Fox Collectors

The cheek checkering doesn't look quite right to me; as Craig stated it looks to be too coarse (lines per inch) and the arcs of the forward part of the panel are a little too far back from the frame. Maybe it was done at the factory but without documentation it will always end with a question mark. ...

So, I had an AI model evaluate close up pics of the buttstock and here's what it came back with as regards the wood species. For those unfamiliar with AI models, they usually reply in the first tense, here "My" and "I", as a person would talk with you. frank My opinion: If I had ...

Jeff S wrote: ↑Sat Oct 03, 2026 9:45 pm That’s a good looking gun, and in the pictures it appears to have more drop at comb than at heal. I’m very interested in reading your article.

Thanks Jeff and all. The Fox stock has a parallel comb at 1-5/8 by 1-5/8 to the MC dropoff at 2-1/4". frank

Jimmy, you're probably correct on the fiddleback walnut and I'll add it to my original post here. I'm not a wood expert by any means and my thought when I first posted is that it reminded me of flintlock long rifle stocks made of tiger striped hard maple. Thank you! From what I understand the Simmon...

Steve, a great looking Fox and a wise choice. Happy for you. As far as I'm concerned, 16's rule in the uplands. frank

Today I finally had a chance to shoot the Fox J Grade SBT gun I found in Alaska a few months ago. I had limited time this morning, shot 60 mixed reloads and did quite well on sporting clays singles on call = 55/60. I know this will give some of our purist collectors the jitters but she's been restoc...

The 3rd and 4th pics make it look like it has a lot of drop, if that's a yes/no consideration for you. Beyond that, imo that's a decent price assuming the bores are good and the crack isn't too bad and “isn't going anywhere”. frank

All of my manuscripts were prominently indicated "Copyright (Date) and my name" and in absence of a written Agreement otherwise, that granted the publisher the right to use that material for an upcoming issue. As regards reuse, there is reasonable basis for the author to expect additional ...

Craig, I'm not a subscriber and the video link doesn't work here. But as a former DGJ author myself this brings up the question of whether the copyright assignment(s) and author's stipend carries over to later presentation in another format? frank

Thank you for your responses! For some information on the ejector, the right side will extract the cartridge but not “spring” forward and eject the shell like the left barrel will. Should I be looking for anything in specific to narrow down my diagnosis? I'm not trying to be coy or mysterious here ...

George Emmons was a noted Trap and Live Bird shooter, and at one time he was owner or maybe co-owner of a Sporting Goods store in Washington DC. Back in the day he was friends and shot with with some of the principals at the post-Ansley AH Fox Gun Company and competed at other clubs in the area, as ...

The stock work can be done by many competent vintage double 'smiths but I heartily recommend having a proven Foxsmith evaluate the troublesome ejector. While the Russell patent (2nd gen) Fox ejector system is a very reliable design, there are many things that can affect its functioning. Unfortunatel...

Can someone verify that my membership dues went through yesterday? Paypal kind of went squirrely on me at the end. I noticed I still don't have access to the members only section so I wanted to make sure. All the gents who lead and manage the Association/site are volunteers and do that as they have...

Actually that's due to spring compression, not tension. To answer your question re: AH Fox guns ..... the firing hammer(s) are cocking too early in the opening arc. That can happen for several reasons and it would take many paragraphs to explain why and also how to correct for those who might be cap...

Two nice bucks nearby my home here in northeast PA. Second one is a real beaut!
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