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by Snipe Hunter
Thu May 07, 2009 5:24 pm
Forum: Fox Collectors Forum
Topic: Recommended pressure limits and loads
Replies: 0
Views: 1605

Recommended pressure limits and loads

Just over a year ago I got a 20 gauge Sterlingworth, sn 260xxx. When checked by my gunsmith the gauge stopped before it got to 2 1/2". I load all my shells but finding 2 1/2" 20 gauge load data has been next to impossible for me. I have a sheet from Ballistic Products with a handful of loa...
by Snipe Hunter
Mon Dec 29, 2008 1:21 pm
Forum: Fox Collectors Forum
Topic: If you are snowed in....
Replies: 6
Views: 3104

Craig, that is something of a mix between pasture and lake, if that sounds possible. The lake borders a plantation and they own to the water. They mow as much as they can for the horses but if they didn't you would see chest high broom sedge. Our water has come back some but we are still low for the...
by Snipe Hunter
Sun Dec 28, 2008 8:51 am
Forum: Fox Collectors Forum
Topic: If you are snowed in....
Replies: 6
Views: 3104

If you are snowed in....

....you ought to be down here shooting birds in Florida. Other than very stiff winds the days have been nice over the last week. Yesterday it warmed up into the seventies but the humidity was low and with a good breeze I didn't break a sweat. I'd give just about anything to see some snow but I also ...
by Snipe Hunter
Sun Dec 14, 2008 7:59 pm
Forum: Fox Collectors Forum
Topic: Old workhorse goes back to the field
Replies: 7
Views: 3566

The barrels on that gun are only 28". A previous owner added a pad. The length is just a hair under 14 1/2" so I usually add a slip-on pad to give it another 3/4". My season runs until February 15. I have been hunting an area the last couple of weeks that is far more open than where I...
by Snipe Hunter
Sat Dec 13, 2008 9:07 pm
Forum: Fox Collectors Forum
Topic: Old workhorse goes back to the field
Replies: 7
Views: 3566

Old workhorse goes back to the field

In February I picked up a 20 gauge Sterlingworth that I planned to use for my primary gun this season. It sat patiently in the safe until the season opener on November 1. Since then I have been alternating it with a couple of other guns but I have really enjoyed the days that I have taken this gun o...
by Snipe Hunter
Fri Sep 19, 2008 4:09 pm
Forum: Fox Collectors Forum
Topic: How to tell if wood is original
Replies: 4
Views: 3075

Thank you for the information. I will look under the forend iron and see what is under there. Was the serial number put anywhere on the stock?

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by Snipe Hunter
Tue Sep 16, 2008 1:51 pm
Forum: Fox Collectors Forum
Topic: How to tell if wood is original
Replies: 4
Views: 3075

How to tell if wood is original

I first tried looking through the gun photos but there isn't much in the Sterlingworth section. Some guns have forends that are less pointed than mine and some stocks have round pistol grips. Some have bold side panels and other stocks either came without any or they have been removed through refini...
by Snipe Hunter
Mon May 26, 2008 1:59 pm
Forum: Fox Collectors Forum
Topic: Memorial Day
Replies: 0
Views: 1833

Memorial Day

I want to wish everyone a happy Memorial Day. I also want to personally offer my deepest gratitude to all of you that have served or are currently serving this great country. God bless you.

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by Snipe Hunter
Fri Mar 14, 2008 8:33 pm
Forum: Fox Collectors Forum
Topic: New Fox owner
Replies: 7
Views: 3994

I made a mistake earlier when I posted some 3/4 ounce loads. Today I received some Fiocchi hulls and SG20L wads. As soon as I seated a wad in the first one I realized there was way too much space left in the hull. I trimmed one back to 2 1/2" and everything fit with about 1/4" left, just e...
by Snipe Hunter
Mon Mar 10, 2008 8:35 pm
Forum: Fox Collectors Forum
Topic: New Fox owner
Replies: 7
Views: 3994

Tim, I found two 2 3/4" 3/4 ounce loads I am going to try. Both use 16 grains of Unique, a Ballistic Products SG20L wad, and Fiocchi primer. In the Fiocchi hull the pressure is 6100 psi and in the AA hull it is 5400 psi. Velocity is advertised at 1160 fps. Pressure doesn't get much lower than t...
by Snipe Hunter
Sun Mar 09, 2008 9:43 am
Forum: Fox Collectors Forum
Topic: New Fox owner
Replies: 7
Views: 3994

New Fox owner

Hello everyone, I am a new member and first time Fox owner. For a few years I have been wanting a Fox and I finally got around to getting one. It isn't a graded gun but it is one I will be able to take hunting without worrying too much about. Condition appears to be original other than having a Pach...