Friends:
After about 1.5 years wait, I've finally received my extra set of Parker 28-bore barrels. The blacking is superb, outer workmanship is fine, and the lump fits. But...
1) there are reamer marks just ahead of the forcing cone from about 3 o'clock to 12 o'clock.
2) Rather than the IC & M chokes specified, these chokes mic .018 & .019... IM & IM with only one thou difference.
3) The muzzles do not kiss.
I can live with No. 2. And don't have much of a choice about No. 3. But these beauties are going back for a correction of No. 1.
For $1,895, reamer marks should not be an issue. And I hope the press of production was the only excuse for their existence.
Best, Kensal