Thoughts anyone?

[Jean Swanson]

Well I have heard it all.By the thickness of the barrels the gun is most likely a 28 bore, a gun with the valve in the 5 k range +/-. A half ass method of repair will effect it's resale value/looks . WE are forgetting one important fact---Parker / Remington retained Conn. Shotgun Mfg Co. to make 28 bore A grade guns a few years ago, I have personally seen draws full of Parker parts that Tony has in his Co.

If my assumption is correct,it being a 28, a doll's head extension ,screw,plate', ears on ejectors restored, & properly cleaned-oiled, & repaired----the gun will maintain it's looks & value.

That is my solution to the problem.

Allan

[Bill Murphy]

It apparently is not a 28 gauge. But the fact that it is a two barrel set makes my repair suggestion not so good. Of course, there are worse solutions than having two sets of barrels without extension ribs.

[B. Dudley]

The extension is lifted and you can see that the guide cuts are distorted to one side. The gun has suffered some trauma in the past. Likely the barrels got dropped or the extension banged around and seriously damaged. And then Repaired. And that repair has now failed.

[Spin Drift]

Edgar and Brian are most likely the winners in this guess-a-thon. The rusted location and then the darker areas and the the lighter areas show the progression of the failure. High stress induced fatigue failures usually present this way. (another guess is that the 30 inchers were dropped on the dolls head) It would be my guess that the screw was the last thing holding this all together and finally gave up the ghost to the ejector springs.

A two long barrel set should be fixed and I'm sure that there are Parkersmiths that can do this work. As we say in engineering: problems can be solved, all it takes is time and money.

[BRDHNTR]

James, just pick a competent gunsmith and ship the gun out to get properly repaired. You wont be sorry. The gun is worth it. Stop agonizing over it and get it repaired. You won't be disappointed and neither will any of us.

[James Palmer]

Thanks everyone. I'll let u know how it goes.