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by rWt
Tue Aug 21, 2018 6:35 pm
Forum: "Technicana" and Restoration Forum
Topic: Stock bending experience?
Replies: 12
Views: 10589

Re: Stock bending experience?

Thank you. I had asked about bending a Sterlingworth stock 1/4" for drop and 1/4" for cast and was told by an experienced dealer of Fox's that there was a very high chance it would not work out given the straight grain American walnut used for those stocks. I was further informed that earl...
by rWt
Fri Mar 30, 2018 7:17 am
Forum: Custom Fox Guns
Topic: Advice Please
Replies: 11
Views: 8794

Re: Advice Please

I didn't buy it.
by rWt
Tue Mar 27, 2018 8:52 pm
Forum: Custom Fox Guns
Topic: Advice Please
Replies: 11
Views: 8794

Re: Advice Please

Pretty beaten up. A 1912 gun, 28" barrels (2 pounds 11.8 ounces). No idea of chamber lengths or chokes.

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by rWt
Wed Mar 14, 2018 10:21 am
Forum: Custom Fox Guns
Topic: Advice Please
Replies: 11
Views: 8794

Re: Advice Please

Thank you.
by rWt
Tue Mar 13, 2018 6:48 pm
Forum: Custom Fox Guns
Topic: Advice Please
Replies: 11
Views: 8794

Advice Please

I have the opportunity this week to see, and if inclined, purchase a Sterlingworth in 20 ga-extractors- for $200. I don't know the length or weight of the barrels. There is substantial bluing wear. The action is reported as "tight". I don't know the serial number nor year of manufacture BU...
by rWt
Tue Feb 06, 2018 8:37 pm
Forum: Fox Collectors Forum
Topic: Advice Please for a Fox Newbie
Replies: 14
Views: 8662

Re: Advice Please for a Fox Newbie

Well, last weekend was the Michigan Antique Arms gun show in Novi. That show is held 4 times a year and there are usually a few guns there (For instance, I saw 2 16 ga. Sterlingworths Saturday). I've heard that the gun show in Louisville is really good. It's coming up on February 24 & 25th. I'v...
by rWt
Tue Feb 06, 2018 7:13 pm
Forum: Fox Collectors Forum
Topic: Advice Please for a Fox Newbie
Replies: 14
Views: 8662

Re: Advice Please for a Fox Newbie

Michigan-East of Detroit
by rWt
Tue Feb 06, 2018 3:33 pm
Forum: Fox Collectors Forum
Topic: Advice Please for a Fox Newbie
Replies: 14
Views: 8662

Advice Please for a Fox Newbie

Hello, I am a new member to this forum and the Collector's Association. I do not presently own a A.H. Fox shotgun. My focus is on obtaining a lightweight small bore shotgun for hunting upland birds and secondarily for clays. Thus, I am considering a Fox 20 or 16ga with lightweight barrels. How shoul...