ... That's a little less expensive, but it's still not cheap.

Jim Kucaba ... AriZOOna Cactus Patch ... Email: JimKucaba@aol.com

[Michael Collins]

Originally Posted by Bill Murphy

Who is this well known gunsmith who couldn't extract your hammer screw? Watch out for those "well known gunsmiths" who can't do common machinist's chores.

The gun went to him with the screw missing. It came back with the hammer properly mounted but the head of that screw sheared from the threads. I just noticed it when I pulled the gun from its case recently.