J Grade Trap pic heavy

[FOXIST]

Here are some pics of a J grade Trap. The gun has good color but the Frankenstein Stock( spliced out comb) is typical of Trap shooters looking for that couple extra targets. Paul

[lee r moege]

Oh Crap Foxist! Now I'm really green with envy and I'm not even Irish. I had an L grade many years ago, [like 1959] and like a fool let it go. I got weaned away from trapshooting and double guns for a while and didn't get back with Foxes until a few years ago. Now of course I need a single trap to round out my small cache of Philadelpia iron. Yours looks to even have a straight grip which is my prefered configuration. I know all about the Frankenstien comb jobs as I kept in beer money doing that kind of crap for trapshooters in those days, unfortunately to some very nice guns. Ah the vagrancy of youth. Thanks for sharing! Lee.

[FOXIST]

Lee #400384 is a J grade with 30" barrel choked full and straight grip.This is my only Fox single trap gun so I don't have any others to compare with. I find it interesting that it is bored exactly as any 30" double from the same period (early 20's) .727 bores with .036 of choke and the choke is a standard taper 3.5" long. I will say though that the bores do show a good degree of polishing. chamber is 2 5/8".The stock does not fit me well but I managed to shoot a 23 and 22 the only two rounds I had it at the trap field. They are very stoutly built and the ejectors are very strong on this one anyway. How did you like the old L grade you had was it a30 or 32"?

[lee r moege]

My L grade was 32",straight grip with [ gasp, a Morgan pad]. I think mine was at least that tight choked and was 2 3/4" chambered. At that time we shot mostly Federal paper and the Mark 5 Winchester was relativly new. I think I paid $450.00 for it and $500 for my doubles gun which was a Ithaca 4E NID 32" Imp/mod. and Full with a single trigger, vent rib, and beavertail. Ah the good old days!! I wish I had both of them back. Lee.