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How much is this repo-fOx ?
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About 7x more expensive than a run-of-the-mill who-dun-it gun!
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Hj - all the metal must be at finished size and shape to head up the stock. The only advantage I can see to working with metal yet to have the surface finished is that if the stocker made a slip 'o the tool, a scratch in the metal would be easier to fix. This would allow the stocker to work faster, but not with less skill. We aren't talking about the wood surface to metal surface relationship. This is about basic contour fitting. That skill should be a constant between new and restock.
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is this a math test lOw'e...
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Rocket man...it's kind of like installing a recoil pad without disturbing the stock finish.
It can be done nice...but not as nicely as it can be done with a sanded in fit.
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Hj - wrong analogy. Heading up a stock is not at all like fitting a recoil pad. The recoil pad requires match to the stock surface contour. The stock heading requires fitting of wood to metal in unseen areas that show up only as a joint line. A wide or uneven line indicates less than perfect work. Bringing the surface of the wood to the surface of the metal is a different issue and is the one where the butt pad has some analogy.
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Wasn't a Holland & Holland Teddy Roosevelt's favorite stopping rifle on his trip to Africa? Isn’t the 375 H&H Mag considered one of the greatest stopping rounds in Africa, Hmmmmmm, Africa, alot mud there ain't there, English game guns, Pretty.....definitely, prissy yea right; maybe you should read some hunting books!
All the best
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I can only dream about making a decision like that, but really, how can you go wrong with either one? Independent of the Euro snobbery factor however, they're both functionally outstanding guns, with the Fox having the added benefit of being an American one of a kind, built for the owner. To me, that makes it much more than just a cookie cutter repro.
Enjoy your new Fox Kevin.
Imagination is everything. - Einstein
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Rocketman we were looking at a photo of seen wood to metal fit...nothing to do with the un-seen inletting.
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Above sounds like the usual response to an unasked Glenthorne poser, to wit: Bling-bling of the London Houses--tool or Art? We ten percenters don't adjust well to a ding or deep scratch in a Spanish copy. It's alright to call it a copy? Not too presumptious?
Bumping your head against the discretionary income ceiling is always painful. Best to take the hole-istic approach as in Have barrels, Will shoot.
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