Fox 12g CE grouse gun
Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2017 11:07 am
This is the Fox pictured with Bella in the " Hunting with Fox section. It is a twelve gauge CE bought last year from a dealer. The gun was restocked at some point, the original DOH was 3 1/2" , it is now 2 1/8" DAH x 14 3/4" LOP. I believe the metal finishes are all original. The gun matches the Fox card.
It has 26" barrels .005/ .015 chokes, # 4 weight barrels, and 2 3/4" chambers.
When I got the gun last year it weighed 7 lbs. 1 oz. It was butt heavy. The wood was very proud to the metal.The stock was also a very light color , with unstained light colored filler in the pores. The butt was checkered wood.
I hand sanded the wood down until it was flush with metal parts, then sanded, stained and refinished the wood. The next step was to bore out the stock to reduce weight. I bought an original buttplate and screws, had the screws engraved then fitted the plate to the stock.
The gun now looks great,to me, is perfectly balanced,and weighs in at 6 lbs. 12 oz.
Dave
It has 26" barrels .005/ .015 chokes, # 4 weight barrels, and 2 3/4" chambers.
When I got the gun last year it weighed 7 lbs. 1 oz. It was butt heavy. The wood was very proud to the metal.The stock was also a very light color , with unstained light colored filler in the pores. The butt was checkered wood.
I hand sanded the wood down until it was flush with metal parts, then sanded, stained and refinished the wood. The next step was to bore out the stock to reduce weight. I bought an original buttplate and screws, had the screws engraved then fitted the plate to the stock.
The gun now looks great,to me, is perfectly balanced,and weighs in at 6 lbs. 12 oz.
Dave
