Fox Collectors

To access the Members area including the For Sale forum you must be a paying member of the AHFCA, not just new to the forum as a “registered user”. frank

I had a few dealings with Jerry over the years and once bought two desirable Foxes from him. A nice and honorable man and certainly well known and appreciated by the LC Smith guys. Sorry to hear the news and I do wish him the very best. frank

Just wondering, from the collectors' point of view, what premium % if any would a McGraw signature add to the perceived value of an Ithaca? Or for that matter, how about a Gough signature on a Fox? frank

Typically the Fox and other maker enthusiasts shoot with original chokes on the sporting courses and 5-Stand, whatever they may be but often Mod & Full. That’s because most vintage SxS aficionados are reluctant to have the chokes opened up. Besides it’s not like the Northeast SxS is the World SC...

Boxcall, I know you're in in Western PA but if less than a few hours drive you might consider doing the upcoming Northeast Side by Side for a day or two. June 4-6 at Hausmann's Hidden Hollow Sporting Clays in Friendsville PA (near Montrose, the Susquehanna County seat). Plenty of SxS shooting and gu...

FYI, the traditional 'High Brass" 12 gauge load was (and is) 1-1/4 ounce of lead shot at 1330 speed. When I was a kid almost all local PA hunters out for mixed small game with SxS's would have a Low Brass Field load in the right barrel and a High Brass in the left. Most of these Sterlies have d...

Cory, I've tried various slip on pads over the years and all of them felt bulky, rubbed against often brittle vintage stock varnish, and would more/less catch when shouldering the gun. If only 1/2" or less additional LOP is needed I suggest getting a spacer and new pad fitted. Easily done using...

Thanks Craig. Yes 23518 is a great one! frank

Jeff, some good reports and of course I wish I were there. Thank you. I always liked staffing and hanging out at the Fox booth while at the Southern in particular ..... the Fox gun rich environment, socializing, camaraderie, opportunity to move some guns, and often first dibs at good Foxes that walk...

Mike, I will answer your PM separately. I have a bit of a machining background working summers while in college, and I've always done this and most other Fox metalwork myself. Thus I have no personal experience with any 'smith. However I will offer that the likelihood of finding someone in/near Idah...

If your insurance carrier needs a valuation >$10K on the CE20, I doubt it will accept estimates of value from random guys on the internet or even on this site. You’ll probably need a written valuation from a recognized high end SxS dealer on its letterhead and based on a physical, hands on inspectio...

Some time ago I started doing guide pin replacements using high temp silver braze (not common silver solder) which negates the problem of trying to micro weld and possibly melt/distort the edge and face of the ejector. That’s by drilling a blind hole dead nuts on location, using a new guide pin, and...

I have reservations about doing things like this and fooling with history. Next, I can see fellas using sophisticated AI apps well beyond Chat GPT etc to make up spurious cards. Card missing in the files, no problem. Someone can do one up to match your gun and make it seem legit. Alter the listed sp...

Tom, again I’m sorry to hear of your ongoing treatments.

It doesn’t look like much of an additional barrier with those jump thru openings here and there. I can understand the owner wanting to keep his dog but if that’s all he’s going to do that looks like minimal effort. frank

Tom, I'm sorry to hear of your injury and hope you and your Lew are well on the mend. I'm not there in local society at your location but if just one incident it wouldn’t surprise me that the biter dog gets no more of a reaction beyond a better fence. I can hear it now, how the biter was incited by ...