Let's clear some stuff up here. The 311 and the B may not have entered the market in that order, but their production did overlap and they came out of the same factory looking identical except for trim.
As to price, I bought a B with all the trimmings back in about '60. I used it for grouse in Ohio and snipes and ducks in Louisiana. It got a lot of field use. It was not an elegant gun but it always did its job. Today, if I were going to spend something in the $500-1000 range on an inexpensive 12 ga. double, I would be looking for an old Beretta Silverhawk, and the Fox would not be a consideration at that price. So, for me at least, $500 would be a hard ceiling on the B
