I have a Parker VH 12 ga. that has a 4" hole in the right barrel about 6" from the breach. The guy I bought it from said he was shooting with his daughter with a 20 ga. and did not see he still had a 20 ga. shell in his pocket when he started to shoot this Parker 12 ga.. You know what happened. A 20 in front of a 12. He did lose the top of one finger and no one else was hurt. Now I am looking for a barrel for this gun. It is very nice but the barrels. Frank