I bought this gun a couple of months ago while I was reading the MACINTOSH book on Foxes. A very nicely preserved 20 gauge with shootable dimensions.
Chokes measure out to .035 and .021, Extra Full/Imp Mod. Kind of tightly choked for a Skeet Gun.
After extensive patterning at 20 (18 inch patterns at 22 yards), 25, 30, 35, 40, and 45 yards, and a dozen rounds of Skeet using RST Lite 9's and Spreaders, I've played with pitch and LOP using shims and washers as well as strap on pads, high gun, low gun, you name it. After all this and considering my inability to sell this riflechoked double, I've made an appointment with one of the finer gunsmiths on the west coast to have the chokes opened to something more Quail friendly. I'm thinking this Fox could soon be wearing chokes more closely resembling Mod/IC .016/.009
$2,499 shipped insured saves this vintage double from the choke reamer.
p.s. I may not sell a lot at $1,000,000 but it wouldn't take very many sales before I could retire.
