My first Fox

[Mills]

I am trying to add to my Fox collection and just bought a Sterlingworth Co. pin gun. The comb nose (is that the right term?) is shaped down like yours and that is the only thing I don't like about it. A straight grip stock would look great on yours

[Researcher]

Only because all XE's were made after they had gone to the deeley style latch.

Nope!! See 16-gauge XE-Grade 300459, The Double Gun Journal, Volume Six, Issue 3, pages 59 to 63.

It is somewhat strange that someone put that much work into an upgrade and didn't use a nicer piece of wood?!?

[Researcher]

I am trying to add to my Fox collection and just bought a Sterlingworth Co. pin gun. The comb nose (is that the right term?) is shaped down like yours and that is the only thing I don't like about it. A straight grip stock would look great on yours

Mills,

The stock on your new The Sterlingworth Co. gun, shown on the A.H. Fox Collectors Association, Inc. site is definitely not factory. Should have a nose to the comb that looks like this --



A lot of the late Savage-era Fox guns didn't have a fluted comb --

[C.O.B.]

Originally Posted by Dave Noreen

It is somewhat strange that someone put that much work into an upgrade and didn't use a nicer piece of wood?!?

I'll take care of the lack of decent wood on the restock it will be a worthy specimen.

[Mike of the Mountain]

Originally Posted by Rich Anderson

I'll take care of the lack of decent wood on the restock it will be a worthy specimen.

COB, you can send that "old" stock to

Mike
674 Mitchell Rd.......

[C.O.B.]

Dean thanks for the thought. A rotten log gave way under my left foot and I fell landing on a solid piece of wood directly on my left knee cap. I hobbled around afterwards for a couple of days but it was painful. Finally it had had enough and started swelling. A couple of days of ice and rest has helped but it's still painful. I guess I'm to old to be hustling after a dog on point in a tag elder bottom

Mike I sold the old stock from the Fox.

[tom tutwiler]

Originally Posted by Dave Noreen

Nope!! See 16-gauge XE-Grade 300459, The Double Gun Journal, Volume Six, Issue 3, pages 59 to 63.

It is somewhat strange that someone put that much work into an upgrade and didn't use a nicer piece of wood?!?

Learn something new every day. Yes, he spent a lot of money on an upgrade and plain straight grain piece of wood. Doesn't seem to work in my mind.