Parker 10 gauge #4 frame

[6pt-sika]

Got a set of Parker replacement hammers and screws for my circa 1886 Parker 0 grade top lever 10 gauge . My barrel guy fixed the slightly elevated rib last week but I’m waiting for another set of barrels to be freshened before I go to pick them up . Dave Fjelline of Lincoln CA made the hammers and new retention screws . A little pricey but they look a darn sight better then the Remington hammers someone had put on the gun .

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[6pt-sika]

The removed Remington hammers .

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Those two are going to a friend that’s deep into collecting Remington hammer doubles !

[gamekeeper]

Glad to hear that the rib got fixed and it now has correct hammers, although I do like the style of the Remington hammers but not on a Parker.

[6pt-sika]

Glad to hear that the rib got fixed and it now has correct hammers, although I do like the style of the Remington hammers but not on a Parker.

The barrel guy in Texas (and I’m not knocking him) wanted $500 to do whatever to the rib . This fellow close to me did it for less then a third of that price . I know three or four people he’s done work for that were quite pleased . So I feel safe in “assuming” he did a good job

[6pt-sika]

Glad to hear that the rib got fixed and it now has correct hammers, although I do like the style of the Remington hammers but not on a Parker.

If you look closer the two Remington hammers that were on the gun do not match !

[gamekeeper]

You are correct, I hadn't noticed...

[6pt-sika]

Got a text a little earlier ! Seems the refinish on my DH barrels is finished now . So my barrel guy wants to deliver the barrels for my four frame Parker as well as the barrels for my DH Parker this week !

[6pt-sika]

Just got some pictures of my finished DH barrels !

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[gamekeeper]

Beautiful.....

[6pt-sika]

Got both barrels back today ! The four frame hammer barrels no longer have a loose rib so point of impact oughtta be at a more normal spot , I may shoot them tommorrow at 25 yards to see . The DH barrels look way better then the pictures I was sent .

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. Two pics of the repaired rib on the four frame !

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. And finally a try at the pattern on the DH .

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[GunnyMack]

Those look fan-dam-tastic! I'd say you got your money's worth on the repair as well as the refinishing.
Make sure you send that guy a Christmas Card!

Are the hammers new production or are they used?

[6pt-sika]

Those look fan-dam-tastic! I'd say you got your money's worth on the repair as well as the refinishing.
Make sure you send that guy a Christmas Card!

Are the hammers new production or are they used?

The hammers were newly cast , the molds were made from two original hammers .

[GunnyMack]

Well that is another good piece of info!!

[6pt-sika]

Well that is another good piece of info!!

The guy I got these from is in Cali .

[6pt-sika]

Just shot a shot from each barrel at 25 yards using my 00 buck handloads . Not the greatest but acceptable for my parameters and the POI is now where it should be ! Oh yeah these shells were loaded in brand new unfired hulls , that may or may not make a difference.

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[gamekeeper]

Nice job on the rib, he obviously knows what he's doing......

[6pt-sika]

Nice job on the rib, he obviously knows what he's doing......

Also this time he did a vent rib on a Beretta 682 a drunk friend had whacked across something . While that’s not the same as doing a rib on a SxS he straightened out a mess there as well .

[gamekeeper]

Nice job on the rib, he obviously knows what he's doing......

Also this time he did a vent rib on a Beretta 682 a drunk friend had whacked across something . While that’s not the same as doing a rib on a SxS he straightened out a mess there as well .

Vent ribs are something I've never fitted, I have a couple of single barrel shotguns that I would like to fit ventilated ribs, I bet it would be too pricey for me and I no longer have facilities to attempt it myself.

Just noticed a small gap in the solder at the muzzle of the Parker, I would fill that to stop any moisture getting in.

[6pt-sika]

Just noticed a small gap in the solder at the muzzle of the Parker, I would fill that to stop any moisture getting in.

Yeah I noticed that when he brought them yesterday . He told me if anything didn't suit me down the road to return them and he'd make it right . After seeing the job he did refinishing the DH barrels I may very well let him refinish these Grade 0 twist barrels and when he does I'll get him to fill it in I think .

[gamekeeper]

I guess he didn't want to make it look like an obvious repair on the old girl..