Fox Collectors

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 ...

I'd been planning to do Drakes Landing and the Southern but it's not in the cards this year. I wish all of you safe driving and a great time. frank

There was a post here yesterday asking about any Fox guns added to your stable in the 1Q '26 but I can't find it now. I didn't see any replies last evening and it must have been deleted? I'd planned to answer this morning when I had more time and I'm happy to report I didn't add any vintage doubles ...

Yes, that's George and Paul in the one pic. The Flues SxS and SBT are well known for problems with breakage of the cocking lug or whatever its proper name is. To paraphrase a Packard automobile advert: “ask the man who owns one and tries to shoot it a lot”. Hopefully Emil corrected that in this side...

One of our long time members, George Lander - now deceased - brought a Sterlingworth "Cape Gun" conversion to the 2012 Southern for show and tell. !2 gauge X 45/70 Gov't. It was well done but IMO its weight was excessive and balance way off. More of a curiosity but I suppose it would be OK...

A replacement insert for a Lyman or Marbles front sight can be made on a small metal lathe from mammoth ivory or off-white/almond colored plastic; its shank is sized for the ferrule that’s usually still in the barrel rib. I prefer a 1/8" diameter bead for all around use rather than the common L...

Thank you Dave. Just to clarify, what I referred to as the metal ferrule is the sleeve/holder mentioned in the text. One and the same. frank

Jason, I assumed you were posting about a press-in Lyman or Marbles ivory bead as most Fox users don't know the original metal front bead was also a press fit. Yes if not damaged when removed you can just tap it back in using a piece of softwood. frank

Assuming the barrel rib had a Lyman or Marbles press-in bead that’s been lost or broken off ..... be sure its old metal ferrule is removed, clean out the hole and try the new bead with your fingers to insure it’s within about 1/16” of full seating. If not, you’ll need a bead reamer to VERY slightly ...

Here are some real life weights of many 12 gauge Sterlies I've owned or worked on, all were weighed using a digital postal scale: Most of the 28" and 30" guns were 7-4 to 7-7 Low weight was a 28" Utica SW extractor gun at 6 - 15.4 High weight was a 30" Utica SW extractor gun at 7...

Oh, how I would love to kill a limit of greenhaeds with those 3 3/4 - 1 1/4 lead loads one more time. This isn’t an endorsement or suggestion to do anything illegal but I've heard that some avid gunners will still hunt waterfowl with lead shot, depending on the location and whether the blind allows...

I'm set for a while. I don't know if the factories still offer High Brass 2's in 2-3/4" 12 gauge but I see relatively new old stock boxes occasionally at Gun Shows. Just an aside, when I was a kid I’d ride my bike two towns up the line to get Super-X or preferably Peters High Brass 2’s for fox ...

Caleb, good deal. I found the Super Pheasants advertised at 1450 as well and 1300. I wonder if one or the other is Winchester’s current loading? frank

Thanks for sharing your findings. One question, are you concerned about the pressure in those loads? Or do you feel pressure is less of a concern in the Super? Great information and good luck out there.🤠 Pressure has nothing to do with it. All US factory loads were loaded to acceptable pressure lev...

Easily done by a good man with an oxyacetylene torch, a medium sized brazing tip, a heavy vice and some scrap steel for heat sinks. The brazing outfit is a MUST for quick/concentrated high temp to melt the braze in just a few seconds, and before cooling just as quickly with wet shop rags on standby....