A Bit of a Poll

[chris dawe]

One word ...Lefever.

Pick apart a Lefever and a Smith and tell me with all honesty ,do a Smith come even close

[Mills]

My favorites are Parker, Smith and Fox, in that order. I don't own a Lefever (yet) so can't comment. I enjoy them all and sort of feel it unfair to compare them against each other. They are American classics

[Double Lab]

Fox. IMHO and in the opinion of a well known and highly respected gunsmith I trust, the Foxes are the most dependable mechanically even over the beloved Parker. To me a Fox handles as well as a Parker and that's why I like them.

[Harold Pickens]

Daryl, I was always told that there are few people who know how to work on a Fox because they never break down or need repaired.

[Double Lab]

Bingo!

[Bill Murphy]

Milton, if you have "never read up on the Lefever shotgun", you are a bit late to the party. You can catch up by finding some low grade gems and writing some checks. Good luck. Buy Elliott's book to give yourself a bit of a leg up.

[C.O.B.]

Graded guns, small bores Fox (I know where a nice CE 16 is) LeFever (I know where a nice F grade 20 is) LC Smith I don't know where any small bores are.

[Mike Murphy]

A high grade Lefever (Sure, in my dreams), Fox with L.C. Smith third. I have a couple of Foxes and like them very much. Dependable, well balanced and attractive, even in Sterlingworth guise.

[Bill Murphy]

Lefever, Lindner Daly, Fox, pre 1913 Smith, in that order.

[AmarilloMike]

In descending order of preference - Parker, Fox, Ithaca, Syarcuse Lefevers, Iver Johnson Skeeters, Winchester 21s.