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Ah, OK.

Thanks vaturkey,

It really is more trivia than anything else.

I'm reposting some of the pictures form this thread http://forum.foxcollectors.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=9189&start=15 where I wondered, not very clearly, if the stock pins were installed on this 20 gauge Sterlingworth in response to damage or were installed as a preventative measure by the fa...

It looks like you intended to post some pictures but I can't see them. Look at the second page of the following post for a discussion on this very staple (along with other things). There is also a decent picture of what the inside of the stock should look like undamaged. Be careful taking the stock ...

Thank you Stan I am taking lessons here in Mesa at Rio Salado. First lesson was an epiphany in how to shoulder a shotgun. Very basic stuff but improved my hit rate from once in a while when the bird accidentally flew into the shot to 70%. Lessons were a major impact. I have a thread going on 'The Hi...

Thanks Stan I believe I just need to get better in general. I'm still learning. Its logical that you would need to shoot earlier (closer) with the smaller gauges. Consider I'm still preparing for each shot with conscious effort. Kind of like a golfer pre-swing. Cheek, shoulder, hold point, shoot poi...

I shot the 20 gauge this morning with the. RST 2 1/2" shells. I have been infatuated with this 20 since I bought it. Now I'm in love. It is so light and a dream to shoot. BUT, I don't hit as well with it as I do with my 12. Percentage dropped from 70% down to 50% I just need to become a better ...

I kind of get it..... This genre just feels like its an East/Midwest kind of thing.

To close this post off, the replacement firing pins I received from GunParts Corp. both appeared to be factory NOS with blue. GunParts didn't indicate that the firing pins were different for different gauges. Not surprising. Although they didn't fit they were very close. It may well be that Lefever ...

All of you from Northern climates convince your wives that a vacation in the Southwest in March is a great thing. Average temperatures in March in Vegas are a high of 72 and a low of 39 with 2 days of rain in the month on average.

The more I look at the photographs the more I'm thinking that the only repair done to the wrist of the 20 gauge is the addition of the plugs/reinforcements. The photographs inside the stock look more like old dried oil than a repair.

What do you think?

Here are some pictures of the remaining part of the repairs done to the wrist of the 20 gauge. I had to screenshot from a video to get these as my attempts to photograph them outright was a miserable failure.

Frank, Jim and Jeff, I appreciate your commentary on ethical use of the older guns and low pressure shells. I had not considered the ramifications. So here is my story on the side by side. I have been a terrible shotgunner for more than 40 years. My motto has been 'One box, one bird' and that was on...

Interesting Tom that the staple is factory. The one picture I had didn't really show the amount of repair that had been done after it left the factory. I have a video and might be able to get a couple of screen shots. The RST shells are due to arrive today and I'm exited to shoot the 20 gauge. But i...

Thanks Jolly,

Even if it is not a shooting event, maybe we can gather some Western Fox owners.