Fox Collectors

Congrats on a nice catch. The pics on page 2 here show a shiny spot and what appears to be shallow surface rust on the shorter barrel set. It takes a lot of rubbing with emery just to remove a few thou of steel, but Tom (vaturkey) gave you good advice on getting the barrel wall thickness checked. I...

Here are a few photos (the good, bad and the ugly) of the gun. The old girl is solid and has super clean bores, but the exterior has some issues (wood finish and where someone thought it would be a good idea to aggressively attack some rust areas with either steel wool, sandpaper or something else ...

The only thing I would do it have the barrel wall thickness checked out on the shorter barrel set where they went after some pitting with emory paper or whatever and make sure they aren't too thin. Beyond that I'd consider a bit a rust blue of both sets of barrels and have the gun checked where the...

A whole lot of gun for $500.... gunut, Thanks for the positive thoughts. I am still amazed at how a gun that has been this well used is still solid after almost 80 years. She ain't no supermodel, but she has a lot of subtle beauty and character....even after many years of work in the field. Thanks,...

Jeff S wrote:You could leave that gun just as it is and have a lot of "fun per dollar". Nice job!!!!!!!

Thanks, Jeff.

The old girl should be able to get the job done. I think she has done plenty of work in the past, as she has some character about her.

Researcher wrote:You can post your photos here directly with out Photobucket.

http://foxcollectors.com/My%20Forum/php ... f=2&t=7296

Thank you. I will try that avenue.

Photobucket is having some issues causing cropped photos and some missing. I will be working to correct the issues.

Sorry for the problems.

Allen

Here are a few photos (the good, bad and the ugly) of the gun. The old girl is solid and has super clean bores, but the exterior has some issues (wood finish and where someone thought it would be a good idea to aggressively attack some rust areas with either steel wool, sandpaper or something else t...

jolly bill wrote:Allen,

If you get the chance, I'm sure we would all like to see some pictures of your new acquisition.

Looking forward to it.

And you did GOOD.

Jolly

I'll try to get some photos up soon. Thanks, again.

I think you get the picture. Buy it for that money. If you don’t like post it for sale and you can make a handsome profit!! Foxnut, I have the problem of acquisition without relinquishing that which has been acquired when it comes to firearms. I could probably sell some for profit over what was giv...

Two original barrels would made it an excellent candidate for an upgrade sometime down the road. I am having a second set of barrels made for a custom project that I have in the works and the extra barrels in the white were more than the asking price of your entire gun. ROMAC, Thank you for that in...

gunut wrote:that's at least half price from your description.....maybe more....

Really? Even being the Savage Utica version with the stock having some finish issues?

That is good to know.

Thank you.

jolly bill wrote:No question at that price it would make a great Christmas present for you.

Jolly

Thanks, Bill.

Santa Claus is starting early. I let the pawn shop know that I will be coming by to pick it up.

ROMAC wrote:I'd snap it up in a second.

ROMAC,

I feel my wallet getting lighter by the minute. Older guns with wood stocks seem to get a lot of my money. Christmas is right around the corner, so this may be a justified purchase. I guess that's a fair justification!!!