Now Chris has me paranoid, but we forge on.
Here are several more Foxes, all small bores. You'll see that I'm addicted to the small bore, but besides the way they feel in the hand, they are more than worth the added expense after you've slogged over birdless terrain for 8 miles and then your dogs pin a covey right at the truck. This is where Foxes excel in my not-nearly-humble-enough opinion.
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A sub-6 lb. A grade 16 in really fine original condition. If its dimensions were a bit more to my liking, it would be a constant companion. It has taken pheasant and quail in Missouri, and grouse in SE Ohio (yes, Virginia, there were huntable populations of grouse in OH).
A re-stocked A 16, also under 6 lb. This was bought during a fit for a straight-splinter "rain gun." I shoot this gun really well, but I don't think I've ever had it out in the rain. It's taken Missouri dove, both from a hide, and walked up. I don't recall using it more than a few times. Maybe I should hunt in the rain a bit more.
My "Redemption Gun" that I posted about not long ago -- a 16 gauge CE early production gun. Once I found out its lack of originality, I was free to fit a safety to it and open the super tight chokes. It's a great quail gun, having take birds in IA, MO, KS, and OK.
This little 20 gauge A is from the transition period between Phil. and Utica. It has really nice wood for an A, and very high dimensions. The chokes are far too tight for my kind of walk-up shooting, and since it has had its stock lengthened with spacers, I won't feel like I'm ruining a pristine gun by opening the chokes. In spite of the tight chokes, I've managed to take MN grouse and Missouri quail with it...but my shooting average is pretty poor (hey, I'm blaming the chokes
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I hope to carry one of these Foxes when -- someday soon I hope -- I get to hunt with Phil Yearout in Kansas.
A few more Foxes from the "den"
Threaded Mode