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Per McIntosh, p. 283: "I've been told that Savage Arms began boring new Fox guns to 2 3/4" immediately, but there is evidence to suggest that this may not be true. Quite a few work-order cards from the 1930's specify 2 3/4" chambers, but a great many do not. So I have to wonder: If the longer chambers were standard, why mention them? I have a notion that they didn't actually become factory-standard until mid-decade or thereabouts."
Researcher, McIntosh seems to agree with you on the rechambering thing. I must've been misremembering that part, or confusing it with the above. From p. 284: "Eventually, Philadelphia Foxes received at Savage for repair were rebored to 2 3/4" as a matter of course and were stamped accordingly. I don't know when this policy was inaugurated, but I suspect it wasn't until the early 1960's." He goes on to give 1965 as the year when barrel wall thickness was measured, and if the gun passed, to rebore it and proof-test it.
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Lads
Isn't that gap showing the red felt behind the gun @ angle of frame of any importance?
I mentioned it only because it stuck out...well , like a Red Flag.
I understand there should be a wee gap between the Bbl/Action flats..but isn't that close to Off Face??
Not knocking, just honestly curious ?
Franc
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Lads
Isn't that gap showing the red felt behind the gun @ angle of frame of any importance?
I mentioned it only because it stuck out...well , like a Red Flag.
I understand there should be a wee gap between the Bbl/Action flats..but isn't that close to Off Face??
Not knocking, just honestly curious ?
Franc Oh, don't worry about that little gap; its just to allow excess gasses to escape in case of a primer puncture, you'd pay extra for that on some guns...Geo
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