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To me, not even close...#2 wins going away. Layout and grain flow is near perfect, figure quite nice and in keeping with the gun at hand. Caveat is weight and density - I'd want it both hard and light weight.
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The only wood I hate on a double is maple. Birdseye, fiddle, shell flame, they all look off on a double. Might be ok for a trap gun, o/u, auto or pump. But not on a double.
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Here are two photos of my restocked "A Grade" fox, with a semi-beavertail forearm. Wood is semi-fancy English walnut. JERRY   Awesome looking gun. Was it originally a straight grip with a semi-beavertail? Love to see some more pictures of the gun. PS. Was it restored as well, or just restocked?
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To me, not even close...#2 wins going away. Layout and grain flow is near perfect, figure quite nice and in keeping with the gun at hand. Caveat is weight and density - I'd want it both hard and light weight. The problem I've had with all the circassian I've used is it very dense with tiny tiny pores and therefore is normally pretty darn heavy. PS. I do like that blank for sure, but it might be a tad over the top for an A grade.
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I really like the straight grain of #3 and think it will work beautifully with the lines of the Fox action. +1. Isn't #3 quartersawn as well? Three is very deceiving. It is 100 percent slabsawn, but you sure couldn't tell it from the pics.
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Fiddleback has no place on a double?! I really like the individuality of knots, birdseye, fiddleback, etc. on any wood object, especially the butt of a stock. It is hard to work and stain and therefore a challenge to a stockmaker and it sets it apart from the straight grain average blank, provided it is not in the head or the hand where it might compromise strength. I must differ with you here, as fiddleback, in my experience, is one of the few "figures" that does not compromise strength. Mike
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Fiddleback has no place on a double?! I really like the individuality of knots, birdseye, fiddleback, etc. on any wood object, especially the butt of a stock. It is hard to work and stain and therefore a challenge to a stockmaker and it sets it apart from the straight grain average blank, provided it is not in the head or the hand where it might compromise strength. I must differ with you here, as fiddleback, in my experience, is one of the few "figures" that does not compromise strength. Mike That's certainly my understanding as it is formed from compression. As such, straigt grain with fiddleback should be very strong.
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Here are two more photos of my "A Grade" Fox, 12 gauge. It was pretty raggedy when I bought it about 12 years ago. I had Buck Hamlin (Pevely, MO) do a complete restoration, and re-stock. It was originally a straight stock, with a small standard forearm. I wanted the semi-beavertailadded, even though it wasn't "factory." Bores have been opened to SK & LM. Buck's case colors were origially much nicer, but they have worn, and partially faded from usage. I've hunted this shotgun quite a bit, and its not a closet queen. Its been hunted in South Dakota, Kansas, and Illinois -- as well as its home in Missouri. I hope you enjoy your Fox as much as I have mine.  
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