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I have my second FOX B Grade in my hands. One issue I was aware of is just as I expected, a split in the splinter forend with some wood also missing off one front edge. A fix I may be capable of tackling myself. Its a non-ejector model. Anything I need to know before I pull the forend iron off? Remove the two screws and the latch assembly will come off and the back metal will lift out? I have not found any info for taking the forend apart. I found the how to on the stock removal and partial action dissassimbly on the fox collectors site. Any advice appreciated.

The second issued that was a bit of a surprise was the bent front trigger (right barrel). Looking back at the photos its obvious now that I am looking for it. I have straightened a bent trigger on an old savage model 24 but I'm a little more apprehensive about performing the same surgery on this beautiful old girl. The triggers still function with no noticeable difference in trigger pull. Would you apply heat when bending the trigger back in shape? If yes how much? I was looking for a replacement and found a right trigger for a sterlingworth. Will it be the same as all the early fox graded guns or did they have more than one set of double triggers in the early fox guns? Mine is vintage 1909.

Thanks in advance, you guys were very helpful with my old LC SMITH project.

Eddie

Butt pad repair turned out good. I could do some micro fill in and a color job and it would just about disappear. It's good enough to hunt with. Now I need to find a competent Smith to do a repair on the bottom rib.

The loose rib in front of the forend lug may indicate a loose forend lug as well.
A loose lug will push against the rib especially when the gun is fired but also when the forend is latched in place.
Yours doesn't really look loose and appears to be the reinforced lug.
Give the lug a few taps with a hammer back and forth and watch for any movement. It may also lift upward slightly when doing so.

Sometimes the rib will resist loosening that much and only a short section right in front of the lug comes free and pops up like this one did.




As for a trip spring,,about any small coil spring of diameter and length that will fit and has enough power to do the job is fine. It doesn't need to be AHF old stock.

The trigger I would bend under red heat.
Just my experience from a long time ago when I had a similar LCS trigger that I bent back cold and it broke.
Maybe this one would bend cold just fine and all the other ones like it as well. But have always used heat since my experience. They say to learn from your experiences...

..and those American Classic SxS's are certainly rough on the inside aren't they!