I went into a pawn shop yesterday, and the guy had a 12guage Fox model B that was fairly clean. It has 28" bbl. He had lowered the price from 400.00 to 300.00(for me). I needed it like I need a hole in my head, but bought it. I know these have been pretty hot in recent years, but do you folks think I got a good deal?

Irving,

I'd say you got a fairly good deal.

I have an old Fox 12ga double-barrel that was my Dad's. Mine is in real rough shape, Dad did a screw & glue job on the stock, and the old thing has taken a beating thru the years, but it still shoots great !!


99er

Thanks!

Outstanding deal Irving. I would have paid the $400.00 for one. I have a Fox B 20 gauge with in 24 inch barrels chokd IC and Modified. If I was to place a nock for each animal I harvested with it it would be all scratched up. It only scracthed from getting into the thick stuff, like briars, thorns, pickers, honehsuckle, etc. Truly an outstanding firearm and well worth the outstanding deal you got for $300.00. Enjoy it. What a Gun!


My nickname for my Fox B. "The Meat Gun!"

The stock has a few scratches, beavertail forearm is EX. Bluing is about 90% at least, and case color is EX. Gun is very tight. I understand that 410's are worth alot more, and the 20 guages are worth more, also, as they are hard to find. I used to hunt with doubles, and went to 870's, but now my eyesight is not too good, and it seems to be easier for me to sight down a double. Thanks for the replies!

My Fox B does not have to have any screw to loosen. You simply pull down on the forearm from the front. Make sure the action is closed before you do this. To put it back together. Place barrels back on the action and close the action. You insert the back of the forearm at an angle where the barrels meet. This will be above the triggers. You make sure the small metal spring latch that is on the wooden forearm. fits and meets under the metal barb attached to the barrels. You push forearm toward the barrels until it clicks or snaps. The front of the forearm will hit against the barrels last. Once you do it once or twice it real easy to do. When you pull down on the front of the forearm just remember that is how you put it back on too. Just remember to put the spring latch on the forearm inside the metal barb on the barrel.

I got a double-barrel related question too, keep in mind I only own 1 double-barrel and both barrels appear to be "full chocked". My question ... is it more common to have both barrels chocked the same, and if thay are different, is there a standard as to which side would typically be full or modified chocked ??


99er

I have an old Ithaca double, and an old Hunter Fulton double(and now the mod. I think that the left barrel is typically choked more, but I could be wrong. Usually, one will be choked more than the other. Have to watch for guns that have been 'cut down", though. I appreciate the advice on taking down my mod. B, folks. I was unsure if it came apart like the other doubles that I have owned. Obviously, it does. I have owned some good old Savage model 311's and they were good field guns. They didn't have the beaver-tail foreend, though. It was always "snap on" and snap off. Good to know the B works the same way.

I don't know how the "face" got into the above post. Must have clicked something wrong. Supposed to say model B.

The right barrel fires the front triggers. Normally the right barrel would either be the Improved Cyliner or the Modified. The left barrel fires the 2nd trigger. If the right barrel is an modifed then the left barrel is a Full. If the right barrel is an improved Cylinder then the Left barrel would be a Modified.


Notice that the shorter barrels like 26 inches or less are more apt to be M and IC. if the barrels are 28 to 30 inches it probably a M and F.


Hope this helps. This is how it is on the non choke tube side by sides that I own.

The only side by sides I ever saw choked F and F are 410's. However I have a 410 that is choked right barrel IC left barrel M.

Irving,

The code for happens to be a B followed by a )


Both Irving & UB,

I may well be wrong about both of the barrels on my double barrel being full chocked, they do seen rather small (a dime won't even go 1/2 way) and I do know for a fact that the are both chocked the same. LOL

As UB knows and Irving is quickly finding out, although I use em ... shotguns are not my stong suit, rifles (if anything) are. So for this shotgun dummy, could one of you two list the various clasifications of chocking and at least for the 12ga, list what the approximate inside diameter of the barrel would be ? Actually a link to a listing of the chocking clasifications and indside diameters for all gauges would be neat to see if one of you would happen to know of a link to that information.

Regardless, thanks for trying to further this dummy's shotgun edmucation !! LOL

thanks !!


99er

I am a "rifle man", myself, and only in recent years started using a shotgun more, so I think Uncle Buck would be the best one to answer. He seems pretty educated on such matters. Thanks for all the replies.....

This explains it a little:




http://www.800shotgun.com/Choke_Information_Page.htm


This might help too:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shotgun#Pattern_and_choke

Thanks UB !!

Looks like I'll be borrowing a set of calipers from work to satisfy my curiosity.


99er