Fox Collectors

Agreed, I had planned on doing just that.... shoot it and see what happens. If the barrel ribs split down the road I'll decide then if I want to dump money into barrels or not. You can't get into 16ga sterlingworth around my neck of the woods for under $1500 unless its in crappy condition. I have on...

I just called Briley to get an idea of repair cost. They will redo the ribs and re blue for $650.
That would take my cost to $1000 for an otherwise $1500 gu

So.... Do you think its worth picking it up at that price.
A friend told me " you'd have $350 worth of parts for your other 16 at the very least"

First.... thank you all sooooo much for all the help. I stopped at the gun shop on my way to take my son to his hockey game. We took a 20ga & 16ga hull to check the chambers. You were correct, It is a 16ga ! I have a very nice 1927 16ga sterlingworth that I used for all bird hunting. So I don't ...

What happens if the barrels have been hot blued and the gun is fired, is it a safety issue?
Can they be repaired ?

I'm not sure that I can tell for sure if its been hot blued or not.... It does however make me wonder why it was priced at $395. This is not a gun shop that would not know what they had (20ga Sterlingworth) I don't want it for collecting, just as a hunting back up to my 16ga. What are the chances of...

For some reason my response and the last two didn't show up until after I repeated my reply.

If it is a 16ga I will get my money back.
If it is a 20ga what do you suggest ???

WOW, you guys REALLY know your Fox's "If" its a 16ga it explains a lot. But what about the barrels? Is there a way to tell if they have been hot blued... will the ring test tell if they are good to shoot ? What about the different fonts on the serial numbers? Bottom line... should I purcha...

Wow, you guys really know your Fox's. If it is a 16ga that would answer one question. But it doesn't answer if the barrels have been hot blued or not... Is there a way to tell for sure. If it passes the "ring" test will the barrels be OK ? Serial numbers, What could have happened to have t...

Hot blueing a SXS is not very good I'm told ?

Just sent you six pics in two emails, thank you very much for helping !

Help, i have no idea how to add pictures

It is most definitely a 20 ga... That is the problem !

I put money down on a "savage fox" 20 gauge serial #367810 at a gun shop the other day. When I got home I checked the s/n and they don't show numbers that high for any 20 gauge guns. The receiver says "Fox Sterlingworth" the barrels say Utica NY. The receiver is also blued. The g...