Fox Custom 20 gauge engraving completed

[Steve Havener]

Tom the sculpting of the action and engraving are magnificent.

[tom tutwiler]

Originally Posted by Steve Havener

Tom the sculpting of the action and engraving are magnificent.

Thanks Steve. That sculpting design was pretty much home grown by me using my imagination along with some graph and tracing paper. I had had another custom gun done (12 gauge Fox Sterly) that I call the Abby Gun named after my dearly departed Golden Retriever. That gun had quite a bit of shaping but nothing like this. I wanted something totally unique as compared to other Fox customs out there. Dan took my ideas and put the file to metal as they say. I was a bit concerned that it might be too radical in design, but Bob's engraving pulled it together to the point that I think it looks pretty nice.

Still deciding on the french grey or to keep it case colored. I think it will look really good either way. This thing is a tiny receiver. Fox 20's were little anyway and a bunch of metal was removed during the shaping. Gun weighs less then 6 lbs and a lot of that is due to the extremely dense Circassian walnut we used.

[Opening Day]

Still deciding on the french grey or to keep it case colored. I think it will look really good either way. This thing is a tiny receiver. Fox 20's were little anyway and a bunch of metal was removed during the shaping. Gun weighs less then 6 lbs and a lot of that is due to the extremely dense Circassian walnut we used.

I might lean toward French grey (I know that's what Bob would tell you) you will lose quite a bit of detail if you case color, no way around that and since it is a custom gun you don't have to worry about what the traditional finish should be. So keep the beautiful engraving for all to see and do French gray

[TOOL MAN]

Beautiful, Tom!! Very tastefully done. I too, would vote for the French Grey.
Those partridge should fold out of sheer reverence for that Fox!!

[David Weber]

Awesome!

[Chris T.]

I like a case color finish when it's half worn off. Case color it, then use the hell out of it!!