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Early BE Grade Fox

Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2016 9:59 am
by Mills
I bought this project BE off the Double gun shop forum. It was missing the butt plate/recoil pad and had some crude engraving on the floor plate. I had Brad Bachelder put a Silvers pad on it and remove the crude engraving. You can't tell the engraving was ever there now. It has some scuffs and wear which I have left on for the time being, at least. It has 28" barrels which are original and proved to be a great shooter at the gun club this weekend.

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Re: Early BE Grade project

Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2016 10:38 am
by OH Osthaus
nice save Mills

upland gun?

Re: Early BE Grade project

Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2016 12:42 pm
by Mills
It is light like an upland gun, but at Full/Full, it is probably better for something more long range. It did well on clays.

Re: Early BE Grade Fox

Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2016 10:36 am
by Mills
Here are some before and after of the crude engraving that was removed.

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Re: Early BE Grade Fox

Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2016 10:47 am
by OH Osthaus
Nice cover up

I will never understand that

It's like all the old Hardy Perfect reels you come across

Someone spends good money on a top of the line reel -
then scratches their initials into it with a dull rusty nail

Pay an engraver a couple bucks :lol:

Re: Early BE Grade Fox

Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2016 12:21 pm
by vaturkey
Now, that's a great shooter for sure.

Re: Early BE Grade Fox

Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2016 1:41 pm
by Mills
The pictures don't really do justice. You can't tell the engraving was ever there. Brad did a good job

Re: Early BE Grade Fox

Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2016 12:26 am
by 67galaxie
Great gun! I've been looking for a full and full myself. Even found one with 32" barrels but was 2 hours late in buying it. I was beaten to the punch!

Re: Early BE Grade Fox

Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2016 10:30 am
by Mills
I love the early Foxes. I have an early A and B now and have an early C on my wish list.

Re: Early BE Grade Fox

Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2016 4:50 pm
by fox-admin
Mills thanks so much for the pictures. Good luck finding an early C they are the sweet spot of Fox collecting.

Re: Early BE Grade Fox

Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2016 11:39 am
by eightbore
Great gun, Mills.

Re: Early BE Grade Fox

Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2016 5:35 pm
by Stan Hillis
Great save, Mills. Go kill some teal with it and post some pics.

SRH

Re: Early BE Grade Fox

Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2016 1:20 pm
by Mills
It would make a great Teal gun. Like I said, I only wish it had arrived a week earlier for the dove opener. It would have been perfect for the hunt I was on.