Long legged Sterly
 

Here is a picture of my "new to me" 16 bore 32" Sterlingworth. My Duck Club Brother Craig eased the pain of a recent gun trade nightmare by allowing me to purchase this scarce little beauty from him. A kind gesture from a Great friend
I shot it for the first time yesterday afternoon. Plenty of choke and fits me well! Every bit of a "sweet spot gun" with little use and much condition!
Should be hell on ducks this fall.
Thanks again Craig!

Mighty nice gun! I sure wish those 32" guns would cross my path!

You're a lucky man. That's a rare one for sure. I have a 30" small bore Sterly but no 32's "yet". I'm curious, what does it weigh ? Congrats BTW !!

Randy -
I believe it weighs just over 7 lbs.
.37 and .40 min. wall thickness.

Light enough you could carry it for an occasional pheasant and yet enough weight to absorb some recoil. I really like that gun !

and i wish i had a picture of the look on Mark's face after the first target with the new gun

he pulled the trigger and then you could tell he didn't know where the target went and was looking for it

thing is - it just pure didn't exist any longer -there had been nothing to see but a small puff of fine dust for a split second that blew away in the wind before he knew it was hit.

and he kept that up through the round

As some may know Mark has a soft spot for 32" small bores. The 32" 16ga Sterlingworth is the only one I have ever handled or owned in decades of collecting Fox guns. I know of two others one a Utica era gun and a second Philly gun. Many advanced and long time Fox collectors have never seen or handled one----they are very scarce. Only one 20ga 32" Sterlingworth is known.
I am lucky to be friends with a bunch of gun collecting and hunting brothers that have the same passions as me. Mark was kind enough to sell me a nice Super Fox he picked up in Maine last year so selling him the 32" Sterly was just repaying him for a big favor. Craig

I am not a Fox collector or shooter, but I too like those long barreled small bores and I appreciate your friendship!

I love long barreled small bores. No Fox's (a 30 inch 20 if that counts) but a couple of Parker" s, two 16's and a 20. Congrats Mark on a nice addition:bowdown:

Mark, enough about the guns. Who made your pouch?

Was that 29396 ?





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Bill - I lost track of his name. I purchased at Vintagers when it was held at Pintail Point if I remember correctly. He had some great stuff. Never saw him again at any shows.

I picked up a 12 bore “trap” 32” sterly in really nice shape a few months ago. It is a clay crusher!

Jeff Bibb?

I remember the guy. He did have a great display.

".....eased the pain???"

Sure as hell beats Oxycontin!!!! It's about time you dragged something a little less old but a lot more reliable into that marsh!!! Hell, you got The Donald's attention with that bewitching, Fox!!


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My F/F+ 32" 12ga hammer gun reaches out like nothing I have ever seen. It's absolutely hell on ducks I can tell you.

"Parkers and Fords" is the the program. Has been all my life....but occasionally I wander off the well worn trail ...... The legs on this beauty!! ......I mean I am only human! Woodies Gadwall Teal and Widgeon beware!!! Less than 50 days!

Guys I have had a few requests for pictures and or info on this pouch. I took a look at it and sure enough the information is right on it. So here are a few pics.

https://www.accu-riser.com/categorie...ags-and-belts/

is his website

The "Oval shell bag" for $90.00 is a real piece of work. The "oval" feature is a design that prevents shells from dropping out of the pouch when you bend over to pick something up from the ground. Great design, great price, and great construction.

Looks like they make some very nice stuff. I'm tempted to try their neoprene comb riser on a VH12 I have that has 3.5"DAH.

I'm using one on a couple guns I have w/3" DAH; works great. And since I'd rather look at the guns without it when I'm messing with them at home, I really like the easy on/easy off.