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by vaturkey
Sat May 23, 2026 7:22 am
Forum: Fox Collectors Forum
Topic: 1936 Fox Sterlingworth 16 gauge
Replies: 6
Views: 195

Re: 1936 Fox Sterlingworth 16 gauge

GOOSESLAYER wrote: Fri May 22, 2026 9:57 pm I can’t find the members only section

Here is the link you need to join:


http://forum.foxcollectors.com/viewtopi ... 28efba5d45
by vaturkey
Fri May 22, 2026 4:25 am
Forum: Fox Collectors Forum
Topic: Sad news Jerry Andrew's LC Smith gunsmith
Replies: 6
Views: 351

Re: Sad news Jerry Andrew's LC Smith gunsmith

Sad news indeed. Good man who treated folks well. His music and talents as a gunsmith will live on. Prayers for the family.
by vaturkey
Thu May 21, 2026 7:38 am
Forum: Our Hunting Dog Friends
Topic: Kansas a few years ago.
Replies: 3
Views: 169

Re: Kansas a few years ago.

Heat is tough on all upland birds. Probably only thing worse is drought. Mother nature can be brutal.
by vaturkey
Mon May 18, 2026 4:32 pm
Forum: Our Hunting Dog Friends
Topic: Kansas a few years ago.
Replies: 3
Views: 169

Re: Kansas a few years ago.

Hunting with my dog’s Cody and Otto. With my 12ga AE quail gun, 7 lbs. choked C/M. Was a great day. Hope to get out with them again this year. I hunted around Hayes Kansas with flushers many many years ago. Was carrying a Merkel 16 gauge sxs in those days. Pheasants were the game of choice. It was ...
by vaturkey
Mon May 18, 2026 1:49 pm
Forum: Fox Collectors Forum
Topic: Sad news Jerry Andrew's LC Smith gunsmith
Replies: 6
Views: 351

Sad news Jerry Andrew's LC Smith gunsmith

See where he is quite ill and is now in Hospice. He was battling cancer a few years ago but seemed to beat it back. He was also a member of the Crandel Creek bluegrass band. Did some quality work for me few years ago on a Fox. Info came from Harold Pickens who is well known by many of us. They are g...
by vaturkey
Sat May 16, 2026 7:51 am
Forum: Fox Collectors Forum
Topic: A Grade at Cabelas
Replies: 22
Views: 5551

Re: A Grade at Cabelas

fox-admin wrote: Fri May 15, 2026 9:46 am The A grade is a nice gun but has a loose top rib so I didn't accept it.
Been down the relaying a rib on a custom. Not again. It wasn't cheap and the fellow who did it (well I might add) is no longer doing work for himself.
by vaturkey
Fri May 15, 2026 5:31 pm
Forum: Our Hunting Dog Friends
Topic: Thought this was interesting Xray
Replies: 6
Views: 3598

Re: Thought this was interesting Xray

A lot for sure! I bet that momma is ready to deliver some pups!! They thought she would drop them 2 days ago. First litter. They are hoping for no complications. My trainer years ago had a bad birth from a young female setter. Lost a bunch of pups and quit breeding after that. Breeding a large male...
by vaturkey
Thu May 14, 2026 5:21 am
Forum: Our Hunting Dog Friends
Topic: Thought this was interesting Xray
Replies: 6
Views: 3598

Re: Thought this was interesting Xray

Breeder sent me this. They count skulls.
by vaturkey
Wed May 13, 2026 8:36 am
Forum: Our Hunting Dog Friends
Topic: Thought this was interesting Xray
Replies: 6
Views: 3598

Thought this was interesting Xray

Lets see who can count how many pups are in this xray? Xray taken Monday. Litter should drop per the vet anytime.

PS. I know the owner of this pup.
by vaturkey
Sun May 10, 2026 12:49 pm
Forum: Fox Collectors Forum
Topic: A Grade at Cabelas
Replies: 22
Views: 5551

Re: A Grade at Cabelas

I took a chance on the Fox, 27043. Bass Pro ships 2nd day FedEx to my local Auburn NY Bass Pro, no charge. Guns with a 0 in the hundredth place are pretty interesting and normally special ordered. Nice wood and good dimensions for me. Nice pheasant gun. Made during what I call the puddy colored CC ...
by vaturkey
Mon Apr 27, 2026 3:54 pm
Forum: Other Vintage Guns
Topic: They Come Around Again
Replies: 6
Views: 2261

Re: They Come Around Again

Bill Moravek's Nimrod Gun Shop in Leesburg was a wonderful little shop on the main street downtown. Bill was an interesting character; he and his son ran a couple of high-end photography stores in Washington DC for several years. Bill was very knowledgeable about British and European guns and alway...
by vaturkey
Mon Apr 27, 2026 8:50 am
Forum: Other Vintage Guns
Topic: They Come Around Again
Replies: 6
Views: 2261

Re: They Come Around Again

I met Ed in Leesburg Va at a small gunshop named Nimrod I believe. He was there talking to the owner who had quite a collection of vintage gun related books that Ed was trying to purchase to prep in writing another book. I had just looked at his book "Old Reliable" that was for sale at a n...
by vaturkey
Sun Apr 26, 2026 12:49 pm
Forum: AHFCA Events
Topic: The Southern 2026
Replies: 22
Views: 5386

Re: The Southern 2026

Thanks for the kind words. The booth is definitely a team effort and Kevin and Tom make it happen. Yesterday I saw something that was new to me. One of the visitors, Roy, brought in his 16 ga. Sterlingworth that had more than the usual amount of engraving. Kevin and Tom indicated that this wasn’t t...
by vaturkey
Sun Apr 26, 2026 12:23 pm
Forum: AHFCA Events
Topic: The Southern 2026
Replies: 22
Views: 5386

Re: The Southern 2026

Thanks for the kind words. The booth is definitely a team effort and Kevin and Tom make it happen. Yesterday I saw something that was new to me. One of the visitors, Roy, brought in his 16 ga. Sterlingworth that had more than the usual amount of engraving. Kevin and Tom indicated that this wasn’t t...
by vaturkey
Sat Apr 25, 2026 7:15 pm
Forum: AHFCA Events
Topic: The Southern 2026
Replies: 22
Views: 5386

Re: The Southern 2026

Leg is slowly healing. Animal control served a summons to my wife on Friday requesting my attendance in Court on May 20th. The dogs owner was also served. This is a case to determine whether the dog is placed in Virginia's Dangerous Dog Registry. If he is placed in the registry he must be muzzled in...