Long legged Sterly

[Mark Kircher]

Here is a picture of my "new to me" 16 bore 32" Sterlingworth. My Duck Club Brother Craig eased the pain of a recent gun trade nightmare by allowing me to purchase this scarce little beauty from him. A kind gesture from a Great friend
I shot it for the first time yesterday afternoon. Plenty of choke and fits me well! Every bit of a "sweet spot gun" with little use and much condition!
Should be hell on ducks this fall.
Thanks again Craig!

[Reggie B]

Mighty nice gun! I sure wish those 32" guns would cross my path!

[Randy Roberts]

You're a lucky man. That's a rare one for sure. I have a 30" small bore Sterly but no 32's "yet". I'm curious, what does it weigh ? Congrats BTW !!

[Mark Kircher]

Randy -
I believe it weighs just over 7 lbs.
.37 and .40 min. wall thickness.

[Randy Roberts]

Light enough you could carry it for an occasional pheasant and yet enough weight to absorb some recoil. I really like that gun !

[OH Osthaus]

Originally Posted by MARK KIRCHER

I shot it for the first time yesterday afternoon. Plenty of choke and fits me well!

and i wish i had a picture of the look on Mark's face after the first target with the new gun

he pulled the trigger and then you could tell he didn't know where the target went and was looking for it

thing is - it just pure didn't exist any longer -there had been nothing to see but a small puff of fine dust for a split second that blew away in the wind before he knew it was hit.

and he kept that up through the round

[Craig Larter]

As some may know Mark has a soft spot for 32" small bores. The 32" 16ga Sterlingworth is the only one I have ever handled or owned in decades of collecting Fox guns. I know of two others one a Utica era gun and a second Philly gun. Many advanced and long time Fox collectors have never seen or handled one----they are very scarce. Only one 20ga 32" Sterlingworth is known.
I am lucky to be friends with a bunch of gun collecting and hunting brothers that have the same passions as me. Mark was kind enough to sell me a nice Super Fox he picked up in Maine last year so selling him the 32" Sterly was just repaying him for a big favor. Craig

[Reggie B]

I am not a Fox collector or shooter, but I too like those long barreled small bores and I appreciate your friendship!

[C.O.B.]

I love long barreled small bores. No Fox's (a 30 inch 20 if that counts) but a couple of Parker" s, two 16's and a 20. Congrats Mark on a nice addition

[Bill Murphy]

Mark, enough about the guns. Who made your pouch?