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Fox Model B 12 Gauge

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Does anyone on here have or used to own a Fox Model B Shotgun? I have my grandfathers old one in my possession and it's a pretty sweet looking side-by-side 12 gauge. I found some good information on the interwebs about it and it's history. It was pretty dirty and I don't even know the last time it was used so I gave it some TLC and cleaned it up.

I got some boxes of Target Load and a box of clays and hit the range last week. It was a blast (pun intended) shooting this old shotgun and after a few shots I was able to get the feel for it. My goal is to use this for Pheasant soon. One problem though is that the stock forend handle started to become loose after putting about 75 rounds through it. When I went to pack the gun up to leave, the forend came loose. The screws appeared to have given away due to the age of the gun and maybe from it not being shot in 20 or so years.

Has anyone had a similar instance with an old gun?

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First, be sure to use the right ammo for that old Fox. No steel. A gunsmith might be able to help with the fore-end problem and if you do some research you will find somebody with Fox parts.  Those are good, solid old shotguns.  The Foxes I have owned and shot had a LOT of drop to the stock and sometimes they can kick like hell. Get it to a gunsmith and have the chokes checked (?unless they are marked) and have it checked for tightness at the face (of action). The Fox B was a fine gun and don't worry about it's age. I have downed more ducks than you can dream of with a 1934 Parker VHE 12 gauge!!

Learn all you can and then shoot and enjoy. Just treat it right.

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Yeah, that was one of the first things that I read - no steel through the barrels or you're likely asking for trouble. I have a buddy who is a quite the woodworker so we are going to try and fix the fore-end soon. If that doesn't work I will wind up bringing it in the a Gunsmith. It is my understanding that it is choked Modified/Full, it has a single non-selective trigger. It probably wouldn't be a bad idea to run it into a gunsmith just for a quick inspecting as the gun has been sitting idle for quite a long time.

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