Fox XE 16ga 30" circa 1914

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Fox XE 16ga 30" circa 1914

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A new addition to my Fox family. Head down style in excellent original condition.
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I think your itch for a small bore 30 inch Fox has been taken care of. That is a keeper. Fantastic walnut and a snap on forearm as well.
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vaturkey wrote: ↑Wed Aug 13, 2025 1:03 pm I think your itch for a small bore 30 inch Fox has been taken care of. That is a keeper. Fantastic walnut and a snap on forearm as well.
Gotta say I am on cloud 9!! Loaded up some 3/4 oz 2 1/2 Cheddite hulls with DR-16 wads with International. Shoots like a dream.
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Great load out of a great gun.
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Good grief Craig, where do you find these guns? Congratulations!
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Jeff S wrote: ↑Wed Aug 13, 2025 4:39 pm Good grief Craig, where do you find these guns? Congratulations!
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Now that I’m back from dinner I can really study your pictures. That engraving is very deep and crisp, and the ejector escutcheon on the snap-on forearm is beautiful. The wood is gorgeous. You really hit the jackpot with this one. The card made me chuckle, “must conform to specs exactly”. Are you going to pattern it to see if both barrels hit “70%”?
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It's gorgeous and about as nice as they get. Good for you.
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Jeff S wrote: ↑Wed Aug 13, 2025 8:44 pm Now that I’m back from dinner I can really study your pictures. That engraving is very deep and crisp, and the ejector escutcheon on the snap-on forearm is beautiful. The wood is gorgeous. You really hit the jackpot with this one. The card made me chuckle, “must conform to specs exactly”. Are you going to pattern it to see if both barrels hit “70%”?
Agree homerun on the wood. Frankly, its the best I have seen on a Fox.
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Craig, can we see the card on this great gun? Thanks.
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eightbore wrote: ↑Thu Aug 14, 2025 12:33 pm Craig, can we see the card on this great gun? Thanks.
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Picture of the head down XE family, the 16 is the third from the top.
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Re: Fox XE 16ga 30" circa 1914

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Craig,
The gun doesn't look to have that much drop at heel. How was it shooting it?
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The drop at comb is 1 1/2" so it felt and shot great. The drop at comb is most important to me. I like 2 1/2 to 3 " drop at heel.
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Beautiful wall display.
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