Fox Collectors

Bobby,
thanks, I thought of doing that as I found a former student of my wife (retired high school art teacher) who is a good tig welder, so I might bring him the screw to weld.
any sources out there for the trip pin?
thanks,
Terry

Hi all, I recently bought a twelve gauge, SW,around 1918 mfg., with 30 inch barrels, decent wood. I knew it needed some internal attention, which I have addressed.... It does not have a trip pin, so I have to hold lever over when closing...anyone out there have one to sell? Also, the screw for the t...

Thanks all for your responses...Fred, just as you said, with the slip on pad, it did not change the poi....still high...so I'm left with either changing my style, which isn't likely, or taking a rasp to the top of the stock, which I don't want to do, or trying what a friend advocated, by putting som...

Well I got it.... after masking to leave just enough room to seep some gel water based stripper (Motsenbocker's Lift Off) at the seam and waiting 10 minutes for it to work...I was able to get an x-acto knife blade around the top and slowly the glue gave away. I continued separating where I could get...

Thanks twicebarrel I'll see if the hairdryer heat does anything......I"ll post some pics, because I have a couple other questions.... that way you and others can see the finish to assess whether or not it's original...I have never run into any other shotguns where the buttplate was ever fastene...

I have a late Utica 16 gauge (ser 373667)., and wanted to remove the buttplate....upon removing the screws, the buttplate is still stuck...big time...I even ran a knife around the perimeter as neatly as possible and it's not budging....finish looks original to me based on other pics I see online her...