Fox Collectors

I hate to agree with you Harry but you are spot on about the BSS. Bought mine in 89 or 90 to shoot steel shot at waterfowl. I can't even guess how many rounds I've put through her and not one hiccup. It's just feels kind of clubby but gets the job done.

Now if this were a survival situation, all sentiments aside, it would probably be my 12ga M12. Talk about bullet proof with 5 rounds as opposed to two.

harry gietler wrote: ↑Fri May 16, 2025 4:22 pm So that leaves Me with one choice,
the Browning B-SS, in 12ga. These guns are built strong, have strong stocks, take any
12ga. loads (Don't have to shoot RST or other high cost shells) Also you can remove the stock
on them ''Fast'', Spray the action with a good oil, and you are done with it. You don't need a
Special High Cost Gunsmith to work on your gun, because they ''Don't Break Down.
Like I said, when you get older , you get Smarter. And did I mention that they are Made out of
the Strongest Steel .

Yup, I bought one in 1982 and I have never had a problems. However, it’s not as sleek and and sexy as a Fox.

BSSs are tough, they're easy to shoot well, and they're reasonably priced for a good, tough S X S. But, they're not bulletproof. My 30" model that I bought many years ago had to be worked on because one barrel would not cock after firing.The problem never recurred after the repair. And, the steel is not bulletproof, either. I have shot mine off face on the right barrel. It's one of the ones that was not made with a barrel selector, and always fires the right barrel first. Many years of heavy steel shot duck loads has taken its toll and there's about .003" gap on the right side. A shim on the hook corrects that.

It's won me numerous S X S events, including the AA Class and the Veterans concurrent in the 2010 US Open at Tunica, but they're not perfect.

As much as I love my Fox 20 straight grip named "Vixen" that's taken many grouse and other birds for me, I'd have to give the nod to my Perazzi MX 20 with UK Game Gun stocking. She's a 20g/30" fixed choke gun and will do everything I want with just one quality gun, whether bird hunting for just a month or so per year, or extensive clays shooting year round with modern factory shells. Mechanical reliability second to none; maybe a new locking block after 80,000 or so rounds. My Vixen would be a very close second but ime no Fox smallbore is a target gun for more than a few shots before cumulative recoil effects sets in even for dedicated shooters. Just too lightweight and whippy. Just one and only one shotgun …. It would be my MX 20.

But in realty, most all of us will never have to settle for just one shotgun. frank

Frank;
We can certainly agree on the Perazzi factor. To each his own but it is the finest target gun I've ever shot.

Shooting any smallbore vintage gun is a challenge on the clays course as they were made for field use. Maybe that's why I love shooting them. Especially a Fox. They are svelte between your hands but can be tamed down with light loads to get through 100+ rounds.

Stan Hillis wrote: ↑Fri May 16, 2025 10:07 pm BSSs are tough, they're easy to shoot well, and they're reasonably priced for a good, tough S X S. But, they're not bulletproof. My 30" model that I bought many years ago had to be worked on because one barrel would not cock after firing.The problem never recurred after the repair. And, the steel is not bulletproof, either. I have shot mine off face on the right barrel. It's one of the ones that was not made with a barrel selector, and always fires the right barrel first. Many years of heavy steel shot duck loads has taken its toll and there's about .003" gap on the right side. A shim on the hook corrects that.

It's won me numerous S X S events, including the AA Class and the Veterans concurrent in the 2010 US Open at Tunica, but they're not perfect.

I think you got the only one Made on the last hour on a late Friday Afternoon !