Mike Campbell,
Thank you for your elaborate description. I think though that if you build the hook towards 1-2 o'clock, you end up raising the barrels off the watertable.
I am just an amateur, but from what I understand, the barrels should not touch the watertable. As you say, there should be 1-3 thou space inbetween. I also understand that the barrels should be in touch with the face 100%. When a gun is shot, the barrels are pushed forward and the face backward. THis movement will wear the hook/pin at 3 o'clock. But because of the round pin there is a tendency of the barrels/action to open up therefore wearing the hook/pin towards 5 o'clcok. THerefore, wouldn't it be logical to weld between 3-5 o'clock?
I don't know the particulars of the Fox, just talking in general.
I also do not want to hijack the topic, please forgive me.
