20 bore lifter

[Woodcock survey]

Do not know if you have heavily cleaned the barrels, by heavily i mean soaked with solvent , brushed and again. Then use a tornado brush or some other stiff brush with lead remover solvent and do it again. I have had a number of vintage barrels that looked like a mile of bad road because only a cursory run a patch through cleaning had ever been done leaving a hundred years of leading to accumulate. Have had some surprising results, not perfect barrels but much better than first thought.

[Dean Romig]

Above all don't use anything abrasive in the bores, or anywhere else on your gun.

My personal choice, though others may offer different products, is Big 45 Frontier Pads on a ramrod with a solvent like Hoppe's, chucked up in a cordless drill to clean up the bores. The Frontier Pads can also be used on external metal parts and will NOT damage blueing, case colors, or Damascus finishes.





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[edgarspencer]

It's refreshing to see gems like this coming out of the woodwork, instead of the same guns just getting recycled from one collector to another.

[78CJ]

Dirk,

I think the best option here is to verify that the barrels are safe to shoot, become a forum member and put this in the for sale section so I can buy it!

Ryan

[Double Lab]

Originally Posted by edgarspencer

It's refreshing to see gems like this coming out of the woodwork, instead of the same guns just getting recycled from one collector to another.

I think you have it backwards. The guns are just recycling the owners. They will be here long after we are gone.

[Keavin Nelson]

If the bores prove an issue after proper cleaning and measuring for wall thickness, an option is to have it tubed by Briley in 28ga. I did this on a similar 16 and like the result very much. I wouldn't sleeve those barrels.

[Craig Larter]

Originally Posted by edgarspencer

It's refreshing to see gems like this coming out of the woodwork, instead of the same guns just getting recycled from one collector to another.

Edgar I agree it's always nice to see fresh Parkers surface. It's what keeps us hunting. The BH I bought recently was in the same family for 104 years.

[edgarspencer]

The northwestern part of CT, Litchfield County, is an area known for old money. I often find myself thinking as I drive past some of those old homes "I wonder what's tucked away in that attic".