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(snip) ..... Hunted hard and just shellac peeling off from hard use. They didn't put an oil finish on those Sterly's. Actually Sterlingworths of your vintage were finished with E I duPont's 'Duco" nitrocellulose lacquer with some stain added. Lacquer thinner might be better for cleanup of the ...

29.5" corresponds to 75 cm which was/is a typical metric barrel length. Possibly Fox made up these barrels for a foreign order that never materialized or was cancelled. Keels were soldered in place after the ribs were done. I'm familiar with keel replacements and I use mild steel fillers and an...

Just another option to revert if you like longer barrels and/or tighter chokes. An A-Grade barrel can be fitted, barrel wedges engraved, serial number and Grade stamps microtigged, machined and redone with the frame s/n and X Grade stamp. Proper size/font a must. Lastly, properly reblued. frank . He...

Thanks Paul for posting. Looks good to me. One odd thing is that your gun obviously went to Savage at some point but it doesn't have the SP/oval re-proof mark. But with that said I'm sure Savage didn't do the barrel shortening. If I owned your XE I'd get the two compression marks (vise?) on the fram...

Sorry for a tangent here but more on what a one arm shotgun shooter can do. One of my friends has regulation trap and skeet fields at his farm and he holds biweekly shoots during the warmer weather months. One high average Trap shooter is a regular; he lost his right arm just above the elbow and his...

I suppose it doesn't matter one whit to most readers but we have a segment that are Fox purists looking for absolute originality in guns and to include proper Fox lingo. In line with that the "Order Card" nomenclature seems to have crept into Foxese. I've read posts on the Parker Forum tha...

A 16-gauge AE I had at one time. Ordered with heavy dark curly stock and to balance at the trigger guard ...... "Customer has only one arm". frank
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So happy for Shane and you Stan. Looks like a mature bird and a well set picture. First of many I predict; grouse hunting can get into your blood. Thanks for posting and wishing a joyous Christmas to the Hoovers. frank

Roger, so nice to see your Faith and Emma and your way cool Reynard out hunting and making memories; so many Fox smallbore customs seem to mainly gather dust except for show & tell sessions in the den or on a show table. Thank you for posting. A joyous Christmas to you and yours. frank

A really nice condition vintage Remington but come on now Remmies were only one of several repeaters that were to supplant double-guns at the traps. Most recognize the Winchester 1897 and 1912 pump guns as the Kings of the Hill. frank

Congratulations Brett. Birds flushing from a tree make a really tough shot. The Fox gets the game. Reminds me of the Alaskan wilderness fly-in moose hunts my cousin and I used to do. On a river about 90 miles from the nearest town and with the bare minimum of food along with our guns and gear, all ...

Weatherby wrote: ↑Fri Dec 15, 2023 7:22 pm You guys are always accommodating and helpful to a low budget guy such as me.

You've gotten plenty of good info from resources here in 80+ posts since 2020. Low budget considering a restock with knockout wood? Just wondering if you're a current paying AFHCA member? Only $30. per year. frank

I see the OP has been on the site several times since Craig's last post on December 12. So, do you have the forend or not? frank

Well Roger that sounds like a good reason to stay over at least one night to bark with the Fox Faithful. frank

Roger, what a class act! Thanks for posting. Now then, we've seen and talked with you many times at the Northeast SxS but I don't recall you bringing any spirits for post-shooting toasts of St. Hubertus. Tell me I'm wrong. frank