Fox Collectors

A few more photos from the Northeast SxS. What a great time. I'll have this one on my calendar next year for sure. The Bo-Whoop was a challenge indeed. I donated quite a few dollars to the pot trying to figure those long birds out. Tom, it was great meeting you, and my hat's off to you for hitting four targets. That win was well deserved. As you'll see from the photos, I spent quite a bit of time with the "Parker Brothers" out shooting the clays courses. I shot the Large and Small bore courses multiple times, with the later being my favorite. I shot my 20ga Sterlingworth until the left ejector pin came loose about half way through the first round. Daryl, thanks again for the "Loaner", a sweet little straight grip 20ga Parker VHE Skeet gun. Much like the Southern, there was no shortage of awesome guns. Check out Scott's Fox Trap gun beside his Sterlingworth cut away in the pictures below. Between Mark, Bill, Tom and Frank, I bet there haven't been that many Super Foxes together since they were sitting on the rack at the Fox plant. On top of that, I saw two additional vent rib Foxes, another 12ga Trap one serial number from Scott's, and the factory prototype A Grade vent rib 20ga . Again, it was great seeing everyone and meeting so many new people. So, what's next? Vintagers?


The Hardware


Our Bo-Whoop Junior Champ


Bo-Whoop Champion Tom and his HE/XE Super Fox


Bo-Whoop Winners


Taylor scoring, and Ernie Hausmann helping out.


Spectators


Frank and his Ithaca 10ga


Frank proofing targets


The Big 10


Scott's Bo-Whoop Attempt


Jim, Frank, Taylor and Scott shooting


How many feet was that lead Frank?


Tom's Spread


Steve Barnette's


John Hosford hammering out the dents


Scott's Fox Trap and Sterlingworth Cut Away


Scott and Paul hanging out in the booth


Jay from Vintage Firearms had a few Foxes for sale. The rack on the right is made up entirely of 16ga A grade guns.


The AHFCA Booth


RST, for all your "low pressure" shell needs. I heard they had quite the run on Pigeon Loads thanks to the Bo-Whoop.


The Main Tent


Traffic Jam at Station #1


Rich and Dave


Larry and Debbie


Craig and crew waiting


High right to left crosser


Taking notes for their turn


Craig shooting his Fox C Grade on the Large Bore Course


Craig showing good form


Dave


Mark and his trusty 10ga


Larry stepping up to Station #1


Fox in the Hen House, my 20ga Sterlie between Daryl's 32" DHE 20ga and Rich's "Hollywood" gun.


Larry at Station #2


Mark at Station #2


Rich at Station #2


Rich shooting Station #2


Dave likes a challenge, using his .410 Hammer Gun on the big course


He likes the results


Daryl on the reload


Daryl shooting Station #2


Mark and his "Big Friend Ten"


Rich previewing targets


Mark, Dave, Daryl and his Black Lab. Is that Fox or Parker, I can't tell?


Station to Station


HOLLYWOOD! (have you ever seen a nicer piece of lumber?)


Station's 6 & 7


Rich at Station #4


The Smoking Gun


Frank's buddy Doc pulling targets


Another 10ga Fan


Contemplating those fast movers on #4


Daryl at #4


Daryl shooting #5


Rich, Dean and Dave


Dean and Dave


Larry and Dave at the last station


Larry pulling for Daryl


Ready, Aim....


Fire! (Thanks to Debbie for making sure some pictures of me ended up on my camera)


More Bo-Whoop action, Mike Campbell who was Runner Up to Tom with a Fox Gun. Mike also shot 4 targets, but Tom had a run of three to get his 4.


Starting the small bore course on Saturday


Dean at the ready with his 28ga Parker


Husband & Wife Team


Chuck shooting


Daryl and Parker


The "one" that got away


Busted


Orange Chips


Chuck, Dave, Rich & Daryl


Dave s.


Was it Dan? I met so many great people, I can't remember them all.


Down and Away


Another one bites the dust


Dave S. making it look easy


Chuck smoking those double left then right crossers


Me


Shooting Daryl's super sweet 20ga Parker Skeet gun


Chuck and Dean


Chuck pulling for Larry


Mark making Diesel Smoke with his Super Fox


Station #5


Station #6


Mark pulling targets (when he wasn't shooting with a camera or a gun)


The Parker Brothers


Station #7, with that pesky second pigeon that dropped low and right


Walking the dog


Chuck wrapping up the last station


Dave S. taking down #8

Thanks Mike, nice meeting you too. Wow, great pics. You and Mark really captured the event. Yes, next stop is "the Vintagers" in Addieville for me.


tjw

Mike, thanks so very much. A great collage of pics that took time to capture, sort through and then put together with captions. THANK YOU! It was great seeing you again. Just for info to all ... our new Fox scorer Ms. Taylar signed up for next year's Bo-Whoop. P.S. she spells her name as I wrote here.

Yep, the next one is the Vintage Cup in Addieville RI, late September. We'll be running our annual Ansley H Fox Championship on the sporting course there. Details will be posted as the time gets closer. Some of us have had our hotel rezzes set up for months now..... email if it looks like you can make it and want to know where. Always nice to hang out in the Fox den. Thanks again. Frank

GREAT PICTURES!!! Thanks very much for making the effort and taking the time to post your fantastic pictures-------------It was the best Hausmann's yet. Craig

Mike,

Great meeting you and thanks for taking all those great shots. I hope you were using Kodak "film" 'cause all the Kodak folks up this way need all the help they can get with Kodak's bankruptcy.

Jolly

Mike, Thank You! It was good to meet you. I wish I shot with you guys more. I hope we can get a group of Fox guys together to shoot at Addiesville.
As for Kodak.... seems over the last 20 years they were selling off any profitable part of the company to focus on their "Core Business". We now know the "Core Business" was paying a bunch of useless Vice Presidents WAY too much money! The company deserves what they got! It is too bad the people that worked there and pensioned out are the ones who got screwed. In fact in the last bankruptcy hearing they were allowed to give raises of up to 18% to keep "Key People"? What a Joke!