Iconic Fox guns for the less well healed??

[Jeff S]

Wednesday I received a call from Jon Hosford that the barrel work on my SBT is complete. I’m looking forward to removing it from the “injured and disabled” list. The gun “checks” 3 of your boxes. SBT, 32”, straight grip.

[Stan Hillis]

I have shot long barreled S X Ss for so long, mostly at doves (but also at ducks) that I don't even consider 30" to be long, anymore. Some of the best shooting I've ever done on quail and woodcock was with a 30" gun. But, I know that is just an idiosyncrasy of mine.

I should get all my long barreled guns (32" and longer) out and take a pic of them together, one day. Might be fun.

[Sporrns]

Agree with your list Craig; also agree with Dave's comments about smallbore 32-inchers' "rare -earth" prices (ask me how I know!). Graded smallbores are out there and more are coming but no one seems interested in busting a move on the ones available (HINT!!)/ Kevin

[vaturkey]

I've got a few of those covered. 16 and 20 gauge Sterly's with 30" barrels. Custom 16 gauge with 32 and 28 inch barrels. The small bore graded Foxes, A Skeet and Upland. Some fellow in New York now owns my Straight grip Super with 32" barrels and I'm hoping a pic of it in the duck blind shows up soon.

[Maggiemollie]

20g SW with 26/28 barrels and nothing tighter than M is what I intend to buy someday. As Frank mentions, with good stock dimensions. I bought 1 or 2 SxS with unfavorable dimensions (luckily <$400 each) and cant hit a thing (see pic in hunting with a fox of SW with cardboard comb and electrical tape).

[Foxnut]

Should the 20ga and 16ga Skeet and Upland game guns be added to the list?? Infrequently encountered but available to the average person. High interest levels from upland hunters/collectors. I edited the list to include the SBT and 16ga 30/32 Sterly.

Agree on the Sterlingworth Skeet & Upland small bore as well as the SPE Skeet & Upland small bore although the prices for these have risen considerably over the last several years.

[bbman3]

I have a 20 ga 30 inch sterlingworth it is a dove killer and once owned a 32 inch factory 3in CE 20 ga with beautiful wood. Bobby

[Stan Hillis]

20g SW with 26/28 barrels and nothing tighter than M is what I intend to buy someday. As Frank mentions, with good stock dimensions. I bought 1 or 2 SxS with unfavorable dimensions (luckily <$400 each) and cant hit a thing (see pic in hunting with a fox of SW with cardboard comb and electrical tape).

That's what I wanted too, Jeff. Finally found a nice, tight example with 28" barrels about five years ago. I fitted a pad to it to get the LOP I needed and sent it to Dean Harris. He opened the chambers to 2 3/4" and the chokes to .006"R and .016"L. It is a supreme quail gun. On the first outing with it I, and a friend to my left, approached the brace of pointers on the edge of a field road. When the birds flushed I picked a going away bird and hit the front trigger, then swung on a quartering away crosser and dumped him with the left barrel, a longish shot. I went to get the second bird first, as it was a ways out there. When I returned, my host handed me two more dead birds and grinned, saying that I had killed two with my first shot.

That was the beginning of a great relationship with that little gem of a gun. I'd love to find a graded 20 one day, specced out exactly like the SW, to replace it, but it would be hard to let it go.

[Jeff S]

Craig, I’m quite fond of my 30” 16 ga. Sterly (Joan), and my 16 ga. A grade with 26” barrels (Queenie) is just plan fun to handle

[DarylC]

Great topic Craig. I've got #'s 1,2 and 4 covered nicely. Now I'm not a big 16ga fan but if I may I'd like to shine a light on the 16ga. SW deluxe. Mine has 28" tubes and all original with slotted pad and dual beads and a Philly style forend . It makes the trip to SD every year for our 16ga day.

[Fin2Feather]

Nice list Craig. I'm less than less well-heeled; a LOT less ! I don't hunt ducks anymore so I don't have a Super Fox (which are way cool however), don't care for barrels over 28" (I do have a 12ga 28/30 set though), and I'm not a fan of straight grips or SPE's so I don't need to check those boxes. Just a hunter and not a collector, so my needs/wants are a lot simpler; my meager accumulation includes:

Sterlingworths in 20, 16 and 12,
A Grades in 20, 16, and 12
SBT

[Chrisss31]

Don't forget Pigeon Guns on the list. I can't own enough 32" strait stock 12 gauges, safety delete even better.

[Jeff S]

Nice list Just a hunter and not a collector, so my needs/wants are a lot simpler; my meager accumulation includes:

Sterlingworths in 20, 16 and 12,
A Grades in 20, 16, and 12
SBT

That’s a pretty nice collection .

[44whiskey]

Fin2feather,agree with Jeff,i would be proud of your collection regards fred

[loggy]

My vote would be for Craig’s original five. A good choice