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Vent rib fox guns
Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2025 11:54 am
by thepalm0314
Is there a tally or estimate of how may Fox guns came with Vent ribs?
Most of the ones I have seen are later long barreled guns.
Any 26 or 28 inch guns surfaced?
Thanks
James
Re: Vent rib fox guns
Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2025 4:58 pm
by Researcher
My search of the 12-gauge production cards showed 47 total -- fifteen 32". thirteen 30" two with a second set of 26", thirteen 28" & six 26". I make no guarantee of absolute accuracy but I'm certainly in the order of magnitude.
Also, a vent rib gun from a run of ten missing cards 35193 surfaced recently --
Re: Vent rib fox guns
Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2025 9:08 am
by Foxnut
James, there has been at least one of the 28” 12 gauge Savage era Skeeters that has surfaced as well as some small bore 20 gauge/16 gauge VR guns in either 26” or 28” as well. Very few of the small bores. Brett
Re: Vent rib fox guns
Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2025 1:13 pm
by thepalm0314
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Re: Vent rib fox guns
Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2026 1:40 pm
by Scott
I have a 28” Skeeter, actually it has 4 different cards and it was ordered for “Office Sample”
I have seen 3 other short barreled Vent rib guns.
They are scarce.
Re: Vent rib fox guns
Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2026 7:44 pm
by Sporrns
I have only seen one 12 ga. Trap AE? VR and one 20 ga. VR SKEET, both carded exactly to specs. Had to sit down and smoke a fine imported cigar on each occasion. Kevin
Re: Vent rib fox guns
Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2026 7:50 pm
by Sporrns
Scott wrote: ↑Thu Jan 29, 2026 1:40 pm
I have a 28” Skeeter, actually it has 4 different cards and it was ordered for “Office Sample”
I have seen 3 other short barreled Vent rib guns.
They are scarce.
There are a number of examples of multiple carded guns - I guess some people couldn't make up their minds what they really wanted until it came time to write the check. My favorite below:

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. The gun ultimately wound up in the SKEET configuration. Kevin