Fox Collectors

I am in the processes of restocking a 1926 Fox 16ga SW. I am looking for a book on stocking shotguns, such as layout on the wood, what to do first, how to line holes up etc. I have received good info from Mike Campbell and a few others but would still like to have a book on the subject. I bought Double Guns & Custom Gunsmithing by Hughes, a nice book but it does not have in depth photos or instructions. Any thing out there ???

Rodger



Pic of the wood

My stock is coming along great. It's been a little over a month since I started on it and I am close to finishing it. I am going to reassemble it and try shooting it to see if there are any changes to the stock that I need to make.

Nice stick of lumber!I hope it all turns out well for you send more pics when it is done please.

This is most likely more then a day late and a dollar short, but the old Small Arms Technical Publishing Co. book Modern Gunsmithing by Clyde Baker originally published in 1928 might be helpful. It has been reprinted several times and copies are always up on ebay.

After laying off for a month, I am back at it again. I am up to 5 coats of Lin-speed oil and going for 2 more. I am using 1500 grit wet/dry and using soapy water. I will do the checkering after hunting season in case I want to change something.





comments welcome

My god that beautiful. What kind of wood is that.

Black walnut, I fell in love with it first time I saw it. I bought it through Alva Watts, I can't tell you what I payed for it as sometime my wife gets on here and I would be sleeping in the yard with most of my stuff.

This is what I started with...

The wood figure is exc but wrist and comb layout look different then a usual fox stock. Not that your stock has to look like a fox but you asked for comments. Mayhaps you have a large hand and you made it that way for that erason?

Knothole, yes I do have a large hand and I wanted to open that area up a little. Its 3/8s longer then the orignal stock, and its 1 1/2 inches longer over all. Time will tell if I did good or made a mistake.

Shaping, especially at the nose of the comb, notwithstanding, this is what you end up with when you try to eliminate the excessive drop built into the Fox Gun's frame geometry without bending up the tangs. Nevertheless, if the grip is comfortable to the shooter and the comb high enough to achieve the desired PoI, the aesthetics are immaterial.

DGKaas, the original stock was almost 3 inches drop at the heal, I now have 1 3/8 drop. When I put it together and bring it up I am looking at the top of the bbls, before I had to block out the birds completely and that is not a good way to be consistent. Time will tell, a couple of more weeks and I should have it done.