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Do gold inlays hold up to hunting use?
Unread 05-20-2018, 01:28 PM   #1
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Default Do gold inlays hold up to hunting use?

I am ordering a CSMC Fox FE and would like to know how well gold inlaid dogs will or will not hold up on the belly of a Fox 28guage used for grouse hunting. It will have color case metal and could be engraved with or with out the gold. The sides of the receiver will have gold birds engraved and will take much less wear. I like the gold inlays but worry how long before they show use and loose their detail? How well did the gold inlays hold up on the old time guns from the golden age of SXS guns? Any input would be helpful. I added two pictures, one without gold and one with. The gun with the gold inlay has not been hunted yet. The gun with the non gold setter has field use for three seasons now. thanks all SXS Ohio
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Unread 05-20-2018, 05:57 PM   #2
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Depemds on the fineness of the gold and how the inlay was done. Too eliminate a quick loss of detail, you shouldhave the engraver use no higher than 14 karat butpreferably 10 K, alloyedwith copper. A competentengraver will undercut the edges where the inlaywillgo,then hammer in the gold so it fills in the undercuts and finally, then engrave the secure gold piece.
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In my bunker shooting heyday, one of the people we shot with regularly shot a Remington 1100 F Grade Trap with gold inlays, one of which was a pheasant. As the referee called a station change, the shooter next to him noticed that the head of the gold inlayed pheasant had popped off his gun. Since it was practice round, the referee allowed a stop for a few minutes until the precious head was found. It reminded me of a woman losing a diamond out of a ring; three of the shooters on their hands and knees combing the grass borders of the concrete pad. I'm not sure if it had happened in registered competition that he would have been allowed to look for it just then.
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I have a CSM FE along with a Paker and a LeFever Optimus that all have gold inlays and I have never had a problem with any of them.
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Here are some with 119 years of carry wear....1898 Lindner Daly 20 bore, that has seen LOTS of action over time!
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Thanks all....I think I will go with the gold inlayed setters. I felt the gun would not be what it should be if the belly engraving was not gold to match the rest of the guns gold. The attached picture is what the engraver will be working with for the belly engraving. I have spent many hours planning this FE-special build for a grouse gun. It with showcase Grouse, Woodcock and Setters in woodland settings. Specs will be 28gauge, 27" barrels, open chokes, PG-DT-BTF, skeleton steel plate and a light 5lbs-8 to 5lbs-10 I ordered this gun back in February and will take about 1 year to complete. SXS Ohio.....(-:
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Kenny,

The gold inlays that Angelo Bee done still look the same after many years of use.
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Hey Kenny,

I would have thought you would put a Gordon setter on the gun. :-)

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My gold guns are wearing just fine. By the way, Kevin, did you guys ever find the gold pheasant's head? However, that non gold CSMC gun is just outstanding.
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Yes, we found it in just under 5 minutes. The shooter put the gun up and finished the round with a c. early 1950s Grade V Superposed, like he should have been using all along.
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