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Harold, with the typical hammer tip protrusion on a Fox, I can't imagine the barrels being that far off the face to result in light primer strikes/misfires. I suspect that left hammer tip is broken or the left mainspring or hammer stirrup is bad. Regarding off the face, if indeed more than a thou or...

Directions to the NE Side by Side for those staying at the Skyline; there are alternates but this is the way I'd travel: Turn right from the Skyline parking lot, drive to Meshoppen (about 6-7 miles), watch your speed going into Meshoppen, turn right onto Route 267 at the blinker light in Meshoppen, ...

This was a Bayesian Statistical Estimate using a conservative prediction model. I didn’t ask that question as I continue to have faith that that the 3rd Index and Reader will be mailed at some point in time.

An AI Program I've been using indicated the probability of completion by the end of May is 6-10%. Just sayin. frank

Thanks all for your feedback. Brett, as I understand it the M-B SBT gun was a collaborative model with Mauser engineering and Gamba manufacturing. Two variants were offered: 32” and stocked to shoot just a bit high. The other came with 34” higher rib barrel and stocked to shoot quite high. The Mause...

A few months ago I picked up a little known Mauser SBT gun as a late winter project. These guns were a joint venture between Mauser and Gamba in Italy and were marketed in the US from 1969-73 by the Mauser Bauer Corp of Warren, Michigan. This one was proofed in 1969. Her barrel is 32" made of B...

Not the worst I've seen but here's a Fox J-Grade SBT gun that was advertised a while back with an insert over the broken out web in the frame where the cocking slide presses when barrel is heavily opened. Serial number partially cut out which is a no-no; seems like the guy could have stamped a leadi...

Another Fox “as found". As Kevin replied, some few vintage guns by orher makers also left their factory with shell rim countersinks a bit too shallow for modern shells. You can check your guns with a 6" steel pocket ruler or anything similar with a straight edge.
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Kevin, I never saw your HE and not sure what Orlen did on "recutting" but rim cutters are commonly available from Clymer and others to true, deepen or to cut shotgun rim countersinks into virgin barrels. The cutter pilots in the chamber and is turned with a large tap wrench while the barre...

Roger et al., the Parker site thread is a little hard to find. I'm posting it here. This thread isn't in the PGCA Members Forum and it should open for anyone. Apparently this Fox 20 was advertised and sold by CSMC and there's a older CSMC advert link shown on one of the posts. frank https://parkergu...

Roger, here you go. You wrote that you're new to the Fox forums; note that this thread is on the paying Members Forum and isn't accessible to "registered users". frank

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Tom, very nice work and a good looking Fox. I won't be at the Southern and hope to see her at the Northeast SxS in June. Love to see crappy Fox work corrected and made ready for new adventures.

frank

I don't think a missing guide pin(s) has anything to do with it. Yes the ejectors are under heavy spring pressure and they re-cock when the fired/opened gun is closed. I can't quite discern it from your pics but it looks like a New Britain Fox and if so the frame machining is done with modern high t...

30/06 has way too high a service pressure for the low carbon steel Fox frame and besides its rimless cartridge isn’t easily compatible with the simple Fox extractor. I’ve seen Foxes converted to relatively low pressure rimmed rifle cartridges like the 45/70 Gov’t using steel barrel liners but that m...