Fox Collectors

Received this shotgun after my grand mother died back in 1994. It belonged to my great grandfather.

I have no idea what it's worth or any details about it's grade or quality. I have been told it was a 1914 but the stamps would indicate 1905. I am very confused.

Any help would be appreciated.

Hello Airborne,

You've got an early A Grade gun, which according to my book was manufactured in 1910 (based on the serial #). The A Grade is the lowest of the Graded Fox guns, with less engraving than you will find on the later A Grade Models. The Fox Collectors Main page has some pictures of the different grades if you're interested. http://www.foxcollectors.com/ah_fox/content/ae_fox.html With a serial # over 10,000 you should be able to request a factory card lookup on this gun, or get a Callahan letter which would tell you more about it's origins and original configuration. Overall a very nice looking gun!

Mike

Hey sweet. Thanks for the info. Shame it's an A grade. I was thinking about having it put back in firing condition but now I guess I just continue to use my modern shotty for goose hunting.

Airborne wrote:Hey sweet. Thanks for the info. Shame it's an A grade. I was thinking about having it put back in firing condition but now I guess I just continue to use my modern shotty for goose hunting.

No reason you can't use the A grade for waterfowl with the right loads. Contact New Era Ammunition or RST. I would recommend that you keep the load on the light side say less than 9,500 psi chamber pressure, 1200 fps muzzle velocity and 1 1/8th ounce of Tungsten Matrix or Bismuth shot. Unless they have been lengthened the chambers of you Fox A grade are most probably 2 5/8th inches so make sure you specify that the ammunition will be use in short chambers when you order.

My "early A" #8833 is my project pigeon gun. I may not shoot many pigeons with it, but when I do, I will be shooting 1 1/4 ounce loads at about 1230 feet per second. I believe your gun is probably in firing condition.

eightbore wrote:My "early A" #8833 is my project pigeon gun. I may not shoot many pigeons with it, but when I do, I will be shooting 1 1/4 ounce loads at about 1230 feet per second. I believe your gun is probably in firing condition.

It's not, the safety is broken.

I have to get that fixed.