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Frosty/frosting are ambiguous terms that have no specific definition relative to shotgun bores .... sellers use either word to mean the bore has oxidized to some extent; you can expect to see anything from surface tarnishing to deeper pitting. Silvers Thanks...I can deal with the surface tarnishing...

I have found and am looking at a Philly 12ga A grade for sale....The barrel description is listed as "Bright , but appears a little frosty near the chambers"...now I haven't seen the gun or spoken with anyone yet about it , so you know as much as I do about it.What would be your first imp...

I have found and am looking at a Philly 12ga A grade for sale....The barrel description is listed as "Bright , but appears a little frosty near the chambers"...now I haven't seen the gun or spoken with anyone yet about it , so you know as much as I do about it.What would be your first impr...

Thank you Bob....I am slowly but surely learning the ropes of researching Fox guns....The history and search for "facts", can be daunting and a little overwhelming...I really appreciate your insight.

Sam

Back in The Double Gun Journal , Volume Twelve, Issue 4, there is an article by Dr. Paul Brown, from down in southwest Virginia, about his late Savage-era AE-Grade that his parents gave him for graduation gift. That gun is serial number 31635. Back in 1928, four XE-Grades were started in production...

Utica factory would re-barrel a gun and serial number it the the gun, see pages 302 and 303 of McIntosh's book. Cost was $81.50 in 1957 Thanks so much...I looked it up and plain as day....as long as you returned the original barrel/forend...but you made a little error,Sterlingworth $81.50..A grade ...

fox-admin wrote:My guess is re-barreled, I have never seen a 31xxx serial number from Utica.

OK....BUT..Re-barreled with the "same" serial numbers on the barrel??...Thats what really threw me?!

There is an A Grade 12ga for sale in Shotgun world that the owner says , the serial ## is 31,####...which supposedly is 1926....Well , the quandry is...He says the barrels are marked Utica,NY??!!..and all the ser## match , yes ,even the barrels..........Now I have heard of "transition guns"...

eightbore wrote:Let's have the item numbers on those $200 Sterlingworths.

Researcher...Thanks for the very "common sense explanation".....As I currently only own subgauges of 16ga and 20ga Sterlys...circa 1913 , 1922 respectfully....I have always tried to er on the side of caution by only shooting RST shells , because I do not reload.I basically use these guns f...

While all of the misinformation he is putting out irritates the hell out of me, if the gun is really of 1927 vintage, that is after modern SAAMI specs came into effect. Rifled slugs were introduced in the late 1930s and were said to useable through all chokes, while the old pumpkin balls were not. ...

To me , that seems a little dangerous shooting those modern shells , especially the slugs...The pressures have to be significantly higher than what those barrels are designed for??!!....I can only pray the young man never shoots those and there is a barrel failure. As he seems to know a little about...

I also am a fairly new member to this forum and hopefully some others will chime in about your questions....But here are a few answers/questions, to get you started...First , I have never compared to Blue book, but by what the market bears...The price can be dependant on several factors , such as ov...

Nice limit with that DE....I'm looking forward to "initiating" me 20ga Sterly and new Britt pup soon with thier first quail season....That will be a fun "double"...

Sam

Sam I have yours and three other membership applications to process. I am currently out of town for death in the family.I will get to them ASAP. Sorry for the delay. Paul Plunkett III Paul....Thank you for the answer....Take your time....As I can surely relate , I am going to a family funeral tommo...