I’m slipping !
 

I was at Prospect Hall yesterday and happened to notice something for sale . A AH Fox HE 30” with 3” chambers . So it followed me home . Guns been reblued restocked and when restocked changed to a straight grip with skeleton buttplate added and an ebony forend inlay . With my micrometer gauges it measures .040”+ in both barrels .

What, no water table picture Craig?





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The famous Don Kaas HE. It was nice to visit with Craig, Kevin, and Jim Hall yesterday.

Nice find Craig! What's not to like about that one!

DO NOT GO OVER TO THE DARK SIDE!!! :nono: :corn: If you were to procure a Fox, at least it is an HE. Good choice.

nice.....I like those 3 inch guns....the mention of don kaas reminded me about a d grade 8 ga. that don had at one time I think I saw the 8 ga on guns international a few days ago....bill you may know the gun I talked with don about it this seems to be the gun....charlie

Kaas sold it to a fellow that’s no longer with us and it’s my understanding the widow of that fellow is slowly letting them go .

Think that makes four now ! Would be seven if I had the three I’ve let go :rotf:

Just in time for geese!

At your request !

Craig, I'm not real knowledgeable on the Fox guns and am wondering about the mark on the barrel flats "Barrels not guaranteed See tag".
Any ideas?

I was told by several Fox collectors far more astute than myself that three inch guns had that so Fox would not be held accountable for them to pattern I think 70 or 80 percent at I believe it was 40 yards . Supposedly that was something to do with Nash Burt Becker and Bo-Whoop .

My friend was in with his gauge today and he was within .002” of my readings . So it is .045 and .055 ! I’m at the gun club now and just finished shooting a regular round of skeet and a doubles round of skeet from 3 , 4 and 5 . The chokes in that gun make doubles skeet from the middle a lot easier :cool:

I have measured 30 plus Super Foxes. They have all measured. 049/.050.

that's some fine chokes ive never had a gun with that tight of chokes....maybe I need a fox.....charlie

The old Remington Model 32TC I got a couple weeks ago has in excess of .045 in both barrels also . There’s THREE things wrong with Fox ! #1 they didn’t make an 8 gauge , #2 they didn’t make a 10 gauge and #3 they didn’t make a 28 gauge . :eek:

Craig, I couldn’t agree more strongly about your opinion regarding the 28 gauge! What an awesome little Fox that would be in any grade!
I’m not a big bore fan so much but I know there plenty of others who would also agree with you on the 10 and the 8.





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My 12 Sterlingworth is .044 in each barrels

Well you can get a 28 Fox from CSMC but that's way above my pay grade. I'm happy with the Parker and the Perazzi 28's. They'll do for now.:)

Yes sir your little Perazzi is a nice feeling gun as well .

I'd like to try a K-20 28 gauge with 30 or 32 inch barrels sometime .

[QUOTE=CraigThompson;369834]Yes sir your little Perazzi is a nice feeling gun as well .

I'd like to try a K-20 28 gauge with 30 or 32 inch barrels sometime .[/QUO

I have and the Perazzi feels better to me. Just like the OO frame 28 it's just feels better between the hands. Your mileage may vary.

My hunting friend Trigg Davis has(had?)a Piotti 28ga that was absolutely to die for. Uber quality gun I'd love to have had.

Daryl, I have an order sheet for the CSMC 28 gauge. The C Grade is $5650 plus a small surcharge for the 28. Is this above your pay grade? Should I forward that order sheet to you?

Bill, does it say in tiny print "We reserve the right to change prices at our discretion."? What year is it from?





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What Dean said. Plus.... it ain't a real Fox.

Dean, I believe it is Tony's first price list for the CSMC Foxes.

I was in hopes of having a 1 3/8 ounce charge bar and I didn’t so I loaded some for the HE today in 3” hulls using 1 1/2 ounces of shot pushed by 39 grains of Blue Dot . Some with SP-12 wads and some with WAA12F114 wads . Shot one of each in the snail at the shop in an 870 Express and it all looks good and recoil wasn’t excessive . I’m quite sure the weight of the HE will make them even more pleasent .

looks good to me very nice crimps.....charlie

So just say I was a bit bored today :rotf:

I really like those pictures of the 1 3/8 ounce 3 inch loads...charlie

The 1 3/8 box is about 2/3’s full while the 1 5/8 box is full . Someone gave me those two boxes .

If that was Don Kass’ gun it’s been restocked for a lefty. How does it come up? Nice find. Don was an interesting member of the board; I hope he is doing well.

Ed the gun feels okay to me and I’ve shot it decently for a start . Patton looked at it and says it’s cast slightly for a lefty .

Was out checking the sight in on my 6mm-06 and 260 today so thought I’d try the HE with WIN factory #1 3” and 00 3” at 25 yards . We have an early antlerless season that starts this Saturday . 00 first right barrel then left followed by #1 right then left .

Other stuff I was shooting today . 260 in the rest , 6mm-06 on the table . Then pics of the TC 357 MAX and the TC 6.5 TCU .

Normally wouldn’t be doing this at home off a card table , but the power company is doing something at the club blah blah blah so I didn’t feel like dealing with all that crap .

"cast slightly for a lefty" It'll never work for you. I know a lefty you should sell it to. :cool::whistle::bigbye:

As tight as HE’s seem to be I was surprised it did as well as it did with 00 . The #1 I kind thought would be pretty decent . Looks like the HE and the 6mm-06 will be first choice for Saturday .

I’ve owned that gun a little over two weeks and you’re the third person that’s made a comment along those lines :whistle:

So you’re saying there’s a chance? :rotf::rotf::rotf: