Fox Collectors

Did my part for social distancing today in Va. Anyway, had the gun for more then a few years and actually almost sold it to a board member recently. Then I tried to imagine trying to find another Philly 30" ejector 16 gauge sterly and drew a blank. Decided to hang onto it and today I took it out. Va bird taken with RST number 6, 1 oz loads. Was fun. Came to the decoys and then got a tad spooky and then for some reason started heading my way. Big mistake for him. 12 yards shoot em in the face as they say. He went down in a heap. Nice bird indeed. 18 lb 15 oz, 10.5" beard and 5/8" spurs. Second bird this year. Other one was taken with my 870 20 gauge.





And my ugly mug

I love this post! Nice work Tom!!! I’m a turkey fanatic as well, great bird and also very nice photos.
Thanks for posting this for us to see, Congrats!
-Matt

Great photos, and thanks for sharing your hunt. Jeff

Nice going Tom!

Turkey: Great pictures-both turkey and you. Always enjoy pictures I can identify from home; would love to know
exactly where that well is with the mountain in the background.
Regards Ed Farrand

200052 wrote:Turkey: Great pictures-both turkey and you. Always enjoy pictures I can identify from home; would love to know
exactly where that well is with the mountain in the background.
Regards Ed Farrand

Pic was taken a mile outside of Strasburg Va just west of Interstate 81. Well was located on the farm I hunt and I believe that is Great North Mountain in the distance as the camera was pointed west at the time. Killed a lot of birds on that property as well as more then a few deer. Here's another pic without my mug in it.

.......nice composed pic, lovely setting. Congrats.
tjw

Great pics! It has been a good season, even though I have not got one.

Nice Tom and thanks for taking the time to post. A noble bird and it sure sounds like a great hunt. Question on that 16b Sterly Ejector. Is that the gun I saw one time at Dan and Anthony's gunsmithing shack out near Le Raysville? A flashback reminded me that was a 16b Sterly with 30-inch heavier-weight tubes and that we'd posted on it at that time.

frank

Silvers wrote:Nice Tom and thanks for taking the time to post. A noble bird and it sure sounds like a great hunt. Question on that 16b Sterly Ejector. Is that the gun I saw one time at Dan and Anthony's gunsmithing shack out near Le Raysville? A flashback reminded me that was a 16b Sterly with 30-inch heavier-weight tubes and that we'd posted on it at that time.

frank

Don't believe so Frank. I bought this one off Gunbroker a good many year ago, but I think Dan was in solo mode by that time. I bought it and the barrels had been dropped and hit on perhaps concrete on the breech end. Required a mico-weld repair which was done by Glenn Fewless. Dan then struck them down as required to clean them up and re-rust blued them. Only thing else done to the gun was I added a 1/2" thick Hawkins Rifle Heart Pad to give it a bit more length. I've dove hunted with in in the past and somewhere on the forum is a picture of this gun with a limit of doves.

I had a 30" Fox Sterlingworth non-ejector that I also owned for a while and sold it after I got this one. Dick Miter bought it and Dan R. turned it into a straight grip and I think it was engraved etc. Dick shoots it all the time, and I'm sure you have seen that gun. The only ejector 30" 16 gauge I've held other then this one was located by me about 12 years ago in Va and it was pretty much mint. Seller (Dominion Guns located in Winchester Va) wanted $3,200 for it and I decided that was a bit rich for my blood.

Tom great pictures and great turkey! Bobby

Great pics and thread, Tom. Those 30" 16 ga. Foxes are kinda special, aren't they? My 30" 16 ga. AE is at Dewey's now to have a barrel/forend lug replaced which broke on a dove shoot last season. Sure hope I get it back before September.

Thanks for the thread, SRH

Very well done sir.

I'd like to add my thanks also for posting those great pictures. Dam nice gun and turkey too.

Jolly

Great job!! Beautiful pictures. Thanks Craig

Thanks ,you have brighten up our day. Nicely done on the turkey . Lovely photo. Fritz