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hi guys im brand new to this site, i was referred to by some folks from the duckboats site.
3 days ago i finished paying off my newest toy, an a.h.fox 12 gauge with 28 inch barrels the gun is beautiful and i want to hunt ducks with it. hevi shot came out with what they call "classic double" and is supposed to be safe to shoot through a gun like mine i ordered two boxes in #2's. a few guys on dhbp told me that was two big for a mod and full choked gun.

my question is are these loads ok to shoot, has anyone fired these rounds in a similar gun and how did they performed?

i also have a question regarding the butt stock which seems to be just a little loose, what should i do besides tightening the bolt inside the stock?

thanks much for your help
eddie

Ed there's a post about this very thing a few pages back....I brought it up for you.

Ed: a 'just a little loose' buttstock may very well be a crack down the middle of the head of the stock. I would suggest a good check and clean by a doublegun specialist smith prior to shooting the gun. Sorry.

thanks homeless joe, does anyone know what shot sizes are available? i told my dealer to order #2's - not knowing anything about them, but its what i shoot for ducks out of my 870. i read some of the posts and one said that 4,5,6's will be available, do they even make #2's?

and i didnt see if anyone had tried it in a double gun like mine.
according to my dealer my fox was made in the 30's...if that helps, or does it make any difference.

as far as the butt stock there are no visible cracks anywheres on the gun, if thats not it does anyone know of a double gun smith in the northern new england area that i could get contact info to make a call to?

thanks
eddie

The crack may look something like this



You might contact some of these gentlemen:

David Trevallion
Cape Neddick, Maine
207-361-1130
dtrevallion@maine.rr.com

Pat and Fred Norton
Canterbury, NH
Collectible Firearms Restoration
603-783-4100

Steve Hutton
Britannia Sporting Arms
Portsmouth, NH
Phone: (603) 431-3512
britanniasa@hotmail.com

Larry Schuknecht
Clarence Center, NY
716-741-3739
ShopTalk@DutchmanWoodWorks.com
http://www.dutchmanwoodworks.com:80/

Giacomo Sports
Lee Center, NY
315-336-1356
http://www.giacomosporting.com/about.htm

Daniel May
Oswego, NY
dmay40@hotmail.com
http://www.classicgunstocks.com
315-342-2846

If your Fox looks like this one with the wide top-tang it is a drawbolt model. All others just have the two screws between the upper and lower tang holding them together.

http://www.foxcollectors.com/sw%201939.htm

I never knew Fox made these...

http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-A-H-FOX-GUN-...1QQcmdZViewItem

Hey, it's shaped like TIE fighter from Star Wars. Very cute!