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by vaturkey
Tue Apr 22, 2025 12:36 pm
Forum: Fox Collectors Forum
Topic: Buffalo Brand shotgun shells Philly
Replies: 6
Views: 212

Buffalo Brand shotgun shells Philly

Got these years ago at an auction. Never heard of them and internet searches reveal nothing. Anyone have a clue. PS. Box is full and paper hulls.
by vaturkey
Sat Apr 19, 2025 9:26 am
Forum: Pictures of your Fox
Topic: Completed and ready for the Southern
Replies: 13
Views: 351

Re: Completed and ready for the Southern

Repost. Dang smart phone wasn't so smart.
by vaturkey
Sat Apr 19, 2025 8:40 am
Forum: Pictures of your Fox
Topic: Completed and ready for the Southern
Replies: 13
Views: 351

Re: Completed and ready for the Southern

Silvers wrote: Sat Apr 19, 2025 7:34 am 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

Good lord willing I'll be there and so will she. Reservations are made.
by vaturkey
Thu Apr 17, 2025 6:17 pm
Forum: Fox Collectors Forum
Topic: Which one would it be???
Replies: 28
Views: 1186

Re: Which one would it be???

IMG_2499.jpeg Almost all of my hunting is for little brown birds. Even though I have several really nice guns, including a custom 20 ga Fox AE, this old 20 ga Sterlingworth is a keeper. I couldn't agree more. Smallbore Sterlingworths are the salt of the earth in my world. I'd love to have a high gr...
by vaturkey
Thu Apr 17, 2025 8:32 am
Forum: Pictures of your Fox
Topic: Completed and ready for the Southern
Replies: 13
Views: 351

Re: Completed and ready for the Southern

DarylC wrote: Thu Apr 17, 2025 8:02 am Turned out nice Tom. Thanks for leaving the chokes as they were intended. Can you see the barrel weight stamps?
Cannot see barrel markings. They weight exactly 3 lbs, so I suspect 3's.
by vaturkey
Wed Apr 16, 2025 8:50 am
Forum: Pictures of your Fox
Topic: Completed and ready for the Southern
Replies: 13
Views: 351

Re: Completed and ready for the Southern

Kimber06 wrote: Wed Apr 16, 2025 8:15 am That sure is a beauty Tom, the butt stock came out great. And with those tight chokes I bet she can really reach out. Would be a good choice for the baby BoWhoop at Ernie's. Hope you bring her to that so I can get a look.
Don
It will for sure be at Ernies as well.
by vaturkey
Wed Apr 16, 2025 5:37 am
Forum: Pictures of your Fox
Topic: Completed and ready for the Southern
Replies: 13
Views: 351

Re: Completed and ready for the Southern

Tom: That sure is a “decent “ stick of wood. Wow. Henry Thanks Henry. Have seen a few factory A grades with similar wood, but most are certainly a bit more plain. With a restock costing what they cost adding a bit more sizzle isn't a bad thing. He charged me 300 for the blank which was a fair price...
by vaturkey
Tue Apr 15, 2025 6:28 pm
Forum: Pictures of your Fox
Topic: Completed and ready for the Southern
Replies: 13
Views: 351

Re: Completed and ready for the Southern

Jeff S wrote: Tue Apr 15, 2025 6:09 pm Very nice Tom. Congratulations.
Thanks Jeff. He did a nice job. Not gonna touch the chokes on this one.
by vaturkey
Tue Apr 15, 2025 3:58 pm
Forum: Pictures of your Fox
Topic: Completed and ready for the Southern
Replies: 13
Views: 351

Re: Completed and ready for the Southern

One more.
by vaturkey
Tue Apr 15, 2025 3:58 pm
Forum: Pictures of your Fox
Topic: Completed and ready for the Southern
Replies: 13
Views: 351

Completed and ready for the Southern

Bought this last year. Early Savage AE 20 gauge with 30" barrels. Choked .030 and .030. Bought known it had a "Bubba made" replacement buttstock. I sent it to my stock maker and after receiving it he called me and said the forearm was in great shape. He said the forearm was black waln...
by vaturkey
Thu Apr 10, 2025 4:55 pm
Forum: Fox Collectors Forum
Topic: It's gotta be the gun...
Replies: 6
Views: 403

Re: It's gotta be the gun...

Phil; We all know the J can do the job if held by the right shooter so give yourself a little pat on the back. Do you care to share your scores? Roger; Funny you should bring that up. I took a Browning that I used to shoot lights out 30+ years ago out for a little spin on the clays course and could...
by vaturkey
Mon Apr 07, 2025 4:48 pm
Forum: Fox Collectors Forum
Topic: Which one would it be???
Replies: 28
Views: 1186

Re: Which one would it be???

Because I mostly hunt Woodcock it would be the meat gun 20 gauge upgraded Sterly. If I hunted out more in Nebraska it would be a 30 inch 16 gauge Sterly ejector because of running into more Pheasant.
by vaturkey
Fri Apr 04, 2025 7:33 am
Forum: Fox Collectors Forum
Topic: Breech Face and Ejectors
Replies: 9
Views: 475

Re: Breech Face and Ejectors

John L wrote: Thu Apr 03, 2025 8:46 pm Thanks. I will check. I played around with it some more and from the looks of it the ejectors definitely “re-cock” from closing against the breech face. Im not the most mechanical but I can’t see any other way that they reset.
Both ejector guide pins intact?
by vaturkey
Tue Apr 01, 2025 3:53 pm
Forum: AHFCA Events
Topic: Hausmann’s June 2025
Replies: 7
Views: 1300

Re: Hausmann’s June 2025

The Skyline is a mile or so west of downtown Tunkhannock and closer to Hausmann's via Meshoppen and PA 267, and also is good lodging for those coming to Rock Mountain's Northern Side-by-Side in July. It's not a high end chain hotel like Hampton etc in Tunk but offers reasonable pricing and is close...
by vaturkey
Mon Mar 31, 2025 6:56 pm
Forum: AHFCA Events
Topic: Hausmann’s June 2025
Replies: 7
Views: 1300

Re: Hausmann’s June 2025

What hotel you staying at this time?