It's a shame that that project never came to fruition. Harry was one of a kind wasn't he?eightbore wrote: ↑Mon Oct 06, 2025 4:36 pm Daryl, one item from Harry Wright in my collection is a Model 31 Remington F Grade 28 gauge barrel that he probably got from Larry Del Grego Sr. with the idea of making a 28 gauge Model 31. I turned it over to a talented machinist, (not gunsmith) to make a working gun out of it. He almost succeeded, but gave up mid project and gave it back to me.
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Owning a Fox is not a spectator sport.
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Actually, my friend got the gun in firing position and fired it. I think his roadblock was feeding or ejecting. I would like to see someone continue this experiment. I still have the barrel.
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I remember seeing a pair of Remington Model 31s converted to 28-gauge and .410-bore at one of the big Nevada gun shows. If memory serves me, they were done by Purbaugh.
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Simmons made 28-gauge and .410-bore Model 870s and Model 1100s before Remington did. This from the 1966 Simmons catalog --
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